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Now is the time to think of about the state of health care in California. It will probably not be a year of action, but of education. This is as it should be. Many people do not understand health care issues, and we have all been subjected to years of propaganda by insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and politicians who have an immense financial stake in the status quo. For this reason they warn of the horrors we will experience if we deviate from the private monopolistic management of our health care resources. But let’s take a closer look at what is really going on.

My mind processed the phrase, sack of potatoes, and spurted out the east coast Native American by the name of Sacajawea. With sack of potatoes and Sacajawea on the tongue, my mouth vocalized sack of jaweas. It began as an item, a jawea, which you could put in a sack and have a sack of, a sack of jaweas. But what was to come, The Jawea Concept, would mark its presence known and leave the world changed.

Following are a series of emails regarding Dominic Torchia's complaint and email in which he stated, "It took me about one second to find an 'advertisement' for a local right wing radio station." His claim was that  mere mention of these local media outlets as a source for information constitutes "a violation of my civil rights.."

The following responses are from Donald Segerstrom, District Attorney for the County of Tuolumne and Jeanne Caughell, Court Executive Officer, Superior Court of California, County of Tuolumne

More local antics posted on YouTube.

This "fight video" was apparently shot on location somewhere in Tuolumne County. These kids are being egged on by somebody. Is the "Go get 'em Brian " the voice of a responsible adult? Maybe somebody needs to call Child Protective Services.



I’m Muggs, a 5 month old Border Collie/Shepherd Mix who is full of happiness and joy for life! I enjoy and savor every moment of it, and would love to find a family to share that feeling with. Do you feel like you are missing something in your life? It’s probably Me! Wish you laughed a little more and worried a little less? Me again! Need an excuse to exercise? Guess again- Me! My love and companionship is sure to bring light to your life. Come meet me and fall in love so together, we can be complete. Love, Muggs.

Sonora, Ca – Local resident Vern Tropner awoke last Monday to find his property, which borders Willow Springs Pond in Soulsbyville, crowded with almost a dozen flesh eating Zombies.

“Yeah, they just showed up one night. It was all I could to to keep from crapping my pants. I couldn't believe what I saw. Mostly they were eating brains, but some of them were actually fishing and swimming. The next thing I know is I'm outside, lopping off heads with my shovel. That stops them cold.”

      A special memorial, depicting over 4,000 names of the men and women killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will be in Sonora on June 19-21. It will be displayed in the open lot adjacent to the Sonora WalMart store on Sanguinetti Road.

For those of you who are regular readers of Sierrabear, we would like to thank all 3 of you for your continued inerest. Some of you may have noticed the infrequency of stories as of late. Frankly, the difficulty of publishinging a story a day has proven to be quite a burden for this busy writer. We really appreciate those of you who have stepped up to the plate and contributed to our humble experiment. Thank you. We look forward to your continuing submissions. If you haven't contributed yet, please feel free to do so. Just click on the 'contact us' menu item and send us your thoughts, fiction, essays, news, photos, or anything else with a local flavor. 

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