Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Washington Post: An iceberg the size of Delaware is about to break off Antarctica
Press Democrat: Mudslide-prone subdivision costs Lake County $4.5 million
Press Democrat: 1st Sonoma County marijuana business permit applications filed
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Washington Post: Amish farmers square off against Big Organic in milk battle
LA Times: Lots of 'craft' beer is brewed by multinationals — here's how to spot the independents
SF Chronicle: Cannabis could soon be attraction at California county fairs
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Press Democrat: Lake County traffic stop leads to discovery of $250K of crystal meth
The Guardian: Trump's alarming environmental rollback: what's been scrapped so far
Northern Nevada Business Weekly: Cannabis vs. marijuana: WHAT IT MEANS TO THE INDUSTRY
Seattle Times: At Elwha River, forests, fish and flowers where there were dams and lakes
Huffington Post: In World First, MDMA Will Be Used To Treat Alcohol Addiction In Clinical Trial
Washington Post: The aroma of marijuana wafts over Washington. Everywhere, all the time.
NY Times: Call From California: President Trump, Where Are You?
The Oregonian: U.S. Forest Service proposes plan to limit hikers in Oregon
LA Times: Californians are recycling bottles less and less. Here's what's going on
SF Chronicle: California hate crimes up; blacks, Jews, gay men targets
Monday, July 3, 2017
The Guardian: The man who went on a hike – and never stopped walking
The Oregonian: Harsh winter took heavy toll on wildlife in Oregon, western U.S.
The Oregonian: 'Go back to California!' graffiti stuns new arrivals, highlights old tensions in Portland
Press Democrat: Dying trees pose dry season danger along power lines
SF Chronicle: Neutered California tax board forces quick transition
Sunday, July 2, 2017
Washington Post: Therapy animals are everywhere. Proof that they help is not.
LA Times: CA Bucket List: Drive the Avenue of the Giants and disappear into a redwood forest
The Guardian: In Seattle US old-timers rediscover the high life on cannabis tours
Press Democrat: Sonoma County opens its doors for cannabis business applications July 5
Press Democrat: Card skimmers at the gas pump an alarming crime on the rise
NY Times: $45 Billion to Fight Opioid Abuse? That’s Much Too Little, Experts Say
NY Times: E.P.A. Chief Voids Obama-Era Rules in Blazing Start
San Jose Mercury: Big Sur’s lonely redwoods are key to saving the species threatened by climate change
Saturday, July 1, 2017
LA Times: California's beaches belong to the public — not to the one percent
Friday, June 30, 2017
Ukiah Daily Journal: Marijuana deal gone wrong in Ukiah leads to arrest of four
Press Democrat: Sonoma County to accept cannabis applications July 5
Press Democrat: Hopland is undergoing a renaissance
Thursday, June 29, 2017
The Atlantic: The Bespoke High Is the Future of Marijuana
Pacific Standard: WHY POVERTY IS SKYROCKETING IN THE SUBURBS
Las Vegas Sun: ‘Amsterdam on steroids’: Las Vegas dispensaries brace for Saturday start of recreational sales
CBS: Plan To Install 50,000 Cell Towers In California Faces Opposition
San Jose Mercury: California may adopt bigger incentives for electric cars
SF Chronicle: Why we're seeing some of the best whale watching in history
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Washington Post: Strange ‘sea pickles’ keep washing ashore in the Pacific Northwest — and scientists are baffled
Sacramento Observer: Top Cannabis Organizations Declare War with Los Angeles City Council
Leafly: California Bill Would Ban Cannabis-Branded Hats, T-Shirts, Other Merchandise
The Guardian: A million bottles a minute: world's plastic binge 'as dangerous as climate change'
The Oregonian: 'Everything Sucks' in an Oregon high school in new '90s-set Netflix series
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
NPR: The Empire State Building Synced Its Lights To The Grateful Dead's 'Touch Of Grey'
Washington Post: Massive cyberattack hits Europe with widespread ransom demands
SF Chronicle: 28 earthquakes strike near Truckee, the largest a 3.9 magnitude tremor
Monday, June 26, 2017
Washington Post: Justices side with religious institutions in a major church-state decision
The Guardian: As Trump moves to privatize America's national parks, visitor costs may rise