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Ron Jackson: Inconveniencing the poor is not patriotic
Published in The Daily Journal Feb. 4, 2012 Did you know that the U.S. House of Representatives has been debating whether to stop electronic withdrawals for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or TANF dollars from ATMs at strip clubs, casinos or liquor stores? Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is a block grant created by the Personal ... (more)
22 hrs ago | Sacramento Bee Newspaper
Gov. Jerry Brown handing out more pardons
Gov. Jerry Brown's office wants to improve state government's tracking of property, noting incidents in which expensive equipment thought to be lost was later discovered.
Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell chosen 'worst romantic comedy couple'
Melbourne, Feb 10 : Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell have topped the Worst Romantic Comedy Couple poll for their film 'Bewitched'. The stars grabbed 17 per cent votes in the St Valentine's Day-themed survey conducted by Fandango.
Auto Recyclers Challenged on Potentially Toxic Waste
In Oakland and Redwood City, industrial shredders the size of department stores grind thousands of junked automobiles into fist-sized scraps, loading the lumps onto waiting ships to become fodder for a global recycling industry.
U.S. scientists using satellite data have established a more accurate figure of the amount of annual sea level rise from melting glaciers and ice caps which should aid studies on how quickly coastal areas may flood as global warming gathers pace , Arnold Schwarzenegger posted on his WhoSay page a snapshot of him and Sylvester Stallone side by side ... (more)
Arnold Schwarzenegger posts photo in hospital bed -- next to Sylvester Stallone
It might be time for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone to pass the action star torch.
Concrete Park hits Dark Horse Comics
Veteran Hollywood scribe Tony Puryear is perhaps best known for penning Eraser way back in 1996, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams and James Caan.
Arnold Schwarzenegger meets Sylvester Stallone - caption competition
It's not often the modern world witnesses the meeting of two great minds - think the Chomsky-Foucault debate in 1971, the first time Lennon met McCartney in 1957 or even Hitchens and Blair in 2010 .
EPA finalizes ban on cruise ships dumping sewage in California's ocean waters
The Obama administration announced Thursday it has finalized the paperwork needed to allow a California law to take effect that bans sewage dumping by cruise ships in state waters out to three miles from the coast.
EDITORIAL: Fresno Unified wisely manages its finances
In this tough economic environment for government agencies, the Fresno Unified School District has managed its finances to the point where it can avoid layoffs next school year, and is even going to expand its transitional kindergarten program to all elementary schools.
Co-Stars Schwarzenegger And Stallone Coincidentally Hospitalized Together-Here's Today's Buzz
Arnold Schwarzenegger posts a shirtless photo of himself in the hospital alongside Sylvester Stallone .
Close up: Things to say, films to plug
Must-read stories abound this week - Daniel Radcliffe called Nick Clegg a "whipping boy" , while 80s ham hocks Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone were pictured lying in twin hospital beds after being simultaneously admitted for shoulder surgery.
NCRA nixes NCRA plea for funding support
A request by the North Coast Railroad Authority for the Mendocino Council of Governments to sign a letter of support for $500,000 in state funding was unanimously rejected by the MCOG board Monday afternoon.
Gov. Jerry Brown is allowing murderers to be paroled from California prisons at a far greater pace than his immediate predecessors, a development that raised alarm Wednesday with victims' rights groups.
Mike Fleming confirms Aicn scoop on Sly & Arnold teaming up in the Tomb
Hey folks, Harry here... I'm only slightly annoyed at Mike Fleming , who I always link back to and credit when he breaks a story, but today he confirms, what I actually had already confirmed before I wrote my story... That Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger will be teaming up in the Mikael Hafstrom directed Prison Action Suspense Escape ... (more)
Live Blogging EGPD Press Conference on Singh-Atwal Murder Case
We're live-blogging the Elk Grove Police Department press conference on the almost-year-old murder case of Surinder Singh and Gurmej Atwal, two elderly Sikh men gunned down on East Stockton Blvd last March.
Schwarzenegger joins Stallone in 'The Tomb'
Jeff Chiu, file / AP Photo - FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2011 file photo, Former California Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone Confirmed to Team Up for ...
For those who like their action pics packed with extra brawn, The Tomb is shaping up to be your kind of flick.
Jerry Brown affirming more releases of killers than Schwarzenegger, Gray Davis
Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown is far more likely to allow the release of paroled killers from prison than either of California's two previous governors, newly released records show.
Marin Voice: Marin Humane Society opposes repeal of Hayden Law
THE Marin Humane Society urges Gov. Jerry Brown to withdraw his decision to repeal certain sections of the Hayden Law, which for 13 years has provided important protections for California's homeless animals.
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