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Category Archives: Seniors
Breakfast Blend: Cries of Pain from Calif Scientists as Mars Projects Take Hit in NASA Budget Draft
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. NASA, Rep. Schiff in war of words over Mars exploration (Pasadena Star-News) Obama … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: K-Pop Comes of Age in US with "Late Show" Appearance for Girls' Generation
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. K-Pop Sensation Girls' Generation Plays 'Late Show With David Letterman' (Wall Street Journal) … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: How Retailers Game Amazon Customers with Fake, Paid-For Reviews
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. For $2 a Star, a Retailer Gets 5-Star Reviews (New York Times) New … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: At Last - Memorial for Etta James Set for Inglewood Friday
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. RIVERSIDE: Etta James' memorial set for Inglewood Friday (Riverside Press Enterprise) Cap on … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: Average Silicon Valley Tech Salary Tops $100,000
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. Average Silicon Valley Tech Salary Passes $100,000 (Wall Street Journal) Officers justified in … Continue reading
Adult Day Health Care Centers to Stay Open Following Settlement
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LOS ANGELES (AP) State health officials say adult day health care centers across California will stay open following the settlement of a federal court lawsuit brought by disability and senior advocates. Department of Health Care Services spokesman Norman Williams said … Continue reading
