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Many soldiers returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq are coming home with traumatic brain injuries.

Salmon spawning in the US Northwest - a weakened phenomenon. 19 views 2 Recommendations 5 comments Salmon spawning in the US Northwest - a weakened phenomenon in the Sacramento River these days due to a recent stocks collapse there.

Well, it could have been worse. After another depressing round of lousy unemployment statistics, and local elections in which most of those bothering to show up voted their fears, not their dreams, the Obama administration scored a badly needed victory as the health care reform bill passed its first major hurdle.

The infrastructure at Fort Ord is about to get a face lift, compliments of the federal government.

Congressman Sam Farr today introduced legislation to create a separate funding source for the Big Sur portion of the Los Padres National Forest and add portions of five local rivers to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

City leaders on Tuesday will consider supporting federal legislation that would ease citizenship requirements for exemplary teens living in the United States illegally.

It's 8pm on Election Night, and some 75 party-goers at Hola!, a Mexican restaurant in the Carmel Barnyard, nosh greasy appetizers and sip neon margaritas.

Politics are Crippling California's Serv... In addition to being a lifeline for needy disabled Californians, the state Department of Social Services' In-Home Supportive Services program is a cash cow for Democrats.

Last week, the Justice Department announced it would no longer prosecute medical marijuana users who abide by state laws.

Think of Salinas' gang crisis as a loaded 9-millimeter handgun. A week rarely goes by without a young gang member squeezing the trigger, taking aim at another kid.

Bob Egelko: Feds vs. state pot war down the road? Now that the Obama administration says it won't arrest medical marijuana patients and suppliers who are following their own state laws, a Northern California congressman wants the same leeway for those who are already being prosecuted.

Raw sewage contains disease pathogens and toxins, impairs the respiratory functions in water life, and causes algae blooms.

New legislation expected to be introduced this week would give federal medical marijuana defendants greater leverage in federal court by allowing attorneys to present evidence of medical use and compliance with local and state laws, a move prohibited under current law.

Rep. Sam Farr wants to make sure President Barack Obama's decision to keep federal drug agents from harassing medical marijuana users is a lasting one.

Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, is renewing his push for salad bars in schools through legislation that would require more fruits and vegetables on campus menus.

The Herald's reporting on the Town of Carmel Valley's finances omitted almost all the relevant information.

On Saturday, Clean Ocean Action is holding its annual beach clean-up in New Jersey.

As much as I love the rugged splendor of the Pinnacles National Monument, I had some qualms when I first heard that South Valley Congressman Sam Farr wants to reclassify the wilderness area as a "national park." But after pondering Farr's idea, I believe his name change notion might be just what America needs to preserve its federally-managed ...

The United Fresh Produce Association applauds the Institute of Medicinea s School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children Report released today.

All 19 of the state's House Republicans oppose a public option, with most indicating there are no circumstances under which they would vote in favor of a bill that included one, according to the survey by California News Service, a project of the University of California's Washington Center and the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.