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North Monterey County Unified School District appoints board member, another resigns
Changes in leadership at North Monterey County Unified School District continue to unfold, as another board member resigned and a new trustee was appointed. The district announced Thursday it had appointed Sandra Ruiz to assume the vacant Trustee Area 5 seat formerly filled by board president Elizabeth Samuels. Ruiz received her bachelor’s degree in English…
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Controlled burn planned for Tuesday, CAL FIRE says
BIG SUR — Cal Fire IRE plans to conduct a prescribed burn at Andrew Molera State Park Tuesday, weather permitting. “The project aims to restore the Coastal Prairie Plant Community in Andrew Molera State Park that has diminished due to competition from non-native grasses, encroachment by scrub, and lack of frequent, low intensity fires,” the…
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When booking a cruise, here’s how to choose less scary destinations
Halloween or any time of year, tourists who are too relaxed while on vacation may be subject to more tricks than treats due to evil that walks among us or lurks in the shadows. As sure as well wishes of “safe travels” by loved ones cannot be guaranteed in this topsy-turvy world, a momentary lapse…
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‘Hitchcock’s Blondes’ explores the director’s films with Grace Kelly, Ingrid Bergman, more
As biographer Laurence Leamer settled in front of the television to research the films of Alfred Hitchcock, he realized he had a problem. “I started watching this as an author writing the book and trying to get material,” Leamer says on a recent call. “And after five minutes, his stuff is so fascinating I forget…
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Judge threatens to hold Donald Trump in contempt after deleted post is found on campaign website
Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial judge has threatened to hold the former president in contempt
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Spotlight on Hospitality: Restaurants strengthen family and community ties
As part of a busy Carmel restaurant family, Gian Antonio Pepe is no stranger to greeting guests, bussing tables or working in kitchens. “I basically grew up at Carmel Bakery and Little Napoli. From a pretty early age, when my parents didn’t know what to do with me, they had me helping customers in the…
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Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released
Judith and Natalie Ranaan had been on a trip from their home in suburban Chicago to Israel to celebrate the Jewish holidays, family said.
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Native lands lack clean water protections, but more tribes are taking charge
Alex Brown | (TNS) Stateline.org Across the roughly 1,300 square miles of the White Earth Indian Reservation in northwest Minnesota, tribal members harvest wild rice in waters that have sustained them for generations. They’ve been working for decades to restore sturgeon, a culturally important fish, and they harvest minnows and leeches to supply bait for…
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Can psilocybin help ease existential despair in patients with advanced cancer? Researchers hope to find out.
A new study in Colorado is trying to answer definitively whether psychedelics help at least some patients dealing with distress over advanced cancer. Dr. Stacy Fischer, co-leader of cancer prevention and control at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, said several small studies have found that psychedelic drugs may help patients who are experiencing demoralization…
