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Palomar's Mitch Cannon swings a golf club on a golf course. A golf bag filled with colorful clubs is behind him.

Comets golfer qualifies for state finals

Ashley Magdaleno May 25, 2017

The Palomar men’s golf season may have ended, but for 22-year-old Mitch Cannon it was only the beginning of a new start. Cannon was the only individual Comet golfer to advance to a statewide golf...

Librarian Natalie Lopez with one of the donated dresses for The Princess Project. (Coulter Mohill Smith/The Telescope)

Librarians: the fairy Godmothers of prom season

Ashley Magdaleno April 25, 2017

Prom season is among us, and for most high school students this means spending big bucks to make their prom dreams come true. A nationwide survey released by Visa Inc. shows that an average American...

Two female border patrol agents in dark green uniforms stand at a gate as a crowd of people watch a mother and a young girl embrace on the right.

The real face of immigrants in Donald Trump’s America

Ashley Magdaleno December 4, 2016

Mr. Trump, I have two words and one finger pointing straight up as a response to you. “When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're sending people...

Palomar player Jackson Strong (21) shoots from the three-point line against Los Angeles Southwest. The Beavers which came back to eliminate the Comets 105-97 in overtime Nov. 26 at the Dome. (Johnny Jones/The Telescope)

Three-point shooter shines on the court

Ashley Magdaleno December 4, 2016

A 6-foot-4-inch freshman is currently leading the Comet’s men’s basketball team in three-point percentage, also currently ranked fourth in the Pacific Coast North league. Jackson Strong is a shooting...

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Proposition 55 passes in California

Ashley Magdaleno November 15, 2016

SAN MARCOS--- Voters supported a continuation of income tax increase on the top two percent of California tax payers, which was scheduled to end after 2018 (Proposition 30), but is now extended through...

Rose Marie Dishman, candidate for the Palomar College Board of Directors poses while waiting for the debate to start in the Student Services Center on October 18, 2016. (Joe Dusel/The Telescope)

Dishman– Unsuccessful yet again

Ashley Magdaleno November 15, 2016

SAN MARCOS--- Former 2008-2012 governing board incumbent, Rose Marie Dishman, had another unsuccessful run Tuesday night, making it two elections in a row. Dishman earned 15.01 percent of the vote with...

Stop premature Christmas decorating

Ashley Magdaleno November 15, 2016

It’s the beginning of October and stores are flooded with Halloween candy and costumes. Mid October comes around and you start to see half the stores flooded with Halloween decorations and half the store...

Mammogram Van

Ashley Magdaleno October 31, 2016

Missed getting a Mammogram during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month? The Palomar Student Health Center is inviting the Community Health Imaging Center for a Mobile 3D Mammogram Event. Free Mammogram...

Cancer can afflict millennials

Ashley Magdaleno October 31, 2016

At 24 I would have never thought to go ask my doctor for a mammography screening until a close friend faced the cancerous disease of breast cancer at 23. When we think of breast cancer and raising awareness,...

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Free dental service

Ashley Magdaleno October 17, 2016

ESCONDIDO - Prepare your teeth for Halloween Trick-or-Treating candy. Take advantage of free dental screenings being held from 3-7 p.m. on Oct. 19 at the Escondido Center in Parking Lot 1. The North...

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