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Mariposa’s flag football team finds its footing after early tests
The Mariposa County High School girls flag football team entered the season with a championship standard to defend and a new set of early tests to measure where it stands. Through the first stretch of the schedule, the Grizzlies have shown both the scoring punch that made them a league contender and the areas they…
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California’s ballot petition racket just got caught
What prosecutors describe is petition signature fraud, identity theft wearing a civic costume By Jay Rogers (Republished from The California Globe – californiaglobe.com)] Somewhere in Sacramento a legislative staffer is drafting a press release about “the will of the people.” Down on Skid Row, the will of the people goes for two or three dollars a…
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Mariposa couple launch Bible providing effort in memory of Charlie Kirk
A Mariposa couple has launched a faith-based effort to provide free Bibles to anyone who wants or needs one, saying the ministry grew from a simple Facebook post made in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination a little over a year ago. Adam and Marissa Plares said the effort, called Arming the Kingdom, began when…
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Supervisors to consider health funding and moving forward on Missouri Gulch
The Mariposa County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Mariposa County Government Center in the Board Chambers at 5100 Bullion Street, for a regular meeting that includes routine consent-agenda actions, public comment, board recognitions and an afternoon public hearing on a proposed workforce housing project, better known as…
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Mariposa memorial stands as vivid reminder of Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
At the Mariposa Art Park, a sculpture made from four steel I-beams recovered from the World Trade Center stands as a local place of remembrance for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, linking this small Sierra foothills community to one of the defining tragedies in modern American history. The Mariposa County 9/11 Memorial, dedicated at…
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Mariposa County to mark 9/11 anniversary with memorial ceremony
Community members are invited to gather Thursday for a memorial ceremony recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The event, presented by the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office, will begin at 10 a.m. at Mariposa Arts Park, adjacent to Highway 140. Light refreshments will be served. Organizers said speakers with ties to…
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Unbeaten Grizzlies, Bullfrogs set for early-season test
ANGELS CAMP — Mariposa County High School will try to continue its strong start Friday night when the Grizzlies travel to Bret Harte High School for a non-league football game against the Bullfrogs. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. on Sept. 11 at Bret Harte High School. Mariposa County enters the matchup at 1-0, while…
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Steve Hilton: Abolish the DMV
BY LYNN LA (REPUBLISHED FROM CAL MATTERS – CALMATTERS.ORG) Saying “enough is enough,” Steve Hilton said he wants to get rid of the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Rallying in front of a DMV office in West Hollywood on Tuesday, the Republican candidate for governor said he wants to abolish the department by transferring its functions to a…
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Prop 39: Trust, but Verify
By Lou Segal (Opinion – Republished from California Current) Prop 39 Deserves your YES Vote Santa Barbara Current publisher James Fenkner has been analyzing the California referendum propositions on the ballot this year. Unlike most of these propositions, SBCurrent strongly recommends you vote YES on Proposition 39, the Voter ID law. Will Proposition 39 cure all that ails us in California…
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What Charlie Kirk’s death exposed about Evangelical political silence
By Brandon Showalter, Opinion writer and social commentator (Republished from The Christian Post – christianpost.com) The assassination of Charlie Kirk one year ago (Sept. 10) brought to the fore a long-simmering debate among Evangelicals about how Christians engage with politics — one that isn’t going away anytime soon. Here’s the crux of it. Many sincere, theologically…
