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    The Souls of Potter’s Field

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    Building bridges, not walls

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    Travels with Corbett | Episode 2 of ELDERS

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    New Salinas City Council takes aim at recently approved Rental Stabilization Ordinance

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    Honoring Humanity

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About Karen Dorantes

Karen Dorantes recently graduated from Rancho San Juan High School in Salinas and will attend Yale in the fall. This is her third summer with the Young Voices journalism project.

July 27, 2023

Sweet Summer Dreams Salinas graduating high schoolers take a break from school to work or explore what life has to offer

July 21, 2023

Overcoming ‘educational debt’ Other programs can help in the wake of affirmative action court decision

August 25, 2021

Emotions raw during Salinas school testimony Students deplore racist activities at Salinas High School

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