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June 16, 2012
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There are always so many people to thank when good things happen.

Issues:Energy & Environment

June 16, 2012
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Healdsburg firefighters are accustomed to coming to the rescue of others. Now the federal government is coming to the aid of the strapped Fire Department with a $325,000 federal grant to beef up staffing.

“We are thrilled to have received the grant, because what it does is allow us to fully fund a 40-hour firefighter position,” City Manager Marjie Pettus said. “It's fantastic news.”


June 16, 2012
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1st District Congressman Mike Thompson has announced a $145,837 federal grant that will help provide permanent housing and support to veterans on the North Coast. The grant, provided through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), will be administered by the North Coast Veterans Resource Center and Humboldt County Housing Authority.

Issues:Veterans

June 11, 2012
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My first kayak river run took place in six hours over 20 miles of Cache Creek, a state wild and scenic river.

It was ever-so-scenic, with canyons, rock uplifted from ancient ocean beds in vertical stripes and curves, 1906 earthquake landslides coming down to water's edge, gray pines and blue oaks outlined against a blue sky.

Issues:Energy & Environment

June 8, 2012
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Competition in our global economy is increasing, and a college education is getting more expensive. This is counterintuitive. If our nation is going to remain competitive in our global economy, then we must continue producing the world's best entrepreneurs and innovators.

Issues:Jobs & Economy

June 4, 2012
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The ongoing turmoil over management of Lake Berryessa's resorts reached the floor of Congress on Thursday night, as Napa County's Rep. Mike Thompson secured bipartisan pledges to find a fix.


June 4, 2012
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half-century ago, the 400-mile stretch of Highway 101 between San Francisco and the Oregon border was a two-lane roadway that meandered through dozens of small towns. During summer months, it was clogged with logging trucks and vacationers' trailers.


May 31, 2012
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Gulio Brovelli enlisted in the Army in July 1917, declaring that despite having immigrated to the U.S. from Italy only 11 years prior, “If it is good enough to live in, it is good enough to fight for.”

Brovelli died Oct. 8, 1918, just a month before World War I ended. On Monday, Brovelli and 27 other fallen veterans who hailed from the St.

Issues:Veterans

May 31, 2012
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The City of American Canyon and the Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District would like to invite you to the Napa River and Bay Trail Grand Opening Ceremony on Saturday, June 2. The ceremony will be held at the Wetlands View Area located at the corner of Eucalyptus Drive and Wetlands Edge Road at 10:00 a.m.