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- The most exciting developments at the area’s colleges.
- Located in the heart of campus, the soaring Tanimura & Antle Memorial Library facility will rapidly become the heart of the school– and a major ventricle for the community, as... read on»
- By Staff posted August 21, 2008 12:00 AM
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- The Do’s And Don’ts Of Personal Networking Sites.
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There it was, lurking in the background of a self-portrait snapped by a social-networking girl in a bathroom where someone forgot to flush. It was gross, but hard not to... read on» - By Staff posted August 21, 2008 12:00 AM
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- How to Find the Perfect College Bar for You: An Interactive Quiz
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Welcome. You have just turned 21. Or you have just turned over your tuition check to the strange man with the darkroom dorm room in exchange for a hallelujah-worthy ID–... read on» - By Staff posted August 21, 2008 12:00 AM
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- The man who rescued country with multi-platinum hits visits Monterey.
- Back in 1984, The New York Times basically announced the death of country music in a piece by Robert Palmer titled “Country Music in Decline.” ... read on»
- By Stuart Thornton posted August 14, 2008 12:00 AM
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- A talent contest gives locals a chance to shine like – and share the stage with – superstars.
- The harmonica sounds out clear and strong. Guitar strumming starts, voices begin to stir, and the bright lights illuminate a raven-haired girl with matte, red lips and kohl-rimmed eyes. ... read on»
- By Qres Ephraim posted August 14, 2008 12:00 AM
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- The case for Jessica Simpson, who anchors a suddenly striking county fair lineup.
- Blond hair the way God meant it to be, blond like Clorox sunshine. A caviar body, if you like your caviar lacquered in barbecue sauce. Breasts like plucked guinea hens,... read on»
- By Lisa Taddeo posted August 14, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Simpson on the switch from pop – and talking to herself.
- Jessica Simpson just made me feel stupid. “I’m not related to Al Gore,” she laughs. “That’s funny. You hear all these things. It’s kinda crazy.” As I make a... read on»
- By Mark C. Anderson posted August 14, 2008 12:00 AM
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- The love affair never ends for devotees of the VW bug.
- The salesman wasn’t selling. Despite offers that dwarfed what his three beautiful Volkswagen Beetles cost, Bob Lewis of Bob Lewis Volkswagen wasn’t interested. His species of Bug was too rare.... read on»
- By Mark C. Anderson posted August 14, 2008 12:00 AM
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- How to do car week gratis (or on a budget that knows no speed limit).
- The best things in life are free. They just don’t go zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds. The 2009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, a prototype showing at the... read on»
- By Mark C. Anderson posted August 14, 2008 12:00 AM
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- If it leaks, a sunken tanker holding 3 million gallons of oil could mean a Central Coast disaster.
- It was two days before Christmas in 1941, barely two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The crew of the Montebello knew there were Japanese submarines off the California... read on»
- By Patrick Howe posted August 07, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Save Our Shores renews its boater outreach program.
- This summer, after a three-year hiatus, Save Our Shores re-joins the swell of Monterey Bay area advocacy groups with an eye on oil contamination. Rather than focusing on the splashy... read on»
- By Kera Abraham posted August 07, 2008 12:00 AM
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- When it comes to petroleum pollution, there’s plenty of blame to spread around.
- Tar balls on beaches and oil-coated cormorants make the presence of oil in the cold, gray Pacific undeniable. Here are some of the top culprits: ... read on»
- By Kera Abraham posted August 07, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Big Sur residents and businesses total their losses – and wait for more help from the feds.
- Sula Nichols watched the fire destroy her Partington Ridge home. “I saw it burn from around the corner,” she says, standing in the dirt where her house used to be.... read on»
- By Jessica Lyons posted July 31, 2008 12:00 AM
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- In the past two years, more than 1 million pounds of pesticides were applied in Monterey County – and that’s not counting crop chemicals or household bug spray.
