Yahoo! Local News - Pasadena Star-Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/Local News Pasadena Star-News via Yahoo! News.5en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved12795633Los AngelesLos AngelesCACaliforniaIt's Politics: Pasadena's education Cold WarMark Twain said whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over. But the same can be true of schools.http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/rss/ci_20712449?source=rss2012-05-26T01:42:37-04:00Pasadena Star-News12207882Pasadena Star-Newshttp://www.pasadenastarnews.com/http://news.yahoo.com/local/Pasadena-Star-News-12207882-12795633.htmlPasadena drops damage estimate from windstorm by $2.5 millionPASADENA - City officials now estimate the public cost of the December windstorm around $14.5 million - that's about $2.5 million less than estimated earlier this year.http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/rss/ci_20712610?source=rss2012-05-26T01:42:27-04:00Pasadena Star-News12207882Pasadena Star-Newshttp://www.pasadenastarnews.com/http://news.yahoo.com/local/Pasadena-Star-News-12207882-12795633.htmlNew Northwest Pasadena commission will have expanded powersPASADENA - Major changes are expected for Pasadena's Northwest Commission, modifications that will give the citizen body much more say in economic development in the working class neighborhood, community leaders said this week.http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/rss/ci_20712659?source=rss2012-05-26T01:42:17-04:00Pasadena Star-News12207882Pasadena Star-Newshttp://www.pasadenastarnews.com/http://news.yahoo.com/local/Pasadena-Star-News-12207882-12795633.htmlArcadia Christian School bids farewell to teacher after 40 yearsARCADIA - Kindergarten students can be a handful, so teacher Donna Van Zwaluwenburg has a simple motto to live by: "I take a lot of live wires and see that they are well-grounded."http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/rss/ci_20713729?source=rss2012-05-26T01:42:07-04:00Pasadena Star-News12207882Pasadena Star-Newshttp://www.pasadenastarnews.com/http://news.yahoo.com/local/Pasadena-Star-News-12207882-12795633.htmlMemorial Day Weekend EventsAlhambra American Legion Post 139 will host a Memorial Day event starting at 11 a.m. Monday at Alhambra Park, 500 N. Palm Ave.http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/rss/ci_20704412?source=rss2012-05-25T02:27:37-04:00Pasadena Star-News12207882Pasadena Star-Newshttp://www.pasadenastarnews.com/http://news.yahoo.com/local/Pasadena-Star-News-12207882-12795633.html