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Friday, December 3, 2021 Vol. 24 No. 95
‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ Photo courtesy of Twitter
Kevin Costner has joined forces with the legendary Andrea Jaeger to help children in need. By Desert Star Staff LOS ANGELES, Dec. 01, 2021 - Andrea Jaeger’s Little Star Foundation, a registered non-profit organization, providing long-term care for children with cancer and in need, has received significant
support from the critically acclaimed actor Kevin Costner. Costner has made it a life mission to help the foundation; he shares this personal passion and support with the audiences he has garnered over the past few decades.
Andrea Jaeger, a former teenage professional tennis phenom, rose to fame in the early 1980s when she became the #2 ranked professional tennis player in the world at age 16. However, Jaeger is best known for being one of
the first professional athletes to dedicate her life to helping children with cancer and children in need. Jaeger dedicated the entirety of her professional tennis earnings to this cause, forever changing the scope of athletes and their
role in philanthropic work. Her award-winning passion for spreading awareness and acquiring donations has fueled Little Star Foundation, which now helps children, Continues on Page 3
Labor Strikes, Protests Increasing in California
By Suzanne Potter/PNS WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Labor protests and strikes are on the upswing this fall, compared with 2020 when everyone hunkered as the pandemic closed whole sectors of the economy. According to the Cornell University Strike Tracker, California has seen 60 labor strikes from January to the end of November, and there were 334 nationwide. Sara CabezasPrendergast, a behavioral health specialist and copresident of the Mt. Diablo School Psychologists Association, said her union just voted to authorize an unfair labor practices strike
because the district has rejected a contract it agreed to almost two years ago. “It’s been a long time without a contract, and our members are exhausted and irritated,” Cabezas-Prendergast explained. “They’re ready to unite and organize and really fight for a fair contract.” A date for the strike has not yet been set. Mount Diablo Unified School District did not respond to a request for comment by deadline, but officials there have said they can’t afford to honor the pre-pandemic contract. There have been four strikes and 13 labor protests at Continues on Page 3