- Think you can avoid pesticide exposure by eating organic strawberries and hand-pulling the thistles in your garden? City-dwellers, think again: Quietly, constantly, synthetic pest-killers inundate urban spaces. ... read on»
- By Kera Abraham posted July 24, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Pesticide Use Within Monterey County, 2006-2007
- Our cover story on non-agricultural pesticide use within Monterey County includes charts detailing the top pesticides applied, applications by local governments, and the things the... read on»
- By Kera Abraham posted July 24, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Some things to bear in mind when interpreting these numbers.
- These data are raw and are supplied by applicators. The Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office does not review the figures for accuracy, leaving that to the state. ... read on»
- By Kera Abraham posted July 24, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Local governments can get sloppy with outsourced pesticide application records.
- Short of changing the law, there’s not much citizens can do to stop private licensed applicators from using pesticides. But they should be able to hold government officials accountable for... read on»
- By Kera Abraham posted July 24, 2008 12:00 AM
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- A reporter goes toe-to-hoof with a half-ton bull.
- It’s the Running of the Bulls, only backwards, and in Salinas, not Spain: I’m sprinting straight at a bull. He watches me, unmoving, 1,000 bovine pounds of potential energy and... read on»
- By Mark C. Anderson posted July 17, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Once in the chute, the mellow bull becomes true to his nature.
- With red-rimmed eyes, Rotten Nanners stands in a small enclosure at King City’s Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, lazily munching on alfalfa beside a dark bull named Black Twister. A 5-year-old, 1,500-pound... read on»
- By Stuart Thornton posted July 17, 2008 12:00 AM
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- How a steer wrestler flies from his high-speed horse to collar cattle.
- Charles Harris is practicing the art of visualization. In the next 10 seconds, he must wrestle a steer three times his weight to the ground while moving at a speed... read on»
- By Kelley Calvert posted July 17, 2008 12:00 AM
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- A local barrel racer prepares for her big chance at California Rodeo Salinas.
- With dirt flying from under the hooves of her horse and her teeth gritted, Shannon Shade looks as if she might topple over with Saty, her 11-year-old, dark-brown quarter horse.... read on»
- By Nic Coury posted July 17, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Carl Cherry Center celebrates its 60th anniversary with a theme dear to its roots.
- If you can’t count on youth to make a fuss when a fuss is required, call up the old warriors– and stand back. Upon the occasion of its birthday, the... read on»
- By Maureen Davidson posted July 10, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Barbara James of Carmel Valley recalls what her parents went through.
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Excerpts from an interview of Barbara James by Maureen Davidson - By Maureen Davidson posted July 10, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Jackie Cruz left gang life behind and now helps others avoid her mistakes
- Her transformation alone gives hope to teens trying to escape the trappings of gangs and poverty. Jackie Cruz, a daughter of farm workers, joined a Salinas gang at age 10.... read on»
- By Zachary Stahl posted July 03, 2008 12:00 AM
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- MIIS president measures success at her work by her personal yardstick.
- In her office at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, MIIS president Dr. Clara Yu relates a story about Mahatma Gandhi. She says that the east Indian spiritual and political... read on»
- By Stuart Thornton posted July 03, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Jack Ellwanger picks his battles and gets things done.
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They don’t appear on the front page: a nerdy guy who sends endless e-mails, an ex-gangster, a pair of Seaside seniors, a veteran academic, an immigrant couple from Africa.... read on» - By Mark C. Anderson posted July 03, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Elana Anderson and Walter Jones have always been driven to help the hungry
- Forget second nature. To Walter Jones and Elana Anderson, sharing what you’ve got with those who have less is their first nature. Neither has ever known any differently. ... read on»
- By By Tina May posted July 03, 2008 12:00 AM
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- Two Seaside nurses help save lives in Nigeria.
- Richard Anyanwu’s smile is radiant, even as he describes the water damage inflicted on his home by a broken pipe while he was out of town. The couches are still... read on»
- By Kera Abraham posted July 03, 2008 12:00 AM
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