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sacramento connect NPR.org“Anwar al-Aulaqi, a radical U.S.-born Muslim cleric and one of the most influential al-Qaeda operatives wanted by the United States, was killed Friday in an airstrike in northern Yemen, authorities said, eliminating a prominent recruiter who inspired attacks on U.S. soil,” according to the Washington Post. “In Washington, a senior Obama administration official confirmed that [...]
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“Another day, another California Republican declining to take on Sen. Dianne Feinstein,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle Politics Blog. “Count Rep. Tom McClintock — who is lionized by Tea Party-friendly California Republicans– as the latest GOPer to say he ain’t game for challenging a weaker-than-ever DiFi. McClintock told KSFO-AM, the local SF conservative talk [...]
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I’ve enjoying seeing pandas over the years — at the National Zoo in Washington D.C and the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City. Here’s a video that is appearing on the national TV newscasts, showing 12 newborn pandas in China:
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We use quotes about food, wine and art to anchor the sections of our magazine. Sometimes I run across ones that make me laugh, but might be too risque for a “general” audience. Here’s one I found this morning: “A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch. ” [...]
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Editor’s note: After some rigorous reporting on Sierra Foothills Report, CABPRO dropped a mention of “nonprofit” from its membership letter. In addition, the tea party’s nonprofit status has been called into question in investigative reports. Yet a “true patriot” in the CABPRO newsletter chooses to bash Claim GV in a similar light, without shining a [...]
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We’ve been enjoying fresh, local cantaloupe and melons for breakfast for weeks now. Our CSA is from Four Frog Farms in Penn Valley, and we frequent the Farmers Markets in Nevada City and Grass Valley. The local melon flavor is sweet and unsurpassed. But it also is good to know where your food comes from. [...]
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Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, started last night at sundown. An ancient holiday observed on the first two days of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, Rosh Hashanah is described by writer Yonah Bookstein as “the anniversary of humanity experiencing the world.” Here’s a fun video celebrating the holiday:
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Editor’s note: In our business, we run across some cool photos. Here’s a Placer County Citrus Exhibit in San Francisco in 1889. Like the world-famous racehorse Noor, who retired to Grass Valley’s Loma Rica Ranch, there’s much more to our past than “gold in them thar hills.” You just need to “dig deeper.”
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The Friends of the Nevada County Libraries and the Nevada County Library System are hosting a reception on Thursday, Oct. 20, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the dedication of the Madelyn Helling County Library. The celebration will be held from 12:30 to 1 p.m. in the Community Room at the Helling Library. “I will [...]
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