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J.D. Rothman, author of "The Neurotic Parent’s Guide to College Admissions," will speak about the book at Crowell Public Library Thursday.

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Bio: A southern California native, I grew up in the Inland Valley and moved to the San Gabriel Valley after graduating from Pomona College in 2003.
I began my writing career by contributing satirical pieces to various online publications before enrolling at the USC Annenberg School for Journalism in 2005. In 2006, I spent a summer working as a reporter at the Cape Times in Cape Town, South Africa. I graduated from the USC Annenberg School in 2007 with an M.A. in journalism and worked for the Los Angeles Times and NFL Network before signing on as a staff writer at the Pasadena Star-News in 2008. I left the Star-News in 2010 to become the editor of Monrovia Patch.
J.D. Rothman, author of "The Neurotic Parent’s Guide to College Admissions," will speak about the book at Crowell Public Library Thursday.

Citrus College student Sarah Gleason takes the title of Miss Covina 2012.
No one was seriously injured after an SUV allegedly hit a BMW and flipped it over.
Our weekly poll asks readers to name the best place in town for dry cleaning.
A round-up of February calls answered by the Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team.
The Myrtle Avenue establishment won our readers poll to be named Monrovia's Best Bar.
Arcadia Methodist officials have tapped La Cañada native William E. Grigg to become the hospital's next CFO.
Monet Bagneris took home the title last week in a pageant that is a precursor to Miss California.
The new program recognizes students for getting accepted to universities for because of their academic achievements.
A commercial filmed in town was released this week and a local company's product was featured in a major motion picture.
A gang member who shot and killed a white supremacist on the streets of Monrovia in 2009 was convicted of murder last week.
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich hosted Mr. Luo Zhijun, the Jiangsu Province's Secretary General and a member of Vice President Xi Jinping's Economic Trade Delegation, at the Huntington Library earlier this month.
A story this week on a free toilet giveaway sparked some humorous comments.
Aerovironment's Raven unmanned aircraft is used by Navy Seals in the new military movie "Act of Valor."
The second annual race from Library Park to the falls at Canyon Park is set for May.
A partir del próximo mes los estará dando el Distrito de Control de Agua del Alto Valle de San Gabriel.
The Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District is giving away free, high-efficiency toilets next month.
Congressman David Dreier (R-CA), who represents areas of the San Gabriel Valley including Monrovia, announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Residents in an area formerly known as a haven for gang violence gained national recognition for coming together as a community. The city honored the neighborhood by erecting signs proclaiming the achievement.
A new bill authored by Senator Bob Huff would give school districts the option to sell ads on the outside of school buses to generate revenue. Several states have adopted similar laws.