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James Dobson and Focus on the Family are discussed by former right-hand-man Gil Meogerle. Also see accompanying article about rise of Focus on the Family.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9365
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 13, 1997
Pages
p. D-1 photos
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 13, 1997
Pages
p. D-1 photos
Subjects
Focus on the Family
Dobson, James
Moegerle, Gil
Item ID
9320AN
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Newspaper Index
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Focus on the Family, a not-for-profit religious organization currently based in Colorado Springs, is raising moral issues of concern to its membership. The voice of Focus on the Family is former Arcadia resident and author Dr. James Dobson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4570
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 3, 1995
Pages
p. D-6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 3, 1995
Pages
p. D-6
Subjects
Arcadia Authors - Dobson, James
Item ID
4446AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadian and leader of Focus on the Family, James Dobson, has become outspoken on many controversial issues.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4736
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 1995
Pages
p. D6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 1995
Pages
p. D6
Subjects
Arcadia Authors - Dobson, James
Item ID
4612AN
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Newspaper Index
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Merlin Olson was the guest speaker at the annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast held April 1 at the Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3556
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 6, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 6, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Visitors
Item ID
3437AN
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Newspaper Index
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Bob Edgar, president of the Claremont School of Theology, has selected "Prayers for a New Millennium" for his address at the 25th annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26881
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 18, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 18, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Mayor's Prayer Breakfast
Edgar, Bob
Item ID
27081AN
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Newspaper Index
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Focus on the Family, and Arcadia-based Christian organization dedicated to the preservation of the home, is about to move into new offices in Arcadia. The organization, which has grown rapidly over the past few years, currently has 310 employees and occupies offices in 7 separate buildings in Arcadia. The new building, located on Foothill Blvd., will be completed around the first of October.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1623
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 5, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 5, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Focus on the Family
Item ID
1622AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia kicks off 2020 City Council election. Final candidates in District 1 are Mayor April Verlato running for reelection and newcomer Yuli J. Sira. Verlato is currently on the last year of her first term on city council and she as elected mayor her last year. She is an attorney with Verlato and Roberts law firm in Arcadia. She is a native of Arcadia, with a long list of endorsements, including former mayors of Arcadia. Sira is a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker. District 4 has two candidates--longstanding council member and former mayor Peter Amundson and newcomer Paul Cheng. Amundson has completed three terms on City Council and served twice as mayor. He is an Arcadia native, with a long list of endorsements. Paul P. Cheng is a highly publicized attorney specializing in business operations and commercial realty transactions. He previously ran for Arcadia City Council in 2010. Also up for reelection is City Clerk Gene Glasco. He is running unopposed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35641
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Cheng, Paul
City Council Elections-2020
Glasco, Gene
Sura, Yuli J.
Verlato, April
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Newspaper Index
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Focus on the Family, Arcadia's 5th largest employer, has run out of room and may have to leave town. The mushrooming non-profit organization with a Christian radio, publishing, counseling, film and television ministry, could leave within 6 months to a year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1624
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 7, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 7, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Focus on the Family
Item ID
1623AN
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Newspaper Index
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Michelle and Laith Adam Al-Nasseri were greeted by family and friends upon their return from London. Story, photos

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4229
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 1994
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 1994
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Kidnapping
Item ID
4105AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia through the years: Mayor Paul Cheng hosts 48th Annual Community Breakfast and State of the City on September 6, 2023 at Le Meridien hotel at 130 West Huntington Drive. Ed Andersen of Arcadia Historical Society and Rotchana Sussman, owner of White Springs Cafe, are featured speakers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36544
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 2, 2023
Pages
p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
September 2, 2023
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Andersen, Ed
Cheng, Paul
Sussman, Rotchana
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's Focus on the Family has a "handshake agreement" to move to Pomona. The 5th largest employer in Arcadia, with 400 workers, will move everything except a warehouse in Monrovia, to Pomona.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1625
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 21, 1987
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 21, 1987
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Focus on the Family
Item ID
1624AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadian Bob Wieland, 37, a double amputee who lost both legs above the knee in Vietnam, was the featured speaker at a prayer breakfast in his honor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3609
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 7, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 7, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Wieland, Bob
Item ID
3486AN
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Newspaper Index
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World AIDS Dayspotlights those who have died. This is the 35th anniversary of World AIDS Day. One event is being held at The Arboretum in Arcadia, a breakfast hosted by Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger. Paul Edmonds will be the speaker.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36599
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A3
Subjects
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Barger, Kathryn
Diseases
Edmonds, Paul
Infections
Public Health
Viruses
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Newspaper Index
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The Croatian-American Zovak family are concerned about relatives still living in their native country.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper117
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 18, 1992
Pages
p. 3 photo
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 18, 1992
Pages
p. 3 photo
Subjects
Zovak family
Item ID
117AN
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Newspaper Index
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Local Native American activists have demanded that Arcadia High School drop its "Apaches" nickname, saying it is racist and offensive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17740
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 1999
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Item ID
17940AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council elections to be held on Tuesday April 14, 2020. This will not be a district-wide election. Only registered voters in Districts 1 and 4 will receive a vote-by-mail ballot beginning March 16, 2020. Completed ballots must be postmarked by April 14, 2020. The candidates are District 1: April Verlato and Yuli Sira and in District 4: Paul Cheng and Peter Amundson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35649
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 1, 2020
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 1, 2020
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
City Council Elections-2020
Cheng, Paul
Sira, Yuli
Verlato, April
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Newspaper Index
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Native American activists are urging Arcadia High School to drop the Apache mascot, hinting that they might turn to a law suit as a last resort.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10384
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 1997
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
10332AN
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Newspaper Index
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Mike Lamb, Vice President of Glasser, Miller and Lamb mortuary service, talks about the family business.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4489
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
February 2, 1995
Pages
p. 16 photo
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Sierra Madre News
Date
February 2, 1995
Pages
p. 16 photo
Subjects
Business & Industry - Glasser, Miller & Lamb
Item ID
4365AN
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Newspaper Index
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More than 1,000 friends, family and colleagues of Dennis Lojeski filled the Church of the Good Shepherd on Saturday morning to mourn the passing of the Arcadia City Council member and former mayor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7318
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 18, 1996
Pages
p. A3 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 18, 1996
Pages
p. A3 photo
Subjects
Lojeski, Dennis Alan
Item ID
7207AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Mayor Paul Cheng proclaimed April 2 Education and Sharing Day calling for renewed focus on moral and ethical education. Mayor Cheng presented the proclamation to representatives of Chabad of Arcadia and the greater San Gabriel Valley. Chabad of Arcadia offers Jewish education, community and social service programming for families of all ages, backgrounds and affiliations.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36461
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 30, 2023
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 30, 2023
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Cheng, Paul
Education and Sharing Day
Proclamations
Rebbe-Rabbi Menachem Mendel Scheerson
Stiefel, Sholom, Rabbi
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Newspaper Index
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