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From Dictionary.com: A high-level programming language, started by Larry Wall in 1987 and developed as an open source project (Practical Extraction and Report Language).From NetFlixPopUnder.com: Esparto native remembers Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Perl Harbor

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From the Woodland Record - Police Blotter:Teen stabbed at Cline Park late Thursday nightEstranged wife with loaded shotgun disarmed by off-duty investigator, retired captain

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CBS 13 reports:A set of remains found in Indiana earlier this year have been identified as a man reported missing from Woodland back 2006.An Indiana coroner identified the remains found behind a Fort Wayne appliance store as those of 47-year-old Raul Jaime Lara. Lara was reported missing from Woodland by his sister in September 2006.Read the full story here!See the California Department of

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From the KCRA News report "EPA: 'Super Fund' Sign's Not Legit:"Developer Posted Sign In Curtis Park Rail Yard SiteA sign that says "toxic super fund" was posted earlier this week [posted Nov. 25] at the south end of the Curtis Park Rail Yard site. However, the California Environmental Protection Agency said that notice is incorrect.Curtis Park resident Camilla Sahlberg said she sees the sign as a

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From the Woodland Record:Tonight the City of Woodland Planning Commission will be presented city staff's Redevelopment Agency Five Year Implementation Plan that is intended to prioritize strategies to spend redevelopment funds. Unless the commission can read between the lines of the draft report to City Council written by Redevelopment Manager Cynthia Shallit, citizens of Woodland will be

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From the Woodland Record:In an exercise of redundancy Tuesday evening, Woodland City Council parlayed their urgency moratorium of medical marijuana dispensaries into a mere stamp of approval on existing state and federal laws. In a unanimous decision (including one vote in absentia) council adopted an ordinance aimed at avoiding litigation pertaining to marijuana and prohibiting its sale without

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From the Woodland Record:It's been done before.The Alameda Theatre in Alameda. The Fortuna Theatre in Fortuna. The Noyo Theatre in Willits. The Angels Theatre in Angels Camp. The Orinda Theatre in Orinda. The Crest Theatre in Sacramento. The Del Mar Theatre in Santa Cruz. The Rafael Theatre in San Rafael. These historical theaters were recognized as unique assets to their cities, worthy of

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Item 13 on tonight's City Council meetingFrom the Woodland Record – Letter to the Editor:City Council Members:I want to share with you my perceptions, etc., on this topic as well as results of some recent and relevant research into profoundly interesting background affairs, including a recent and quite significant string of state appellate court opinions.Please include this correspondence/

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From the Woodland Record – Letter to the editor:The time has come for voters to say NO to the State of California and STOP the continued State pilfering of local revenues. We must put an end to the legislature’s irresponsible practice of raiding, seizing, diverting, borrowing, suspending, transferring, shifting or otherwise taking local taxpayer dollars. Robbing Peter to pay Paul never works! It’

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From UC Davis, Agriculture and Natural Resources:When we sit down to give thanks at the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, we should also be thanking the honey bee.“A substantial portion of the meal is pollinated by the honey bee,” said UC Davis Cooperative Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen.Read the press release at UCANR.org.

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From the Woodland Record:Aggie Liquor in Davis robbed by gun wielding pairUnnamed Davis business owner flees robber, then son is kidnapped for ATM heists

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From the public domain:TURKEY EXPORTS FROM YOLOR. Alge is shipping a big lot of turkeys to railroad construction crews today. M.C. Threlkeid of Sacramento who boards all these crews, as far north as Klamath Falls, and as far east as Summit, has a contract with Mr. Alge. All the men at work with these crews will have Thanksgiving turkey. The shipment of turkeys from Woodland for the Thanksgiving

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From City of Woodland, Police:On Wednesday, November 25, at approximately 10:08 pm, Woodland police were contacted by an employee at the Little Caesar's Pizza located at 1861 East Gibson Road. The caller said they had just been robbed at gunpoint.Though the store had already closed for the evening and the front doors were locked, the suspect was able to enter the store through an unlocked back

