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Florida governor signs budget, but vetoes college tuition hike
By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the largest budget in his state's history on Monday while vetoing a college tuition increase and axing $368 million in projects he said did not meet his Republican criteria of job creation, education improvement and holding down the cost of government. Scott, who had a tough time selling some of his economic priorities ...
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Pigs take aim at problem plants
For land conservationists, pigs can be real swine.
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Maker Faire CEO: Rockets and robots instead of pigs and pies (podcast)
Since 2006, San Francisco Bay Area maker movement aficionados have been making an annual pilgrimage to the San Mateo Event Center (the county fair grounds), to attend the Maker Faire . Self-described as "part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new," the Faire attracts a broad … Originally posted at For the Record Podcast
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Bay View pickled foods have tickled consumers for 90 years
For five generations, Reinhard Liebner's family has owned Bay View Packing and has manufactured a large portion of the pickled offerings found in watering holes - and grocery stores, liquor stores, convenience stores and bait shops - across the state.
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Will China's Bird Flu Put Inflation Hawks at Bay?
An outbreak of bird flu in China and recent images of dead pigs floating in rivers have hit demand for chicken and pork, two major food sources, and that's likely to curb inflation in the months ahead, analysts say.
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Coastsider honored for public service
One of Half Moon Bay’s most notable community volunteers is being recognized for his service.
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Mercado: Letter to his honor
WE VOTED for you Monday as the “lesser evil.” Thus, congratulations still stick in our craw. Sorry. One hosanna less shouldn’t matter when cheers hem you in. “Victory has a thousand fathers,” John Kennedy noted after the Bay of Pigs fiasco. “But defeat is an orphan.” Rep. Tomas Osmeña reels from the trouncing you gave.
Sun Star -
Highway 1 trail stretches up city’s backbone
Inch by inch, construction crews are extending the Highway 1 pedestrian trail through Half Moon Bay with plans to complete a new northern stretch this summer.
Half Moon Bay Review -
A Farrow of Piglets
Is there a drove of pigs in your story? Do you have room for a farrow of piglets? Or maybe your story has been invaded by a sounder of wild boars.
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This day in history - May 17
In 1961, Cuban leader Fidel Castro offered to release prisoners captured in the Bay of Pigs invasion in exchange for 500 bulldozers.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette -
How much testing is too much?
In many schools around the country, once the state testing period ends, teachers and students slow down their pace and relax. The homework often ends, and the curriculum — having already been tested — segues into a combination of review and a look ahead to the next year's expectations.
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Microphones measure HMB noise
What is the loudest thing in Half Moon Bay? The rush of the highways? The blare of a tsunami siren?
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Pharmacist, Denis Higgins is missed by many
MACKAY pharmacist Denis Higgins’ love for water sports had its origins at the family beach house at Cooee Bay in Yeppoon.
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Editorial: Who needs mega-farms?
The plan for a "mega-farm" of 25,000 pigs in Derbyshire should make us uneasy. As should the proposals for a 1,000-cow dairy factory in Wales and for a 15,000-ton-a-year salmon farm in Galway Bay off Ireland, on which we also report today.
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Ensembles take to streets
Music wafted through the air on a sunny Saturday afternoon last weekend on the Coastside. It was not the driving pulse of rock and roll from local clubs, but soft blends of wind and string instruments
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Officials identify South Coast body
The San Mateo County Coroner's Office has identified a dead body discovered Thursday north of Pescadero as 41-year-old Michael Balestreri of Dublin.
Half Moon Bay Review -
Utility begins underwater repairs
Motorists passing by Crystal Springs Reservoir on Highway 92 last week may have wondered about a floating barge and towering crane anchored by the shore.
Half Moon Bay Review -
Principal hired at Hatch
A new principal, one with extensive experience running Spanish Immersion programs, will be taking the helm at Hatch Elementary School.
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The Rescue Round-Up
Amos is a 3-year-old, 15.2 hand bay standardbred gelding who is very sweet and friendly. Always first to welcome visitors and easy to work with, Amos is well-suited for an intermediate trail/pleasure rider. He was in harness training, but never raced.
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Bring Your Own Cocktail bar is hidden behind a secret doorway of a healthy juice bar in Covent Garden - guests can bring the spirit of their choise and have a mixologist create bespoke cocktails with fruit, vegetables and mixers.
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