Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016
CBS Sacramento: Coyotes High On Mushrooms Possibly To Blame For Strange Incidents On Highway in Bolinas
CBS News: Former Wounded Warrior employees accuse charity of wasting millions
Ars Technica: Good News: FCC says it will “unlock the set-top box”
SF Chronicle: Jerry Brown backs new ballot measure to let inmates out of prison earlier
LA Times: Gov. Brown is mute as Coastal Commission Coup gains steam
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016
The Guardian: Nearly 300,000 civilian drones registered in US in 30 days
SF Chronicle: Can panhandlers beg wherever they want?
Monday, Jan. 25, 2016
Niagra-Gazette: Law enforcement officials deal with loss of forfeiture funds
NY Times: As Population Ages, Where Are the Geriatricians?
The Guardian: Zika virus likely to spread throughout the Americas, says WHO
LA Times: British explorer Henry Worsley dies after getting within 30 miles of finishing solo Antarctic trek
The Oregonian: Scenic Boardman Tree Farm will be cut, replaced with cows and potatoes
The Oregonian: Meet Oregon designer who won highest North America prize for furniture making (photos)
Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016
Al Jazeera America: California Cities and Counties Race to Pass Marijuana-Growing Bans
Daily Beast: Sister Kate: the Vegan, Pot-Loving Feminist Behind Etsy's Cannabidiol Shop
LA Times: How dark forces are chipping away at our beloved California coast
SF Chronicle: Magnitude-6.8 earthquake hits Alaska, jolting nerves
SF Chronicle: Fish and Game upheaval reveals shift in state wildlife policy
Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016
NY Times: Mining: A Canadian Threat to Alaskan Fishing
Ukiah Daily Journal: Growing market for vineyards in Mendocino County
The Oregonian: 3 indicted on money laundering and marijuana charges, including former Eugene fire captain
The Oregonian: Wary Oregon wants weaker pot edibles for recreational users
LA Times: Lawmakers want to put Gov. Jerry Brown's delta tunnels plan before voters
The Guardian: Woody Guthrie, 'Old Man Trump' and a real estate empire's racist foundations
Press Democrat: Grebes at Lake Berryessa show state’s highest levels of mercury contamination
Press Democrat: Food Trends 2016 at the Fancy Food Show
Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
The Oregonian: Marijuana use among Oregon adults higher than rest of country
Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016
The Guardian: Idaho: Paranoid men driving high with 20lb of marijuana call police on themselves
The Guardian: Bolivia's second-largest lake dries up and may be gone forever, lost to climate change
Del Norte Triplicate: Crescent City Council Votes Unanimously to Adopt Pot Ban
Los Angeles Times: California Has 'A shot Out of the Drought' If El Niño Rain Persists
Press Democrat: Hoverboard blamed for Santa Rosa fire that killed 2 dogs
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016
Press Democrat: Not Just Pot Grower Issue: New California water reporting rules worry Sonoma County grape growers
Nature: When chickens go wild: the feral birds of Kauai
Vanity Fair: The Dark Underside of the Show-Dog World
The Guardian: Norway's bad air blamed on old wood stoves
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016
Seattle Times: After Groom Gets Cold Feet, Bride Turns Reception Into Party for the Homeless
Del Norte Triplicate: Family of Slain Youth Angered After Charges Against Arrested Teen are Dropped
The Guardian: Hundreds of tiny spiders, lice and more crawling through US homes, study says
Monday, Jan. 18, 2016
CBS News: Chinese Economic Espionage Costs US 2 Million Jobs, Millions of Dollars
Daily Beast: How Much Coffee Is Too Much?
The Oregonian: Birders protest in Bend against refuge takeover
Press Democrat: After Kenwood drug bust, branch of Oklevueha Native American Church seeks court ruling on pot use
The Guardian: High cocaine doses 'can cause brain to eat itself'
New York Times: Video: SpaceX Rocket Landing Ends in Explosion
Los Angeles Times: Storms in Central and Northern California will have little effect on L.A. area
The Guardian: Home, sweet home: how to combat the ‘indoor pollution’ of scented candles
The Guardian: Ticks that carry Lyme Disease live in almost half of US counties
The Oregonian: The Oregonian has created a new strain of marijuana
LA Times: Editorial Los Angeles needs a new medical marijuana policy