Jeff Pelline's Sierra Foothills Report

My nephew’s college football team, Iowa State, is going to play in the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 30 in New York against Rutgers at 12:30 p.m. Though we’re not going, I did order pastrami from the famed Katz’s Deli in New York, and we’ll gather with the in-laws to watch the game in front of [...]

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“The South Carolina Republican Party is denying Stephen Colbert’s contention Thursday that they had reached an agreement with the comedian to sell naming rights to its presidential preference primary,” according to the L.A. Times. “So who’s telling the truth? Or is this a case of ‘truthiness’? “Colbert, the host of ‘The Colbert Report’ on Comedy [...]

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Editor’s note: I received this press release from the courts. McManus’ term will be filled by appointment by the governor from an established process, the courts told me. “As with appellate court appointments, prospective nominees must first be investigated by the commission on judicial nominees evaluation. “The vast majority of superior court judges initially reach [...]

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As the number of signatures grows to keep South Yuba River state park open, people are talking more openly about the outcome. I’m hearing from more and more people that if the park is to remain open, that it will impose fees. Under the circumstances, I’d support that. We’ve watched the day-use fee climb at [...]

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The Union is planning to erect a “paywall” in January, joining other newspapers in its Swift newspaper chain, as I reported the other day. One observation that was made about the Swift plan in the Colorado Independent: “The paywalls will also restrict the reach of Swift publications, effectively sealing off content from millions of web [...]

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