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Human skull found in trash may be from ’Saint Death’ shrine

Cindy Von Quednow, John Scheibe Ventura County Star

Last updated Friday, November 16, 2012 - 3:04pm

OXNARD, Calif. — A human skull and jawbone found in a trash bin here this week might have been part of a religious shrine known as "Santa Muerte" or Saint Death.

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Andy Enriquez looks at Marlene Nord, who is blind and is the senior proofreader of Braille textbooks at the Alternate Text Production Center. Nord is reading back to him what he just finished. (SHNS photo by Juan Carlo / The Ventura County Star) (RS)

Prison inmates create Braille materials for students

Cindy Von Quednow Ventura County Star

Last updated Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 6:00pm

BLYTHE, Calif. -- Rolando Rodriguez, an inmate at Ironwood State Prison, got the best birthday present he could ask for three days before he turned 36. His 16-year-old daughter called to say she was proud of him.

Rodriguez credits his daughter, who was 7 when he was incarcerated for assault with a deadly weapon against a police officer, as the reason he joined a training program at Ironwood to become a certified Braille transcriber.

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