Juan Garcia | La Verne Magazine

Life Happens: How to Deal With It

Jul 1, 2002 | Features

Loretta Rahmani, dean of student affairs, like millions of Americans, recalls what she was doing the day the World Trade Center towers were hit by airplanes.

Champions: Winning Against All Odds

May 1, 2002 | Features

It was a roller coaster season that at many times almost didn’t happen.

Two Wheelin’: Changing Gears for the Life Cycle

May 1, 2002 | Features

Their relationship to the machine draws them closer into a world they are yet to fully comprehend.

Taking a Stand: Peace or War

May 1, 2002 | Features

Where one starts out in life and where one finishes are two life points that provoke deep thought and reflection. This article holds the stories of four people; two who are retiring from careers, and two who are just beginning their journeys.

Gentleman Plumber Finds Dream Life in La Verne

Jul 1, 2000 | Profiles

Imagine rolling hills, clear blue skies and green cornfields as far as the eye can see. Now imagine a collection of towns slammed together at the base of a polluted mountain-side.

Husband, Wife Resist Signs to Slow Down

Jul 1, 2000 | Profiles

Birds’ morning song and the aroma of fresh coffee wake Orville and Maxine Powell up on a daily basis, but the greetings of local elementary school children are what get them on their feet and out the door just as 7:30 a.m. approaches every school day.

If These Walls Could Talk, What a Tale They Would Tell

May 1, 1999 | Features

Like an amiable great-grandfather, this little white house with its airy porch could spin a yarn about the days of yesteryear, the births and deaths within its walls, the weddings in its shady summer yard.