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Mario was 18 months old - he was rushed to emergency room. Mario was admitted to the emergency room at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara from St. John’s Hospital in critical condition and unconscious; bruising on face, cheek area, under chin, corner of mouth & right ear; a fracture of the right wrist. CAT scan showed subdural hematoma (bleeding causing pressure on brain.) Doctor said the injuries were non-accidental. Surgery performed to relieve pressure on the brain. He also had a broken wrist that occurred 6-10 days before the head injury - also non-accidental. He was placed on life support & not expected to live. Gaudalupe spent a mere 6 months in the county jail. When she was released, she went back to Mexico. Mario was placed in foster home in the care of a nurse who had experience with post-op brain surgery patients. He thrived for over 2½ years. Foster mom taught Mario how to walk, talk & feel safe, even though he continued to have night terrors about his mother. It was during a Christmas party when 3 social workers arrived - unannounced. Driving in a county vehicle, they removed Mario from his safe haven & drove him to Tijuana, Mexico. Even though Mario’s mother had an outstanding felony warrant for her arrest that was featured in the Ventura County Star newspaper three weeks earlier, they still walked little 4-year-old Mario across the border & handed him to his abuser. Why hasn't social workers & judges been held accountable? What about his safety?

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If You Can't Go to Italy, Bring Italy Here

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Contributed by: Jane LeMond-Alvarez on 8/26/2007

Recently, I visited a very good friend of mine, Rose. I was astonished at the artwork on her backyard wall.

Rose is originally from Italy. After moving into her new home in Oxnard, Rose was somewhat perplexed as to how to design such a small yard and a large wall that stood over 20 feet from her kitchen window. While looking at some postcards of her birthplace, Rose had an idea and contacted a local artist and commissioned him to paint several scenes of her birthplace and Ventura County onto the wall.

The paintings are incredible and were painted from an actual 3-4 postcard. Even the painted frames look authentic. A must see to believe - particularly at night with the lights shining on them.

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