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submitted by Lisa for team Outdoor news 138 weeks 1 day 14 hours 50 minutes ago
Joseph Williams was a 20-year-old Midwesterner hungry for adventure in 1959 when a hike through Glacier National Park turned into a vicious encounter with a grizzly bear.
Williams tangled with the bear for 45 minutes, getting mauled, fighting back and breaking free before the beast chased him...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 185 weeks 3 days 13 hours 47 minutes ago
Sports figures are increasingly calling the pricey coastal city home. 'On everybody's street they have a Kings player,' said a blase-sounding resident.
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submitted by Julia Leigh 166 weeks 4 days 1 hour 8 minutes ago
Bob Coomber cannot walk, but he sure can hike.
The disabled Livermore outdoorsman is preparing for the hike of his life - an ascent of 19,000-foot Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa or 22,841-foot Cerro Aconcagua in South America.
If he pulls it off, he will be the first person...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Batboy's revenge! 179 weeks 4 days 16 minutes ago
Connie and Maurice Sauve are proof that parents and children can forge a dollhouse-building bond at any age. Connie was 23, and dad Maurice, a carpenter, was 52 when they built a dollhouse together in Minnesota, where Connie grew up. It was a labor of love...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Mysteries of the Universe 91 weeks 4 days 5 hours 9 minutes ago
Thousands of years ago, there once stood a place called Punt, a land of gold and ebony, and ivory, frankincense and myrrh.
To the pharaohs who built their palaces along the Nile, the Land of Punt was the source of great treasure. Among the most prized were...(more)
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submitted by Christine 222 weeks 3 days 14 hours 2 minutes ago
The beloved beavers of Martinez, whose celebrated downtown dam can be seen on YouTube, could be looking at a death sentence if city officials follow through on a staff recommendation.
The family of beavers, including the parents and two adolescents, are so popular that crowds of schoolchildren...(more)
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submitted by Lisa 166 weeks 5 days 12 hours 54 minutes ago
Many Americans have been waiting all year for that traditional Thanksgiving feast: turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing and, of course, a nice warm pie at the end.
For those who waited until the last minute to pick up this tasty favorite, the Pilgrim Kitchen bakery may...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Green Living 183 weeks 5 days 15 hours 7 minutes ago
The ancient Spanish city of Zaragoza, capital of Aragon, is playing host to Expo 2008 under the theme Water and Sustainable Development through Sept. 14. The city has long been aware of the importance of water to its civic well-being. It has three museums that focus...(more)
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written by Melly Lu for team Ralston Rams News 215 weeks 2 hours 12 minutes ago
Ralston Middle School in Belmont, California has a great running program. Every kid at Ralston has to run 4 miles a week. You should appreciate what P.E. teachers do.
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submitted by Lisa for team Outdoor news 51 weeks 2 days 22 hours 39 minutes ago
The sound is something like the chugging of a stopped-up toilet. But really, really loud.
It's the guttural warning cry of a male elephant seal, and it might be the most memorable sound of a Pescadero winter getaway. The other might be the "ahh" that escapes your...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Outdoor news 81 weeks 3 days 2 hours 16 minutes ago
When you go camping on Angel Island, you presumably know before you ever arrive that you're not getting away from it all. You are in fact going to the middle of it all — smack in the center of San Francisco Bay, surrounded by Marin, the...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 187 weeks 2 days 15 hours 58 minutes ago
If you're cruising Coast Highway in search of the Fun Zone Ferris wheel, remember to turn seaward at the bridge. Otherwise, you'll end up at Fashion Island in a universe where "Newport Coast" means mustard-and-terra-cotta-tinted mega-mansions and "Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County" is a show...(more)
