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  1. C.A.R.E. Animal Hospital a Casualty in Legal Dispute Between OwnersRead the original story w/Photo

    42 min ago | Noozhawk

    ... about 60 of the clinic's employees out of work. The 24-hour specialty hospital was the only one of its kind between Ventura and Arroyo Grande. "It is our hope that a new facility will emerge from our wonderful staff and veterinary community, and ...

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  2. Man held on $1 million bail for Ventura standoffRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Ventura County Star Top Stories

    A judge on Tuesday refused to lower the $1 million bail for a Ventura man who was arrested early Saturday after he allegedly threatened to kill a neighbor with a shotgun and refused to surrender to police for 10 hours.

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  3. Program gives families a home for the holidaysRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Ventura County Star

    ... week and receiving food and holiday gifts as part of the sixth annual Home for the Holidays program sponsored by the Ventura County Human Services Agency, United Way and Courtyard by Marriott in Camarillo. "It's awesome and very, very overwhelming," ...

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    Related Topix: Camarillo, CA, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Ventura County, CA, Oxnard, CA

  4. 1 commentRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Ventura County Star

    ... week, the Auto Club reported. This is 4.8 cents less than in November but still $1.20 higher than a year ago. In Ventura County, the average price per gallon this week was $2.922, a half-cent less than last week. Many hotels in the region report ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Long Beach, CA, Ventura County, CA

  5. Your letters: healthcareRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Ventura County Star

    ... we all know the answers to these questions, but I thought I'd bring it to everyone's attention. - Brian Haueter, Ventura Feeling dumb, again Sometimes I feel really stupid. It started way back in the 1960s when many people objected to our goal of ...

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    Related Topix: Thousand Oaks, CA, US Politics, US News, Harry Reid, US Senate, Democrat, Medicare, Health, Westlake Village, CA, Opinion

  6. Your letters: December 23, 2009Read the original story

    4 hrs ago | Ventura County Star

    ... going forward, may all our actions and decisions (singly or collectively) embrace the Golden Rule! - Judith Beay, Ventura Lives changed We would like to express our gratitude to Jeffrey M. Rodnick, M.D., at the Cabrillo Radiation Oncology Center in ...

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    Related Topix: Oxnard, CA, Fillmore, CA, Oak View, CA, Opinion

  7. Ventura police issue warning about mountain lionRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Ventura County Star Top Stories

    Ventura police are asking the public to be cautious after a mountain lion was spotted at least three times over five days wandering the hillside area.

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  8. Residents Warned Of Mountain Lion In VenturaRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | KEYT - News - Local

    For a third time in less than a week, residents living near Arroyo Verde Park reported seeing a mountain lion. The latest sighting was reported Tuesday morning when residents say, they saw a big cat in the backyard of a home near Sherwood Drive...

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  9. Mtn. lion spotted several times in VenturaRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | KABC

    A mountain lion has been spotted in Ventura three times in less than a week. The first sighting was at Hilltop Drive near Foothill Road on December 17 shortly before 9:30 p.m. A witness reported seeing a mountain lion measuring about about 3 feet tall and 5 feet long running northbound across Foothill Rd.

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  10. Who shot Squeekers the cat?Read the original story

    9 hrs ago | Los Angeles Times

    The Ventura County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public'shelp in finding who shot Squeekers the cat in the leg with a lead pellet, causing the limb to be amputated.

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    Related Topix: Ventura County, CA, El Rio, CA, Oxnard, CA, Criminal Defense Law, Law

  11. First 5 creates $2.6 million loan fund for child-care, preschool programsRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Ventura County Star

    ... get into quality childcare and preschool programs - boosting the county's economy for the long term. First 5 Ventura County has created a $2.6 million loan fund to invest in increasing the number of spaces in childcare and preschool centers. The ...

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  12. CARE is ClosingRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Edhat

    ... you need emergency or specialty care for your pet: VMSG (Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group), 2199 Sperry Avenue, Ventura, CA 93003, Phone: (805) 339-2290. Exit Victoria Ave. exit, turn right on Valentine, then left on Sperry. VMSG is a bigger, ...

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  13. Artistic Touch: Artist uses creative inspiration to encourage othersRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Ventura County Star

    Lynne Farrow poses with one of the close to 30 banners she has made for her church, Eastminster Presbyterian, in Ventura.

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  14. Venturan prefers disasters, crises to sitting behind deskRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Ventura County Star

    ... With more than 25 years experience with the U.S. government, nongovernmental organizations and the United Nations, Ventura native Greg Gottlieb has made a career of improving disaster assistance as well as humanitarian and transition programs to ...

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    Related Topix: Tsunami, Asian Tsunami Disaster, Congo, Africa

  15. Program planned to help breast cancer patients, caregiversRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Ventura County Star

    What: The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura is seeking participants for a new program of support and education called "CAREing & COPEing." Beginning Jan.

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  16. Culture shock in NicaraguaRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Ventura County Star

    These are three of the children who lived at the city dump where Ventura-area teens who visited Managua, Nicaragua, performed community service work.

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    Related Topix: Nicaragua, World News, Central America, Managua, Nicaragua, Family, Kids, Ventura County, CA

  17. At 92, Venturan advises, 'Always, always be happy'Read the original story

    12 hrs ago | Ventura County Star

    ... At 92 years old - after beating two kinds of cancer and outliving her husband and daughter - Christine Smith of Ventura is a living example of how one can age gracefully. "I really don't know what my secret is," said the grandmother of four and ...

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  18. 80-year-old Ruthe Anderson is fit be an inspiration to othersRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Ventura County Star

    ... does my cardio kick and step classes; that is amazing." Born and raised in Nebraska City, Neb., Anderson lived in Ventura for four years before moving to the Conejo Valley in 1969. A dental assistant until her retirement in 1961, she and her ...

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  19. Use of food stamps in county up 50%Read the original story

    Monday | Ventura County Star

    The number of Ventura County residents drawing food stamps has grown by more than 50 percent over the past two years, with some of the highest rates of increase coming in the affluent communities of Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley.

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  20. Chico's to shut Pacific View storeRead the original story

    Monday | Ventura County Star

    ... tax revenue - a big part of the city's general fund - is where the city feels the hit, he said. The mall and the Ventura Auto Center are two of the city's largest sales tax generators. In the third quarter ending Oct. 31, Chico's opened five stores ...

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