By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Pat Brown’s heart is getting a second chance. Twice. Brown, 76, suffered a cardiac arrest while having dinner at the Elephant Bar in Citrus Heights on Dec. 2. “I was gone,” he said. “When your lights get turned off, your lights get turned off.” A quick application of CPR turned […]
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Organizers of the Genoa Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival are putting the final touches on the lineup for the event’s second year — May 5-8. Following up a highly successful inaugural event in 2010, the Town of Genoa and the Carson Valley Arts Council have been busy securing poets, storytellers, singers and a lot more […]
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By Susan Ferriss, Sacramento Bee Her face clouded, just a bit, as she talked about failing to ban the chemical BPA in all baby bottles sold in California. But Fran Pavley, an unassuming state senator from the hills north of Los Angeles, has many victories to savor. Her impact on American environmentalism shows how a […]
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Molly is a very pretty, lively English Labrador with an abundance of energy. She is 3 years old and very friendly with people and other dogs, and even seems to get along with cats. She is a big, strong girl who needs lots of exercise and a well fenced yard to keep her happy and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Fertile Mulch. That’s what recycled Christmas trees are turned into at Full Circle Compost in Minden. Craig Witt, who runs the compost operation in the Carson Valley, hasn’t promoted this product much in the past because he hasn’t been able to make enough of it to keep up with demand. He’s hoping […]
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By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee Smile at the windshield – and say cheese? California is giving the green light to allowing video cameras to be mounted onto vehicle windshields in an attempt to improve road safety. The goal is to make participants aware of bad habits by recording their behavior seconds before and after a […]
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By Sharon Begley, Newsweek If it were just kids, we could blame obesity on the cutbacks in phys-ed classes, school vending machines that sell high-calorie junk, and the substitution of videogames for kickball. If it were just adults, we could blame obesity on supersizing, fast-food meals, and pedestrian-unfriendly towns that force everyone into a car. […]
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By Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal You’re throwing a Christmas party and, unbeknownst to you, everyone slips the dog a few tasty morsels from their plate. The scenario may sound familiar, but it could also cause your dog to end up at the veterinarian with pancreatitis. Fatty, greasy people food is especially to blame. Already chubby […]
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By Anita Creamer, Sacramento Bee Mary Hopp has firm beliefs about her role as a gift-giver to her seven grandchildren. Money deposited into their 529 savings plans for college? Absolutely, on every birthday. Money frittered away buying them trinkets, gadgets or (heaven forbid) cars? Not on your life. Every Christmas, the grandchildren – ranging in […]
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By Michelle Rhee, Newsweek After my boss, Washington, D.C., mayor Adrian Fenty, lost his primary in September, I was stunned. I had never imagined he wouldn’t win the contest, given the progress that was visible throughout the city—the new recreation centers, the turnaround of once struggling neighborhoods, and, yes, the improvements in the schools. Three […]
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