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Nigeria: Group Worried Over Rise in Crime Wave (AllAfrica.com)
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), yesterday raised alarm over the increasing rise in crime wave around the country, saying it could undermine the current drive by the Federal Government to achieve the Vision 20-20 and the Millennium Development Goals by the year 2015 if not checked.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:18:34 GMT

Wildfire chases July 4th visitors from Big Sur (AP via Yahoo! News)
Independence Day is normally a booming time for tourism here, with visitors settling into cliffside vacation homes or trekking out to campgrounds nestled among the redwoods. But this year, the only out-of-towners in Big Sur are firefighters working around the clock to save the storied community from flames.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:41:39 GMT

Busch Ag employee earns barley honor (Sidney Herald-Leader)
Deborah Mayers-Rassier has helped develop the area’s barley industry a little more by becoming a certified barley grader. She is now the certified barley grader for Busch Agricultural Resources in Sidney.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:58:01 GMT

As fire nears Big Sur, residents and beasts flee (AP via Yahoo! News)
Piles of charred rubble smoldered near California's scenic coastal highway Thursday as a ferocious wildfire descended on the storied tourist town of Big Sur, destroying vacation homes and sending forest creatures running toward the sea for cover.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:43:45 GMT

The Best of (Jewish) Los Angeles 2008 (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)
We like to think of our Annual Guide to the Best of (Jewish) Los Angeles as kvetch-proof. Our writers and editors provide personal favorites that are so idiosyncratic and eclectic that it's hard to argue. ("No, that's not the best place to buy a $50 set of used Talmud, this is!")

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:07:18 GMT