By Dianne Anderson Young girls abducted for high-priced profits always seem to happen in other countries condemned for human rights abuses, never in places like Orange County or Long Beach. But by the time Tera Hilliard sees them, they’re around 20 years old, and have been in the game since they were 12. She notices ...

By Dianne Anderson Wendy Gladney tackles topics that most people would rather avoid, like violence against women that is usually rooted in child sexual abuse and molestation. Some of it, she draws from personal experience. In the coming months in Orange County, Gladney is helping women learn to heal hate through forgiveness, probably one of ...