A desire to defend
     ON GUARD- Left, Jarrod Foote of Simi Valley works on his baton skills at the Ventura County Criminal Justice Training Center located at the Camarillo Airport. Below, Foote works on some handtohand defensive techniques. Foote is taking part in a 21week training program to become a sheriff's deputy.
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City still the place to get your passport
     A new requirement regarding the need for a passport when traveling goes into effect Jan. 8, 2007.
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Schwarzenegger makes stop in Simi
Governor shares his admiration for another actorturned-politician
By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.com
     With the election just days away, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took time out of his busy campaign schedule to speak at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library this past Monday-not about his own reelection bid, but about an election held 40 years ago.
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New law targets uninsured drivers
DMV now has the ability to tell if car owners aren't covered
     Californians who operate their vehicles without auto insurance can now have their vehicle registrations suspended as part of Senate Bill 1500, designed to reduce the risk of economic losses sustained as the result of collisions involving uninsured motorists.
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