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submitted by Lisa 1 week 1 day 13 hours 45 minutes ago
Many rookie tourists stick to Midtown Manhattan, where they can easily get the impression that in New York City everyone is always rushing, that you can barely see the sky and that nature is virtually absent. In fact, its most storied natural phenomenon, the Rockefeller Center...(more)
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submitted by Lisa for team Batboy's revenge! 11 hours 56 minutes ago
A good pair of binoculars and an even better pair of earplugs might come in handy this week as the giant ships and the noisy jets return for Fleet Week in San Francisco.
The window-rattling Blue Angels will be flying for four straight afternoons, with practice flights...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Batboy's revenge! 1 week 1 day 1 hour 26 minutes ago
Not every parade has a man dressed in a hospital gown running down the street raving about how hot Sarah Palin is. Then again, not every place is like Berkeley.
Thousands of people attended the "How Berkeley Can You Be?" Parade and Festival, which showcased how...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours 1 minute ago
Far more California high school students failed the state Exit Exam and did not graduate this year than last year, a decline that state educators blamed largely on the fact that test results of disabled students were counted for the first time.
Nearly 10 percent of the...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Batboy's revenge! 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours 59 minutes ago
The San Francisco network engineer who is facing four felony charges of computer tampering could end up costing the city $1 million, according to the city's Department of Technology.
Terry Childs is accused locking his bosses at the technology department out of the system and refusing to...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh 2 days 17 hours 40 minutes ago
Liam O'Brien was sitting down for dinner Sept. 27 when he flipped on the television news to see a flock of monarch butterflies delighting the opening day crowds at the California Academy of Sciences - and just about choked on his meal.
Where the happy crowds saw...(more)
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submitted by Grace 3 weeks 2 days 14 hours 2 minutes ago
FOR much of the 1990s, San Francisco’s Mission District maintained a precarious balance between its colorful Latino roots and a gritty bohemian subculture. Then came the overfed dot-com years. Rising real estate prices not only threatened the Mission’s working-class enclave, but also its status as the...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh 2 weeks 2 days 23 hours 27 minutes ago
Lincoln Avenue, Calistoga Surrounded by golden hills and a bounty of vineyards and situated at the base of Mount St. Helena in the northern Napa Valley, Calistoga maintains its rustic, Western charm. On Lincoln Avenue, visitors will find red-brick buildings, covered sidewalks and historic homes. Known...(more)
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submitted by Augie Brown 2 weeks 2 days 23 hours 33 minutes ago
Consultants have put a $30 million price tag on projects needed just to repair and upgrade existing St. John the Baptist Parish schools.
That doesn't include capital improvements to provide better educational services, consultants said at a meeting of the board Thursday.
The cost estimates were very preliminary...(more)
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submitted by Lisa for team Outdoor news 2 days 21 minutes ago
Thousands of dead carp in Clear Lake in California have Lake County residents holding their noses.
Officials are testing the fish for disease to try to determine the cause of the die-off, which began about a week ago and has littered the lake's shores with carcasses.
Lake County...(more)
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submitted by Lisa for team Outdoor news 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours 40 minutes ago
The best hike is the climb to San Pedro Ridge and to the Montara Mountain Summit, the best bike ride is the 11-mile route on the Bay Ridge Trail from Highway 92 to Sneath Lane in San Bruno, and the best fishing and boating is from...(more)
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