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County moves forward on ordinance to legalize fireworks
in rural towns
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Merced College names of graduates
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| MAYORAL
RACE
Franco wants new energy at City Hall
By
Jonathan
Whitaker
May 23, 2013
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When
Josh Franco stood up last week at a forum sponsored
by the local Tea Party group, he knew he would be
facing a challenging crowd.
It was also his very first public appearance speaking
out at an event as a candidate for mayor.
The 27-year-old UC Merced graduate student, start-up
entrepreneur, and former policy adviser to Congressman
John Garamendi was questioned about his time spent
in this community outside academia, his real life
experience, and his views on government inefficiency
and privatization in the public sector.
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bang for your bucks in new era of County Fair
By
John Derby
May
23, 2013
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If
the state had cut $168,000 from your budget, one would
think the Merced County Fair manager would be so depressed,
he would be crying in his soup.
This is not the case of Tom Musser who took the loss
in stride, and with the help of staff and the Board
of Directors, has planned another great Fair from
June 12 to June 16.
“We
lost 100 percent of the funding we used to receive
from the State of California,” said Musser,
“and now we have to make that up with ticket
sales and sponsorships. “
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What
are we going to do with these graduates?
By
John Derby
May
23, 2013
In
our college and university alone, there will be almost 2,000
graduates. These people have completed their course of study,
receiving passing grades, and deserve a job in their desired
field. Many owe a lot of money which they have borrowed
to complete their course of study.
Unfortunately, there are very few jobs available, and of
the few jobs available, top priority will be given to veterans
returning from battle.
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