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Bass fishermen at Clear Lake have their choice this weekend -- thick algae in the south end or miles of weeds in the north end.

Sitting at my usual table, at my usual coffee house, at the usual time, I'm not sure I "read" my newspaper, per se.

LAKE COUNTY Two passengers were flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Monday morning after a rollover crash on Highway 20, east of Walker Ridge Road.

Sacramento recently played host to a unique tasting of Forman cabernet sauvignon.

Every day for seven years, Alexis Garza made it to school - rain or shine, sniffles or smiles.

The bulls came storming out of the gates for the 66th annual Santa Maria Elks Rodeo.

UPPER LAKE According to a press release issued by Captain James Bauman, public information officer On Thursday at about 12:40 p.m. fire and rescue personnel from the North Shore and Lakeport Fire Protection Districts were dispatched to a structure fire at the Upper Lake Elementary School on 2nd St.

The annual Harville Beef Barbecue, a fundraiser for Upper Lake High School athletics, takes place May 31 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Boathouse in Nice.

As the bail bonds fight in San Jose erupted over the last week, I was intrigued by one fact: In the mile-long First Street corridor between Jackson Street and Highway 880, there are 20 bail bonds establishments.

The Northshore Warriors will hold last-chance sign-ups June 1 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Sentry Market in Nice.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and golfing legend Jack Nicklaus are two of the speakers at this year's Maximum Impact Leadership Seminar, a Friday simulcast offered at venues in Turlock and Modesto.

To prove their point about California jobs pouring over the borders into other states because of the Golden State's gloomy business climate, GOP legislators are holding a hearing next Friday to gather information on the subject - in Reno.

You could argue that the odds were stacked against me, a point I tried to make as my wife and kids chuckled under the breaths.

I would strongly suspect that what you select not to enforce would be "tough to curb" as described regarding off-road vehicles above the hills, in primarily Nice and Lucerne.

LAKEPORT A Saturday hit-and-run left a 14-year-old Nice boy with minor injuries and led to the arrest of Upper Lake resident Cherry Keller, 52, on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

The sunny and seasonal weather of the past few days will give way to even more sun and even warmer days through the coming weekend.

OH, TO BE just 20! Nice for a woman, nice for a brewpub, too. The Marin Brewing Company will mark two decades in Marin on April 1 with $2 pints all day, discounted retails items and live music with Petty Theft, a Tom Petty tribute band, from 5 to 8 p.m. To help celebrate, longtime brewmaster Arne Johnson will create Anniversary Ale, Triple Dipsea ...

Let's see, we sell San Quentin for about $2 billion to some savvy developers. That moolah goes a long way to helping the California budget crisis, minus the money to build another facility to house the bad guys.

AARP stands unrivaled as a public voice for old folks. Yet so much of what they have to say about the current economic crisis, which has hit us geezers especially hard, is just godawful drivel.

Even though Spring is a week away, it is sure hard to tell from the beautiful weather that has graced the Bay Area this week.