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As finals arrive, local high school students illegally – and strategically – use prescription drugs.
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As finals arrive, local high school students illegally – and strategically – use prescription drugs.

  • Josh Marcus
  • May 23, 2013

Carmel Unified School District Health Specialist Susan Pierzalowski was familiar with the effects of Adderall before she started at CUSD. At a…

As finals arrive, local high school students illegally – and strategically – use prescription drugs.
May 23, 2013

As finals arrive, local high school students illegally – and strategically – use prescription drugs.

  • Updated Mar 8, 2024

On the Books: Carmel students say the standard price for a pill - those being sold illegally, not those prescribed - is $5 or $6, and availabi…

A York School English teacher gives students back one-fifth of their time – to do anything.
May 16, 2013

A York School English teacher gives students back one-fifth of their time – to do anything.

  • NC
  • Updated Mar 8, 2024

Out of Nowhere: “I’m looking for students to produce things that I could never come up with,” teacher Kevin Brookhouser says.

A York School English teacher gives students back one-fifth of their time – to do anything.
May 16, 2013

A York School English teacher gives students back one-fifth of their time – to do anything.

  • Sara Rubin
  • May 16, 2013

Lamby Kreeger has had world records on her mind since she can remember. So when her 10th-grade English teacher opened up the school year with …

The famed Carmel Mission Basilica stands stronger than ever after a just-completed renovation.The famed Carmel Mission Basilica stands stronger than ever after a just-completed renovation.
831 (Tales from the Area Code)

The famed Carmel Mission Basilica stands stronger than ever after a just-completed renovation.The famed Carmel Mission Basilica stands stronger than ever after a just-completed renovation.

  • NC
  • Updated Mar 8, 2024

Higher Standard: The tower is back as ever after months of retrofitting, resurfacing and scaffolding.

The famed Carmel Mission Basilica stands stronger than ever after a just-completed renovation.The famed Carmel Mission Basilica stands stronger than ever after a just-completed renovation.
831 (Tales from the Area Code)

The famed Carmel Mission Basilica stands stronger than ever after a just-completed renovation.The famed Carmel Mission Basilica stands stronger than ever after a just-completed renovation.

  • Selena Gonzalez
  • Updated Mar 8, 2024

Southern drawls, Brooklynese and rolling Spanish “rr”s melt into a united murmur as tourists shuffle through the gates of the Mission San Carl…

Special training, new dive boat opens the ocean to disabled vets.
831 (Tales from the Area Code)

Special training, new dive boat opens the ocean to disabled vets.

  • Updated Mar 8, 2024

Water War: Army vet Joe Rivera navigates the CSU Monterey Bay swimming pool during dive training tailored for disabled vets. “It’s at your own…

Special training, new dive boat opens the ocean to disabled vets.
831 (Tales from the Area Code)

Special training, new dive boat opens the ocean to disabled vets.

  • Arvin Temkar
  • Updated Mar 8, 2024

Joe Rivera spits out water at the CSU Monterey Bay pool.


How an immigrant pulled himself up by his bootstraps – and strapped on a parachute.
April 25, 2013

How an immigrant pulled himself up by his bootstraps – and strapped on a parachute.

  • Connor Maxon
  • Updated Mar 8, 2024

Taking the Leap: Juan Juarez survived a robbery at gunpoint along the border – and immigrating at age 14 – to jump out of planes for Skydive M…

How an immigrant pulled himself up by his bootstraps – and strapped on a parachute.
April 25, 2013

How an immigrant pulled himself up by his bootstraps – and strapped on a parachute.

  • Josh Marcus
  • Updated Mar 8, 2024

Long before Marina’s Juan Juarez was jumping out of planes for pay, he was faced with an impossible choice.


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