5th grader on Candidates

On March 16, 2012, I had the opportunity to attend Arcadia’s last City Council candidate forum before the election. I arrived a little late, but still had the chance to shake hands with Mary Dougherty and John Wuo; the other candidates were busy talking with other people. During this forum, I heard many interesting things. [...]

Sheila Kang: Chinese voting

I would like more Chinese to participate in election by voting. Ballots with a crucial blunder in its Chinese-language instructions could cause some votes to be invalidated. Here is a link to video showing how to vote in Chinese. (Editor’s note: the marking of a candidate on the sample ballot should be considered an example [...]

Richard Midgley: Wuo’s motives?

I was pleased to read in Arcadia’s Best of the strong negative reactions generated by Mr. Harbicht’s and Mr. Chandler’s endorsements via a computerized phone tree of Mr. John Wuo for City Council. Although the election is probably a long way down the road, I would like to add my voice to those negative views. [...]

Managing my time

In high school, many students have extracurricular activities along with difficult courses, so achieving a balance between them can be difficult. <Editor’s Note: blogger Emily Zheng is a freshman at Arcadia High School.> This school year, I’ve learned a lot about how to efficiently manage my time between academics and extracurricular activities. With two Honors [...]

Jim Helms: Campaign Propriety

I was shocked to hear a message on my answering machine from Mayor Pro Tem Bob Harbicht asking me to vote for John Wuo for the City Council. (Editor’s note: The author Jim Helms is a former Mayor of Arcadia. Bob Harbicht sent an e-mail blast a few days ago endorsing John Wuo and Mayor [...]

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