Day: July 7, 2015

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Police / Fire

Sheriff’s deputies work overtime on holiday weekend

Short-staffed department was busy, with 93 traffic stops, 20 citations and 101 calls for service. 41 people were booked into jail over the weekend.

Flier announcing the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band's Day of Prayer.

Amah Mutsun Tribal Band to hold event opposing Fr. Junipero Serra’s canonization

On Saturday, July 11, the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band will hold a Day of Prayer in San Juan Bautista opposing Serra's canonization.

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Business / Economy

COMMENTARY: Federal Budget II – where does the money come from?

You perceptions may not be reality - again

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COMMENTARY: Holy privatization, Batman!

Effort to make postal service private is a caper worth battling

Firemen clean up after fire.

Semi-truck blamed for four fires along Hwy. 156

One fire ignited fences behind San Juan Bautista homes, causing significant damage to one

Map of Myanmar. Courtesy of lonelyplanet.com

COMMENTARY: Speak Up for the Rohingya Before It’s Too Late

The Rohingya, a historically persecuted minority from Myanmar, are now threatened by signs of genocide.