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Gann Fire leaves death and destruction in Calaveras County
VALLEY SPRINGS — The Gann Fire, a fast-moving blaze that broke out Monday evening, Aug. 3, near Hogan Dam Road and Gann Road, had burned more than 10,000 acres in Calaveras County by Saturday and left at least one person dead as firefighters continued working through rugged, heat-dried terrain. As of Saturday, Aug. 8, the…
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Mariposa County Library to mark 100 years with community celebration
The Mariposa County Library will celebrate a century of service this fall with a free community event recognizing the library’s long-standing role as a place for learning, connection and local history. The anniversary celebration is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 13, from 4-7 p.m., in partnership with the Mariposa Friends of the Library. The milestone traces…
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The dangerous cost of raising comfortable kids
(Republished from the Christian Post – christianpost.com) By Lauren Gaines, Op-ed contributor Saturday, August 08, 2026 “Mom, I really don’t want to go back.” My son gave me his best puppy-dog eyes as he stood in the kitchen, refusing to get changed out of his pajamas. After two days of a six-hour basketball camp with two hundred kids he…
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Prop 3: The Forever Tax
By James Fenkner, CFA (Republished from the California Current – californinacurrent.org) The Boy Who Cried “Temporary!” Prop 3 is not a new school-funding measure. It is the final act in a long confidence game, a tax that began life as temporary, was later extended, and now seeks permanence under the soft lighting of “children’s education…
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Whistleblower nurse Vanessa Sivadge secures first ‘detransitioner clinic’ in settlement with Texas Children’s Hospital
By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Friday, August 07, 2026 (Republished from The Christian Post – ChristianPost.com) Vanessa Sivadge, a Christian nurse who was fired from her job at Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) after exposing alleged Medicaid fraud related to the illegal castration of minors, secured a settlement that includes the hospital establishing the first free detransitioner…
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Supervisors to take up childcare grants, ethics policy and kratom ban
Aug. 11 board meeting set for 9 a.m. – A summary of the upcoming agenda The Mariposa County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, in the Board Chambers at the Mariposa County Government Center for a meeting expected to include discussion of childcare assistance, county ethics rules, housing-related…
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JCF Healthcare District puts IV pumps to use
At the end of May, the JCF Hospital Foundation began a fundraising campaign to purchase five “smart” IV pumps for the Healthcare District. The community delivered. The Foundation received enough donations to not only fund the IV pumps, but to start saving for the next item on the Healthcare District’s equipment wish list: a patient…
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Shawna Dahl: A life built on grit, grace, and unshakable spirit
By Dan Tucker There are rare people we meet in this life who do more than pass through it. They steady us, challenge us, lift us, and somehow leave us stronger than we were before. Their impact is not measured in titles, trophies, or attention, but in the quiet, lasting ways they change the hearts…
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‘Don’t Flock me’: California, U.S. lawmakers debate license plate reader technology
BY RYAN SABALOW (REPUBLISHED FROM CALMATTERS – CALMATTERS.ORG – Sign up for their newsletters) In the past year alone, they’ve helped catch suspected murderers, bank robbers and hit-and-run drivers. They’ve located dozens of stolen cars and helped send a wildland arsonist to prison. They’re also distrusted and despised by privacy rights activists on the left and on the right. Just last month, police…
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The California classroom collapse hits the middle class
What the recent NAEP scores show is that, despite Gavin Newsom’s claims, California public education is failing students from all demographics—Black, Brown, White, poor and non-poor. Until politicians and educators are held accountable for this failure, expect more of the same in the future, which will be a tragedy for the state’s children. By Lance…
