Day: October 15, 2016

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Business / Economy

COMMENTARY: Business Council supports Measure W sales tax extension

Leading business and community advocacy group encourages community to buy, think and act locally by voting Yes on W

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Government / Politics

San Juan Bautista Make a Difference Day Oct. 22

Volunteers on national day of service will work to beautify various parts of the city

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Agriculture

Marich Chocolates practices fair trade to help cocoa farmers

Hollister candy manufacturer joins FairTrade movement to help farmers in Central America and West Africa

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Government / Politics

COMMENTARY: High school teachers’ association endorses Nehme and Corrigan

Association says the school board "is in desperate need of some focus and leadership"

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Arsenic, other toxins being buried at site for 241 new homes near Hwy. 25 bypass

Decades of contaminated soil at the former Cerrato orchard near Hillcrest and the Hwy. 25 bypass is being buried in 30-foot deep trenches on the site where 241 homes will be built