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You want nice place, nice people? Try Grass Valley.

July 31, 2010

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Everyone is so nice here. Not goober-sweet, insulin-shock nice. Just friendly and open and, you know, nice. Visitors mingle and taste recently at the Sierra Starr Winery’s room in downtown Grass Valley. After two days of hitting this amiability everywhere – in the restaurants, the bookstores, the shops, the wine tasting rooms, the saloon at… [Read more…]

Fashion Sacramento: Just Sayin for July 31

July 31, 2010

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Sacramento, Sacramento Sacramento…. Pale legs, Ashy legs, Thick legs,   Teeny Tiny legs,   11 clubs on a Saturday night, and its tight black skirts, and or jeans…… Do they sell anyother color…..or is this a giant cult? Just sayin

Essence Magazine Controversy Over White Editor

July 30, 2010

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“I understand that this issue has struck an emotional chord with our audience,” said Burt-Murray, “however I selected Ellianna, who has been contributing to the magazine on a freelance basis for the last six months, because of her creativity, vision, the positive reader response to her work and her enthusiasm and respect for the audience… [Read more…]

How Do You Know It’s Summer on the Internet?

July 29, 2010

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Governors may not be falling, our children’s test scores may be (is?) plummeting, but it’s still a slow news day in some corners of the Web. Here are a few ways  you can tell. 1) A photo of sagging pants and a be-boxed derrière graces the cover of a major local tabloid. (The anti-pant-sagging advocate Larry Platt is likely… [Read more…]

Church calls for swear ban after gay sex rant

July 29, 2010

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The Church of Sweden is being asked to introduce football styled penalties for swearing, after a priest used foul language at last year’s meeting of the church’s governing body. Lag Sandahl, a priest and opponent of gay marriage, told gay marriage supporting priest Karin Långström Vinge: “So you think that when you fuck people you should do it up the ass.” Sandahl reportedly… [Read more…]

Arizona’s New Gun Law Makes it Easier to hold Mexicans (we mean Illegal Immigrants) by Gunpoint

July 28, 2010

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The hit’s keep coming out of what some are calling the new old south, Arizona.  Governor Jan Brewer has changed the states gun law. The law (“Senate Bill 1108“) one of four including the Immigration Law that takes effect this Thursday, removes the requirement that gun owners must be trained and licensed to carry a concealed weapon.… [Read more…]

The Worst Dress in the History of the World?

July 28, 2010

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That’s just what I want! What does it look like? Model Liana N’Diaye wears a creation by Ivory Coast designer Anderson D during Dakar Fashion Week, July 18, 2010. REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly

California isn’t ready to handle stoned drivers if Prop. 19 passes

July 26, 2010

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I’ve been called a prohibitionist a lot lately. It’s a phrase that marijuana users hurl like a rock at opponents of Proposition 19. Sorry, but the more I learn about the November initiative to legalize marijuana for recreational use in California, the more I believe statewide voters should reject it. It’s not a question of… [Read more…]

Who is stalking those ‘Pretty Little’ ladies?

July 25, 2010

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Despite heavy competition, ABC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars” has quickly established itself as the summer’s most addictive new show thanks to a mix of snappy dialogue, sassy characters and genuine intrigue. The big mystery of the season involves the identity of A — the person(s) threatening to reveal all of Aria, Spencer, Hanna and Emily’s… [Read more…]

Italian Church Says no Double Life

July 24, 2010

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ROME — The Italian church says gay priests must not lead a “double life,” expressing pain and anger over a magazine article and video purporting to show priests frequenting gay locales in Rome. A statement by the Roman Catholic Rome diocese on Friday said no one is forcing homosexual prelates to remain as priests. It… [Read more…]

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