RALLY DECRIES BUDGET IMPASSE (The Monterey County Herald)

20 August 2008, 1:42 am

Chanting slogans and carrying signs, a group of county employees, local educators and supporters marched in front of state Sen. Jeff Denham's office in Salinas on Tuesday, demanding an end to the state budget impasse and denouncing proposed cuts to public services.... read more

Questions/Answers (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)

20 August 2008, 12:11 am

Questions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. Big crowds were missing, as were the television cameras. And so were the multi-million dollar endorsement deals at the 2008 USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Spokane Falls Community College in Spokane, Wash.... read more

Slow Food Nation converging on San Francisco for massive celebration of American food (Bradenton Herald)

18 August 2008, 8:29 am

They're the kinds of products you'd expect to find at a festival of California artisan foods: organic heirloom rice developed for Merced County soils, a Firebaugh farmer's cheese made with milk from backyard goats and organic olive oil pressed from hand-picked Tulare County olives.... read more

Slow Food Nation converging on San Francisco for massive celebration of American food (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)

18 August 2008, 8:19 am

They're the kinds of products you'd expect to find at a festival of California artisan foods: organic heirloom rice developed for Merced County soils, a Firebaugh farmer's cheese made with milk from backyard goats and organic olive oil pressed from hand-picked Tulare County olives. Come Labor Day we... read more

Trimble Nomad Handheld Integral To World-Record Water Distance Attempt (WirelessWorkforceOnline)

18 August 2008, 5:51 am

World-record-holder for human-powered distance and adventurer Greg Kolodziejzyk is on a quest for another endurance-event record — and the Trimble® Nomad™ outdoor rugged handheld computer will be his virtual first mate.... read more

Around Town: Mature driver course offered at Merced College (Merced Sun-Star)

18 August 2008, 4:31 am

The Merced College Continuing Education Office will offer two mature-driver improvement classes from 5 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. A $2 fee is required. For more information, call (209) 381-6540.... read more