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From City of Woodland, Police:On November 24 at approximately 10:22 pm, Woodland police officers were dispatched to 454 North East Street, the Woodland Gas Plaza, for an armed robbery that had occurred five minutes prior. The suspect entered the store wielding a large handgun and walked up to the clerk demanding money. The clerk gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of money and then the suspect

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From Yolo County, District Attorney:No criminal charges will be filed against Yolo County Sheriff’s deputies Hernan Oviedo, Hector Bautista and Dale Johnson, who were involved in the April 30, 2009, fatal shooting of Luis Gutierrez Navarro (26) in Woodland, California. A 37 page District Attorney report report outlining the reasons for the determination and a supporting letter from the California

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Here is the new theme for the Woodland Chamber of Commerce parade:According to the Chamber Web page, they are celebrating the 45 year anniversary of the Woodland Holiday Parade? I thought it was always the Woodland Christmas Parade? I guess they should say this is the first annual Holiday Parade, then.

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By David Greenwald at The People's Vanguard of Davis:The parents of Ricardo Abrahams have settled a portion of their law suit, the portion that sued the city of Woodland and four police officers for the tasering incident on May 28, 2008 where Mr. Abrahams eventually died not from the Taser strikes but rather from positional asphyxia--being improperly handcuffed in a prone position. The coroner

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Sent by Alisa Okelo-Odongo of PG&E at 12:02 pm today:We were just alerted to the situation below. The odor has not hit the Sacramento Region as of yet, and we anticipate it should hit this afternoon. The media will be alerted as well to help communicate the message to residents:PG&E has determined that natural gas imported into our system was over odorized and is currently in our pipelines,

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From City of Davis - Police:An investigation into narcotic sales by a parolee led Officers from the Yolo Narcotics Enforcement Team (YONET) to an apartment on Alvarado Avenue in Davis where a search warrant revealed a methamphetamine lab. On November 18 at approximately 6 pm, officers from the Davis Police Department, YONET, Woodland PD Gang Task Force, Yolo County Gang Task Force and the

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As part of the annual downtown Christmas tree lighting festivities, luminaries are provided by the Historic Woodland Downtown Business Association. Anyone wanting to help with the preparation of the luminaries are asked to meet at Hamilton Insurance, 1100 Main Street, #130 on Tuesday, December 1 at 5:30 (or 6 or 6:30 – "whatever works best for everyone who wants to help!").

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From James Barrera – Trick Roper, Whip Master, California Folklore Storyteller:I recently hosted a "Cowboy Coffee" for, Carina, the winner of a tea party raffle for the Stroll Through History. I got to show off my trick roping routines, some whip cracking, some storytelling. It didn't hurt my feelings that the group was made of up of an attractive, spirited and beautiful cast of young ladies.

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From City of Woodland, Police:On Wednesday, November 18,at approximately 11:51 pm, police received a call from the mother of a 15 year-old juvenile, who was reportedly intoxicated, out of control, and vandalizing their Eaton Court residence.A second caller told police that the suspect, whose name is being withheld due to his age, was now breaking windows at the residence. According to the mother,

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"Anonymous is as anonymous does." By Anonymous.In today's mail at the Woodland Record, I received an anonymous letter. It was securely "scotch-taped," even the cut-out address "label" had a double-dose of the sticky stuff. Obviously, some secret was inside.Enclosed was a pink "Fax Cover Page" that was not signed. It was sent anonymously to me, and I assume sent anonymously to the others listed on

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Charlie Batey (of Little Charlie & the Nightcats fame) is returning to the Capital Saloon to play with the Adam Hancock Trio this Thursday from 6 to 8 pm. Apparently, he had such a good time and was so warmly received by a good crowd last month he is coming back. So if you want to hear really good jazz, help build a music scene downtown, and to support the Capital Saloon (which is committed to

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From the Sacramento Bee:A secluded grove near Woodland is the place to be this weekend for fans of terriers and dachshunds – small, scrappy, independent dogs bred to hunt vermin underground.Read more at SacBee.com.

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