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Continued from page 1 service. sonal with gangsters and other chronic criminals.

Typically, a school resource officer’s role consists of law enforcement, informal mentoring of students and in-person teaching.

Estimated costs of such a program are calculated $231,583 plus overtime for a full-time officer.

The CAGE unit consists of three detectives — Andy Travis, Nick Jezulin and Sam Gradilla — and probation officer Carlos Meza, under Esqueda’s supervision.

In addition to criminal apprehension, Esqueda said the team remains committed to the gang element of its mandate.

“We’re continuing proactive enforcement in gang areas and

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Yo, what’s the square root of Topeka?

Governors across the country are trying to build some buzz toward a potential presidential candidacy by getting the legislatures in their states to pass some laws to restrict or ban some things he/she/ya’ll don’t/ doesn’t like.

‘CAR MEET’ MEETS THE TOW TRUCK

Retorts

Jim Tortolano

This is an entirely understandable impulse, but if you really want to reach a wide audience, I believe such legislation should touch on issues that we confront on a daily basis, depending on your age, occupation, geography or favorite ball club. Here’s my platform. Feel free to crib from this, Gavin, Ron, Greg or Wes.

• Story problems: Short of spinach for breakfast or having to kiss Aunt Tish at Thanksgiving, few things send a shiver of dread to a student of any age than having to try to figure out how long it would take four people to dig a hole three feet deep and two feet wide if each person was using a spoon. My answer always ended up being something like: Topeka, or 45/96.

• Gender pronouns: This goes back way before the present controversies about forms of address. I have enough to keep straight in my head (Did I turn the car engine off? What’s my phone number?) without having to memorize how you “identify,” especially if your manner of dress is a bit ambiguous.

I believe that any person should be held morally blameless if they use any of these terms in interpersonal contact: Y’all. Yo. Hey, I know you. Accompanied by friendly pointing

Safety Committee appointment tops Stanton agenda

The appointment of a new member to the city’s Public Safety Committee tops the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Stanton City Council.

Stanton does not have a municipal fire or police department. Those services are provided by the Orange County Fire Authority and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

The filling of the vacancy will consist of conducting an interview with each applicant and making an appointment to fill the vacancy for Seat Number Three. The panel makes recommendations on public safety issues of interest to citizens.

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