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Beagles rescued from research-lab pipeline get 2nd chance in loving homes
(Editor’s Note: Amid all of the political thrashing and economic challenges everyone faces, sometimes we just need a spirit-calming “feel good” story, and this article fills the bill.) Organizers of the operation that freed nearly 2,200 beagles credit the Trump administration for critical help and for new efforts targeting animal cruelty. By Nanette Holt | July…
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Half of Students Now Get A’s, but Actual Achievement Is Declining
Your child’s report card may be sending the wrong signal. Grades and GPAs increasingly reflect institutional incentives rather than academic achievement. Hannah Frankman Hood The Epoch Times (epochtimes.com) Commentary As recently as 1995, a child’s straight-A report card meant something specific. Still relatively rare, the feat indicated that a child had worked hard and was…
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Sometimes it’s hard to argue against logic.
Republished from the Patriot Post,
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Just as a point a clarification
If you’re planning a visit to Yellowstone National Park, but sure to make this simple identification when leaving your vehicle.
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Mariposa Family Resource Center to Host CPR and First Aid Class
The Mariposa Family Resource Center will offer a general CPR and basic first aid class on Thursday, Aug. 6, beginning at 10 a.m. The community training is designed to help participants respond to a range of common medical emergencies and safety situations. The class will be held at the Mariposa Family Resource Center, 5057 Highway…
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DHS Reports Nearly 200K Illegal Immigrants on California Voter Rolls
Over 250K total illegal immigrants on CA, NJ, NV, PA voter rolls By Katy Grimes, July 25, 2026 In a July 16, 2026 letter from DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber (and similar letters to officials in New Jersey, Nevada, and Pennsylvania), DHS stated that a review of publicly available voter…
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Prop 1: “The Con Job”
(Editor’s Note: This November, California’s electorate will decide on 14 new measures packaged as Propositions. Some are straightforward. Most are not. They come wrapped in carefully chosen titles, emotional appeals, and selective details that can make the real trade-offs hard to see. In order to give you better tools with which to understand and influence…
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Child Support Services Director Receives Statewide Award
Mariposa County Families Benefit from Regional Partnership Sarah Honeycutt, Director of the Regional Child Support Services program serving Mariposa County and Madera County, recently received the 2026 California Child Support Association Outstanding Individual Achievement Award for her leadership in improving child support operations throughout California. Honeycutt was recognized for developing and managing the statewide Case…
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This should give you a pause for thought
If only they knew. Would the founding fathers be rolling over in their graves if they saw America today?
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New drug targets Calif. disease that ‘does not spare the healthy’
Valley fever cases have risen dramatically since 2001 in California By Gillian Mohney, News Editor With Valley fever cases climbing in California, physicians have struggled to treat the increasing number of patients grappling with the deadliest version of the disease. When Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, spreads from the lungs, it can cause infected joints, scarred lungs and even deadly…
