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Yorba Linda Man Helps Struggling Student Veterans at Cal State Fullerton

June 21, 2023
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Every May for the last six years, a local man and his family have helped over 90 student veterans and Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets struggling with financial hardship at California State University–Fullerton with scholarships started through the Vets and Cadets Endowed Scholarship Award. The vet scholarship program was established in late 2017 by…

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Flag Day Celebration Commemorates Veterans at Risk of Suicide

June 16, 2023
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Yorba Linda, Calif.—Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner joined a local nonprofit on June 14 for Flag Day at the Nixon Library and Museum to commemorate and advocate for U.S. veterans and first responders suffering from suicidal ideation and other mental health struggles. “The scourge of veteran suicide is very real,” Wagner said during the event….

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Orange County Anatomy Teacher Placed on Leave Following Clip Discussing Sex Toys, Sexual Pleasure

June 12, 2023
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A Placentia-Yorba Linda School District teacher was placed on leave last month after a video was posted online of her explaining how to sexually stimulate the prostate gland to a high school class. El Dorado High School anatomy and environmental science teacher Judy Rehburg is seen in the video telling students how the male prostate…

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Nixon Library Honors Vietnam War POWs With New Exhibit and Air Force Fly Over

May 23, 2023
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YORBA LINDA, Calif.—Along several blocks of Yorba Linda Boulevard, hundreds of people gathered May 23 waving American flags as Vietnam War veterans drove past them in classic sports cars and large touring buses traveling towards the Nixon Library to celebrate its latest exhibit: “CAPTURED, Shot Down in Vietnam.” “This event for our Vietnam vets is…

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Yorba Linda Plans to Cut Down 40-Year-Old Pine Trees Despite Complaints

April 25, 2023
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The City of Yorba Linda, California, is planning on cutting down and replacing a number of 40-year-old pine trees due to safety concerns—however some residents are against it. ABC 7 News reported several residents were upset the city was planning on removing the 28 trees, which residents said are beneficial for shade, the view, and…

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Orange County to Spend $37 Million on Street Improvement Projects

April 18, 2023
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The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) announced April 13 funding for street improvements, including widening busy streets and intersections and improving the timing of traffic lights, according to a news release. Three Orange County cities were awarded $33 million for improving and widening city streets and intersections, with an estimated $30.6 million for Santa Ana,…

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National Vietnam War Veterans Day Honored at Nixon Library With Unveiling of New Statue

March 29, 2023
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YORBA LINDA, Calif.—Over 100 people gathered at the Nixon Library March 29 to celebrate National Vietnam War Veterans Day including the installation of a life-sized bronze statue of a Vietnam War era Marine trudging forward into battle. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, which brought an end…

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Nixon Library Brings History to Life at Presidents’ Day Celebration

February 20, 2023
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The Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California, celebrated Presidents’ Day Feb. 20 with day-long festivities with free pie, presidential re-enactments, and half-off tickets. Visitors are greeted by president lookalikes of George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Andrew Jackson—each sharing memorabilia from the former leaders’ lives, followed by…

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Nixon Library Honors Military Heroes in Annual Decorating of Christmas Tree Ceremony

December 5, 2022
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The Richard Nixon Library and Museum hosted its 12th annual “Hometown Heroes” ceremony Dec. 4, where ornaments with personalized dog tags honoring fallen service members were hung on its Christmas tree. Kathleen York, of Twin Peaks, CA, attended to honor her late son-in-law, U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Patrick Lee Wade, who was deployed in…

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Nixon Library Brings History to Life, Virtually and in Person

November 29, 2022
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Dr. Robert Robinson, a Cal State Fullerton history professor, had much to say about the US Presidency during a recent installment of “Becoming America,” an ongoing lecture series streamed by The Nixon Library and Museum. According to Robinson, the president does not have the power to achieve as much as many think. During a recent…

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