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Janet Keeler, who was on vacation from Fresno, walks along the California Central Coast Trail in Dinosaur Caves Park Thursday.
Reduce bus services or raise fares?
It wasn't really a matter of wanting to pay more, but of being able to accept up to an additional 50 cents on top of the current $2 fare, according to Eastern Sierra Transit Authority board member Jeff ...
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Eastern Sierra Transit Authority board members met in Bishop on Friday the 13th.
Will Saroyan's Literary Legacy Be Lost?
WILL SAROYAN'S LITERARY LEGACY BE LOST? by Guy Keeler Fresno Bee June 1, 2008 Sunday California William Saroyan was a comet in the literary sky from 1934 through the mid-1940s. Before his light began to fade, ...
5 days, 48 states, 7500 miles: the great American road trip
Sometimes nothing beats an epic road trip -- settling in for a long, multi-state journey, visiting places and sights you'd normally fly over without a second thought. via Motor Trend
FRESNO: Month-long Saroyan project celebrates Fresno culture
Fresno Bee May 4, 2008 Sunday FINAL EDITION Month-long Saroyan project celebrates Fresno culture Betsy Lumbye The Fresno Bee I was young, 11 or 12, reading my way through another hot Virginia summer. via Groong Armenian News Network
3 Men Trying To Drive 48 States In 120 Hours
“Looks like a beautiful state. Maryland people were friendly on the road. Lots of people waving and giving us thumbs up. Thanks Maryland!”
Like Phileas Fogg, three friends from Utah are on a quest to undertake a trip that has never been done before. via The KCRA Channel
The story behind the untold story
“My father kept everything. He was a pack rat.”
The Fresno Bee May 1, 2008 Thursday The story behind the untold story by Guy Keeler, The Fresno Bee, Calif. via Groong Armenian News Network
Keene seeks front-line opinions on budget cuts to law enforcement
“Letting thousands of criminals out on our streets might save money on one end, but would cost much more to our local law enforcement efforts”
The projected shortfall in California's budget varies among experts, but whatever the final figure, one north state legislator is concerned Gov. via Chico Enterprise-Record
Sustainability is focus of next Chico General Plan update workshop
“We wanted to make sure we could really try and make it easy for people to make some sustainable measures in an easy way”
Residents will focus on sustainability and the environment this Tuesday when Chico planners began work on a new special focus for the Chico General Plan update. via Chico Enterprise-Record
I have a brief essay on the late Arthur C. Clarke in tomorrow's L.A. Times . Tomorrow in print - today online! A couple of side notes: 1) Clarke uses the Keelerian word "web-work" at one point. via The Dizzies
Daily Pilot - Newport Beach & Costa Mesa
Comments The Adamson house was built in 1930 for Rhoda Ringe and Merritt Adamson, founders of the Adohr Stock Farms in 1916 , which was an established and successful dairy. via Daily Pilot - Newport Beach & Costa Mesa
L.A. rolls out ultimate weed wacker
“This is necessary for the maintePublic Relations Manager Chris Plakos. "You don't want one type of vegetation to dominate if you can help it.”
The menacing device with sharp blades protruding from its bow and stern currently winding its way up the Lower Owens River is actually nothing more than a beefed-up weed-wacker that will clear the way for ... via The Inyo Register
Haunted crack house shows realistic scenarios
“When you're in here, people tend to forget you”
"The scariest things, sometimes, are real," Mike Dahl told a group of people at the Butte County Fairgrounds in Gridley. via Chico Enterprise-Record
Harassment suit hits Gavilan College
“You have to find the right person that fits in with the culture of the campus and that has not happened”
Morgan Hill Gavilan College is facing allegations from a former vice president that she was wrongfully fired in retaliation for exposing labor and financial violations. via Times
Representatives of Mendocino County's four hospices meet in Ukiah
Hospice of Ukiah, at 620 S. Dora St., recently hosted the other three volunteer hospices that serve Mendocino County patients. via Ukiah Daily Journal
Supes' trash talking likely to lead to fee hikes
“Idon't particularly feel we're charging the correct amount at our other facilities”
That situation will probably change in the future as the county ponders how to get a little more cash out of every trash-generating county resident. via The Inyo Register