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The Misfortune of Inheriting

Serious problems that should concern every American.

(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) - Lawrence Yetzer was standing in his front yard, yelling. The fifty-two year old Rialto man, who was blind and suffered from cerebral palsy, had just discovered his father lying unmoving on the front room floor.

Nobles and Headrick earn GNAC weekly awards

(Monmouth, Oregon) - Coming off a four-game sweep of Saint Martin's in which Western Oregon took over first place in the GNAC by 104 percentage points, Aaron Headrick and Cam Nobles have both been selected for conference player of the week honors.

Japan`s Biggest Problem...

Melted fuel in Units 1 through 3? That's all but confirmed.

(CARLSBAD, Calif.) - It's hard to say what Japan's biggest problem is right now.

No. 13 Bear Softball Edges No. 17 Ducks, 2-0

(Berkeley, California) - The No. 17 University of Oregon softball team (30-10, 2-6) was held scoreless by one of the nation’s top pitchers for the second straight day, and lost to No. 13 California (26-8, 4-4) by a 2-0 count at Levine-Fricke Field Saturday afternoon.

Reports of Elder Abuse Result in Restraining Orders... but Not How You`d Think....

The use of Restraining Orders to restrict family members from their ability to oversee the care of conservatees has become epidemic.

(LOS ANGELES) - In an unparalleled action in an ex parte hearing on the first of April, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Reva Goetz issued a Restraining Order against a local physician.

The Dirty Secret of Clean Tech

If you are investing in a company -- green or not -- because of promises, and not a record of earnings, you are doing the same thing.

(OCEANSIDE, Calif.) - If you are thinking about investing in Green energy stocks, don’t. Not if you need the money for retirement, or college, or anything besides impressing your friends with good intentions.

Because green energy companies are creating a lot more press than profits. And that will get worse before -- if ever -- it gets better.

Klech Second at Mt. SAC Relays Decathlon

(AZUSA, Calif) - David Klech used personal bests in the 100 meters and the shot put to stand in second place with 4,126 points after the first day of the Mt. SAC Relays Decathlon at Azusa Pacific’s Cougar Athletic Stadium.

Fine Art Photography Exhibit Unites the Peoples of Japan and California Across a Sea of Love

The black and white portraits are dramatic and contemporary, giving sustainability a hip and sophisticated "Vanity Fair Magazine" treatment.

(ENCINITAS, Calif.) - The "Harmonious Balance" show of fine art photography opens at Encinitas' E Street Cafe Wednesday, April 13, 7-10 pm.

Photographer, Film Maker, Environmental Activist, and Encinitas resident, Robert Lundahl's fine art photographs invoke feelings of connection and compassion in light of Japan's recent earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters.

Japan Tsunami Rubble Will Reach West Coast

West Coast residents have, for many years, found on their shores lost or discarded items originating in the Far East.

(STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) - AccuWeather.com reports some of the rubble swept out to sea by the devastating Japanese tsunami of March 11 will ultimately cross the Pacific Ocean to the West Coast of the U.S., an oceanographer has stated.

Oceanographer Curt Ebbesmeyer has said that it would take about three years before West Coast residents begin to see trash stemming from the tsunami aftermath.

Buy Cable TV, Get a Free Gun

Meanwhile GOP presidential contenders support a moral crusade to save America.

(APTOS, Calif.) - Guns in churches, schools and bars. Immigrants expelled to solve financial problems. Morality praised as the key national issue.

American politics are getting more bizarre and in some cases, borders on the nutty. Current politics include Republican legislatures in Texas, Arizona, Georgia and Minnesota fighting for their "rights" to reject energy efficiency light bulbs, while South Carolina will manufacture their own state's rights incandescent bulbs.