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Remembering Ronald Reagan
His name doesn’t appear on a street sign. There are no buildings standing as a monument to his vision. And most historians don’t know or haven’t cared to report how many weekends he spent here. But, for more than half a century, the Coachella Valley was Reagan Country. |
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 Tracking valley sex offenders
There are roughly 500 registered sex offenders in the Coachella Valley, maybe living near your neighborhood. No one can predict whether they pose a threat, but local police say for the most part they stay in compliance with the law. |
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Red-hot
housing market in the valley
Special report on a Coachella Valley housing market that's as
hot as it's been in about a generation. As prices soar and waiting
lists, bidding wars and lotteries grow more common, The Desert
Sun wants to hear from anyone buying or selling a home. Tell
us your story. |
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Blistering hot growth in east valley
Business leaders gave their input on the blistering growth in
the east valley at the BizNet Business Showcase and Symposium
2004.
Read more about the growth
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 When
Desert Sun editors met with valley business executives, a clear
priority emerged: the need to fix the state’s workers’
compensation system. A team of More than a dozen reporters,
editors, graphic artists and photographers spent the next several
months conducting interviews, studying reports, taking pictures
and graphically illustrating the problem.
This series reports what we found. |
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Coachella Valley cities are undergoing astounding growth coupled
with rapidly rising home prices.
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 Southern
California ablaze
Daily updated status of fires, photo galleries, satellitte images,
maps and state agency contact information. |
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 A
stroke of shopping genius
The mall -- now named Westfield Shoppingtown Palm Desert --
helped turn Palm Desert into the Coachella Valley’s retail
center, economists, land developers and local elected officials
say. |
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California
closing gap with Nevada-style resorts
The Reno Gazette-Journal
and The Desert Sun
undertook a special project to examine the health of the gaming
industry, and explore the eco nomic dynamics of California’s
unique gaming industry and its effect on Nevada gaming. |
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 Online
Voters' Guide
Learn more about local candidates including biographical information,
past experience and community involvements. You can also see
how the candidates answered questions on the issues. Compare
and contrast cadidates to prepare your own presonalized ballot. |
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 Legandary
entertainer and longtime Coachella Valley resident dies at
age 100. View a retrospective
of his life and times as a trouper, movie star, patriot, wit,
sportsman, friend, and neighbor. |
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 Beloved
entertainer and Coachella Valley resident turns 100. Read about
his legend and hear what valley residents say about their meetings
with him. |
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|  Find
ratings for more than 16,000 nursing homes nationwide in our
searchable database. As well as tips on finding a good nursing
home and other web resources.
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Cathedral
City resident Tyler Blauvelt joined the Marines
after he graduated from Cathedral City High School in 2001.
He joined to learn discipline, courage, and to get an opportunity
to travel. He is now in Kuwait, one of thousands of Americans
fighting the battle in the Middle East.
The Desert Sun will be following his story and talk to
his family and friends as they anxiously wait for his return.
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|  The
eight people profiled in this series are fighting for their
lives.
They value every fragile minute, hour and day. Despite the
constant physical and emotional challenges of AIDS, there
is room for grace, joy and even a miracle or two.
Their stories are full of inspiration but brim with warnings.
Each has struggled to accept themselves and their disease.
All of them have a pet that gives them unconditional love
and inspires them to keep going.
These eight know everything about living with AIDS. They
are survivors with the same message: protect yourself from
HIV and AIDS at all costs. |
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2004: Find out what the residents
selected as Best
in the Valley in 42 different categories
ranging from bakery to casino to Thai food to Pizza.
2003: Find out what the residents
of Coachella Valley selected as last year's Best
in the Valley in 32 different categories
ranging from bakery to casino to Thai food to Pizza.
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The Desert Sun’s veteran courts
reporter Christine Mahr spent the last year talking
to families who have dealt with child welfare agencies,
social workers and those who would reform the system.
This is her special
report that details the intricacies of
this system in crisis. |
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The latest headlines in the investigation of the Space
Shuttle Columbia disaster, including photo galleries,
video and information graphics. |
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Desert Sun health reporter Francesca
Donlan spent a month on this four-day series spotlighting
the center’s contributions and the current state of
alcoholism and chemical dependency across the nation
and in the Coachella Valley. |
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| The Coachella
Valley Multi-Species Plan is an open-space plan that
will protect more than 200,000 acres of open space for
wildlife. If adopted, the plan also will make it easier
for development to occur on land not preserved for wildlife.
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| International
financier Jack D. Franks was arrested for allegedly
defrauding investors out of $3.4 million raised to build
the Country Club of the Desert golf course project in
La Quinta. |
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