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RESEDA/CARES, lokrantz:
a dennis mccarthy column lokrantz elementary, a special ed school, works with the jewish home for the aging to the benefit of both.
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CROSSROADS, afghanistan to the valley:
not reseda, but speaking to the diversity that is reseda. in this story of 5 afghan sisters graduating this month from pierce college:
"They're really phenomenal," said Richard Follett, professor of English at Pierce College. "They're all very bright, very energetic and very persistent."
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"I taught at the University of Michigan and the University of Miami, and what you get there is a homogenous age range of 18 to 21 or 22 and people who can say things very well but don't always have a great deal to say," Follett said.
"Here we have people with tremendous life stories to tell, but (they) have a few grammatical and structural problems -- but those we can take care of."