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Class Notes: May 31, 2025
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Class Notes: May 31, 2025

Twelve-year-old Alexander Friesen of San Mateo was named the 6th Grade National Winner in the 2025 Math Kangaroo USA competition after solving…

Blazing hot surfaces are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert Southwest
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Blazing hot surfaces are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert Southwest

  • By ANITA SNOW Associated Press

Sizzling sidewalks and unshaded playgrounds are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries as air temperatures reach new summer highs in desert cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas. Very young children, older adults and homeless people are especially at risk for contact burns. They can occur in just a few seconds when the skin touches a hot surface reaching up to 180 degrees Fahrenheit. Last summer saw a dramatic increase in patients hospitalized after being scalded by asphalt, sidewalks and other hot surfaces at burn centers in Phoenix and Las Vegas. Hospitalizations are up this year, as well.

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  • Susan Cohn Daily Journal Senior Correspondent

San Mateo County Superior Court offers veterans support. Over the course of three days, the Honorable Michael K. Wendler, Veterans Treatment C…