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By Michelle Quinn, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 7--Tom Perkins has millions in the bank, laurels to rest on, a racy novel under his belt and a project that has absorbed his attentions -- a mega-yacht he has built to sail the world.
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By The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Sep. 24--LOWER ARKANSAS Valley Water Conservancy District officials are on the right track, demonstrating leadership and independence in their quest to protect the region's rural water supplies from being lost to the urban Front Range.
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By Lisa Heyamoto, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 13--To stand on the corner of Emerald Vista and Feickert drives in Elk Grove and look up is to see a sight straight out of a nature show.
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PHOENIX - The Storm must be wondering what more can happen to them. For the second time this week, an unavoidable life predicament has challenged their strength.
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By Will Bigham, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif.  Feb. 23--Until recently, the Pomona Valley Protective Association kept a  very low profile.
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A multi-million pound scheme to attract tourists and jobs to the Heads of the Valleys is announced.
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By Beth Velliquette, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C.  Jun.
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Playing with the idea that "stifling" is a relative term, Washington-area residents may find a measure of relief in the news that California's Death Valley set a record a few days ago -- 126 degrees.
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By Lee Tolliver, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 10--Wes Laine is hoping the surf gods look favorably on him.   Laine is in California for the Quiksilver Surf Shop Challenge Championships.   Competition begins Monday.
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High winds add to problems from the initial impact, which cut power to thousands across the South Bay. By Doug Irving. Punishing bands of rain and wind raked across Southern California early Tuesday, swamping
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By DANA BARTHOLOMEW\\ Staff Writer  Blame the freeze. Blame the record dry spell. Whatever the cause, hills covered with tinder-dry brush could easily go up in smoke unless they see some rain -- soon.
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When 11th-ranked Holliston faces a young Medfield team that has improved rapidly from week to week, the stakes will be even higher than usual in today's Tri-Valley League meeting.
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By The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 12--The University of California at Merced wants to go green, and in the process can set a good example for all of us in the Valley.
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By Melanie Cleveland, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec.
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Wheeling-Pitt says this move will held keep jobs in the Valley for a long time, and they say the entire Valley should benefit from the company&#39;s latest move.
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By Alex Breitler, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Feb. 27--STOCKTON -- A proposed Mokelumne River savings account is generating plenty of interest.
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The California coastline was expected to receive its first rain in over a week on Tuesday. The storm should also bring some snow to the Cascades and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges.