Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Friday, Dec. 19, 2014
Press Democrat: Undocumented immigrants readyiing for CA driver's licenses starting in January
Press Democrat: Man tasered 20 times sues Sonoma County
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014
San Jose Mercury: California drought: Feds forecast good chance of wet conditions for next three months
The Guardian: The Colbert Report: the 10 best moments
Daily Beast: HBO to premiere mini-series about Robert Durst (remember him?)
Bloomberg News: Harvard research shows some autism caused by air pollution
The Oregonian: Oregon family mint farm's peppermint patties featured in Oprah, Real Simple magazines
LA Times: Heroin-related botulism on the rise in CA
Press Democrat: Bogus ad promotes seal hunt on Mendocino Coast
SF Chronicle: Yoga class in SF adds cannabis for relaxation
Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014
Seattle Times: Obama makes Alaska’s Bristol Bay permanently off-limits to drilling
The Independent: CBDs but no THC: KanaVape e-cigarette to go on sale in the UK
Press Democrat: California’s high court takes up appeal by environmental groups in North Coast rail case
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa’s plan to expand smoking restrictions riles e-cigarette users, pot smokers
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014
National Geographic: China’s Illegal Ivory Trade Escalating Out of Control
LA Times: L.A. to buy 7,000 body cameras for police force
International Business Times: Chanukah starts tonight! What you need to know
LA Times: Study supports notion e-cigs are "gateway" drug
Monday, Dec. 15, 2014
NY Times: China's lack of regulations: How about some toxic metals with that E-cig?
Daily Mail: China is planting a billion trees to stop Gobi Desert
Press Democrat: Emerald Cup attracts about 10,000 people
Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014
Redheaded Blackbelt: Unidentified Body Found on Beach Near Fort Bragg
Bellingham Herald: Conflict on the high seas over Alaskan halibut
NY Times: British Columbia's Powder Highway
LA Times: Editorial Want to help Mexican farmworkers? Tell stores to carry fair trade products
LA Times: Unintended Consequences: Prop. 47 may keep addicts from using drug court's treatment program
LA Times: Investigation: 100,000 children harvest food in Mexico for U.S. consumers
Press Democrat: Rents soar in Sonoma County
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014
ABC News: First Child's Death From Liquid Nicotine Reported as 'Vaping' Gains Popularity
Times-Standard: Humboldt State sees another record year for applications
NY Daily News: Portland, Ore., police arrest suspect in shooting outside of high school
Daily Beast: Running 15 Miles a Week Could Slash Alzheimer’s Risk
Daily Beast: Some Tribes to U.S. Government: Take Your Weed and Shove It
The Oregonian: Portland company looks to shake up fashion industry with menswear line for women
Friday, Dec. 12, 2014
Seattle Times: Will Pacific Crest Trail be the same after ‘Wild’?
SF Chronicle: Sale of Oregon craft brewery to Anheuser-Busch provokes backlash
Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014
Seattle Times: Seattle cracking down on pot-delivery services
The Oregonian: Study: 270,000 tons of plastic floating in oceans
The Oregonian: Oregon prison's 'Blue Room' project named to Time magazine's top 25 inventions of 2014
The Oregonian: Final vote tally in Oregon shows GMO labeling law failing by 800 votes
Press Democrat: Diver found off Sonoma Coast remains unidentified
Press Democrat: Fort Bragg council turns down state money for Main Street overhaul
Press Democrat: Noise, traffic at issue in dispute over Guy Fieri’s proposed W. Sonoma winery
Press Democrat: State approves $64 million to complete Willits bypass
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014
Daily Beast: Drug Smuggler Sues U.S. Over Dog Bite
SF Chronicle: 'Bay Area’s Titanic’: 1901 shipwreck near Golden Gate found
The Telegraph: Peru accuses Greenpeace activists of damaging millennia-old Nazca lines
Mother Jones: How Monsanto's Big Data Push Hurts Small Farms
Mother Jones: The Horrifying Reason Why Your Fruit Is Unblemished
NY Times: Houses the size of shopping malls? LA millionaires take on the billionaires