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Soroptimist of Oceanside and Carlsbad Live Your Dream Reunion

Join us for a party! Soroptimist International of Oceanside-Carlsbad in partnership with the Merrill Lynch Women’s Exchange will honor the achievements of several of our past Live Your Dream education grant awardees, as we dine and dance the night away in a beautiful outdoor setting overlooking the Agua Hedionda Lagoon and Pacific Ocean. You’ll enjoy great food, delicious wine and cocktails as well as live music by the popular local group, The Ride (https://www.facebook.com/TheRideBandSanDiego). You will have the opportunity to help other women realize their dreams by donating to The Giving Wall, participating in a Wine Pull or bidding on some fun items in our Auction. Follow them on social media! Facebook + Instagram

We asked, you answered: What's your secret to staying optimistic in gloomy times?

From watching the sun rise — yeah, it's a cliche but it works! — to dancing to techno music to doing good for others to just plain smiling, readers share what gives them optimism in times of trouble.

Abortion rights advocates gather in front of the J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, on Wednesday. U.S. abortion opponents are hoping to get a national ban on a widely used abortion pill through their lawsuit against the FDA.

Federal judge in Texas hears case that could force a major abortion pill off market

If the case succeeds, it could have sweeping repercussions — for abortion providers and patients across the nation, as well as for the FDA's drug-approval process.

Nothing this year brought home the dangers in private ownership of major social media platforms more than the capricious, often-destructive and regularly unpredictable actions of Twitter CEO Elon Musk. He is pictured above at Tesla's "Gigafactory" in Germany on March 22, 2022.

Six ways media took a big step backward in 2022

Elon Musk caused Twitter chaos, the streaming industry hit adolescence, late night TV lost its footing, there were lots of layoffs and some dispiriting indications of compassion fatigue.

Ville Valo - Neon Noir Tour

Former HIM frontman Ville Valo is coming to San Diego for his brand new Neon Noir Tour! See him live at House of Blues on Sat, Apr 22 at 7 P.M. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Static-X - Rise Of The Machine Tour

Metal troops Static-X are coming to San Diego for their brand new Rise Of The Machine Tour! See them live at House of Blues on Fri, Apr 14 at 5 P.M. joined by Fear Factory and Dope. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

A land acknowledgment is a statement before an event recognizing the Indigenous communities that originally inhabited the space where the event is taking place. Above, a high-resolution topographic image released by NASA in 2003.

So you began your event with an Indigenous land acknowledgment. Now what?

Statements recognizing Indigenous rights to territories seized by colonial powers may be well-meaning. But some Indigenous leaders fear these acknowledgments may become routine and performative.

Blair Dacey, who was pardoned after a second-degree murder conviction, is photographed on April 6 at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond. Dacey is seeking to have her voting rights restored in the state.

Gov. Youngkin slows voting rights restorations in Virginia, bucking a trend

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has slowed restorations of voting rights for the formerly incarcerated while failing to specify what criteria he's using, sparking a federal lawsuit.

The Wrecks Live At House of Blues

Pop rock band The Wrecks will perform live at House of Blues on Thu, Nov 17 at 7 P.M. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Barnes & Noble opened this new store in Pikesville, Md., as it began its biggest expansion in years.

How Barnes & Noble turned a page, expanding for the first time in years

After years on the brink, the bookseller is going for a plot twist: Sales are growing and the chain plans to open some 30 new stores. Here's what's changed.

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