The removal of Penn State's head football coach Joe Paterno last Wednesday evening was not the end of a legacy or legend ... it was the end of a dictatorship. It was neither tragic nor unfo...

According to Deputy Ricky Baker, the security system upgrades at Valley College will make the campus safer at night. But, what should students do as they walk back to their cars...tonight? Picture this: It's 10 p.m., and your instructor has just ex...

The only thing wrong with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ' Sciences' handling of Brett Ratner's resignation is what the move is supposed to represent. ]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 1.2717802 Opinion Ratner's resignation is what the move is supposed to represent. Joshua P. Spence | Editor in Chief Opinion http://www.lavalleystar.com/sections/opinion/gaddafi-was-a-marked-man-1.2691081 Michael Mkerchyan | Staff Writer
By: Michael Mkerchyan | Staff WriterThe capture and killing of Momar Gaddafi was a great occasion for the Libyan people and everyone.

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The Los Angeles Department of Transportation is sucking the life out of already broke Angelenos while financially raping already impoverished university students. All under the shield of an anti...

A 1993 Wall Street Journal article described Steve Jobs as a once-great computer pioneer who had now been relegated to a 'niche player.' The irony is all the more delicious considering that many ...

Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born member of Al-Qaeda, killed via a missile strike from an American drone aircraft was absolutely the right thing to do. It is ridiculous for anyone to argue that ...

The story of Amanda Knox has been a tabloid goldmine since it unfolded in 2007. As long as people continue to believe lurid slurs in the media about particular people and ndash; ]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 1.2644582 Opinion goldmine since it unfolded in 2007. As long as people continue to believe lurid slurs in the media about particular people – Sandra Say | Staff Writer Opinion http://www.lavalleystar.com/sections/opinion/too-much-exercise-for-valley-1.2624362 Anne Christensen | Staff Writer
By: Anne Christensen | Staff WriterValley college still offers plenty of physical exercise classes.

Valley College should reduce the number of physical education classes as long as the state's budget cuts are raging like an out-of-control wildfire. Basic requirement classes are being cance...

The near century-long ban against cannabis has failed in America. Whether you are conservative, liberal, or lie in the middle, there's no denying the harsh truth that the war against the sticky green plant has done more harm than good by wasting hundre...

Over the last three years the community college system has been cut by about $1 billion including Jerry Brown's May revised budget, which will maintain the $400 million cut proposed in January. These cuts will continue and will not be lessened unless s...

For every ill-informed student who says the superiority of the education at A, B, and C community college is worth the commute to not go to Valley College, there are X, Y, and Z reasons why it would be beneficial for them to do a little thing called re...

ABC's 'Good Morning America' sent the world atwitter after reporting that a California mother, 'Kerry Campbell' was injecting her 8-year-old daughter with Botox just to have an advantage in the beauty pageant scene. Little did ABC know that they ...

In America $25 can buy a nice sushi dinner or half a tank of gas if you're lucky, but a loan of $25 through the non-profit Kiva to someone like Digna Emerita in El Salvador can help provide the capital necessary to stimulate her sweet bread making busi...

The micro-blogging site, Twitter, started as a way for people to say what's on their mind. Today, the site is now used for fans to know what their favorite celebrity is doing every waking moment. With that, there are consequences. ...

Gov. Jerry Brown's recent budget cuts have forced the Los Angeles community colleges to raise their tuition cost for state resident students from $26 to $36 dollars per unit in a shocking increase of (ahem) $10. This much-needed increase is a sma...

It truly is a great time to be an insider journalist in the Beltway. Amid a chorus of laughter, groans, and boos, the self-important mixture of Washington D.C. elite politicians and journalists, along with a smattering of giddy celebutards, participate...

Nearly 23 million Americans tuned in to watch William and Kate say 'I do' in a ceremony that was a mix of pomp, circumstance and fabulous hats. The Royal Wedding, or gay Christmas as I call it, was carried live from about 6 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. on 11 ...

Language from the mouth of the conservative party has become convoluted in an attempt to shut down all who oppose their golden edicts. Even before the new democratic president took his seat, his opposition was labeling him a communist. Republicans ...

Journalists are trained to find and get the story. Sometimes the journalist telling the story becomes the story itself. In April, photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros were killed while reporting on the plight of rebel forces in...