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Vol 52, NO. 9
THIS WEEK Carmen Espinoza Teaches Young Students the Art of Acting Gloria’s Corner
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Karlos Paez: Plays Music Without Borders A5
Cannabis Cup brings thousands to National Orange Show A10
Mountain Men Come to Life A20
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February 12 ,2015
CSUSB accounting students offer free tax preparation
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early 60 Cal State San Bernardino students who are majoring in accounting will offer free income tax preparation for eligible taxpayers Wednesday through April 11 at various locations throughout the Inland Empire. Tax preparation for lowPHOTO/DIGNITY HEALTH income and elderly taxpayers who have a maximum income Carmen Espinoza with his third grade acting students of $60,000 will be available at six San Bernardino County school students the opportunity to Last year on May 10, approxi- locations including the CSUSB By Anthony Victoria experience the limelight mately 24 students were presented campus. The service is sponAfter all, contributing exceptional “Grazi” awards during the First sored by the Internal Revenue armen Espinoza—a acting talent to produce top quality Annual Actors Showcase by Service and the state Franchise UCLA Theater Arts alumTax Board, according to a unini has created a program short-films warrants a chance to Espinoza cont. on next page versity press release. that provides dozens of elementary walk down the red carpet at the Screen Actors Guild Auditorium. Donna Rantz, adjunct professor in CSUSB’s accounting and finance department and certified public accountant, will be joining Courts this year as co-coordinator of the VITA program. The student volunteers are certified at the advanced level in order to prepare basic federal and California resident tax returns, including those with itemized deductions, earned income credit, education credit, dependent care credit and child tax credit. This year’s free tax assistance will be held at the following locations and no appointment is necessary: • Wednesdays, Feb. 4-25, from 1-6 p.m., at Cal State San Bernardino, Jack Brown Hall, fourth floor; 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino. • Fridays, Feb. 6-April 10, PHOTO/ANTHONY VICTORIA from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at Family Resource Center, 1525 W. A woman holding a sign that reads, “Creating Hope One Life at a Time.” Highland Ave., San Bernardino; and Family marched through Baseline Avenue go,” the walk’s participants man- Service Association of By Anthony Victoria in San Bernardino today to protest aged to get the attention of resi- Redlands, 612 Lawton St., against prostitution and other forms dents, with many cars honking their Redlands. pproximately thirty resi- of human trafficking. horns as they drove through the dents, school board mem- Shouting the protest chant, “No, March cont. on next page bers, and city officials no, no, human trafficking has go to
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Dozens Rally Against Human Trafficking in San Bernardino
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