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Teen Girl Dies At Sleepover After Sipping Spiked Soda

AP | TERRY COLLINS | Posted 09.10.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — Alcohol was a likely factor in the death of a 14-year-old Northern California girl after she and three friends apparently drank ...

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California Bishop Embroiled In Sex Abuse Scandal Resigns

AP | ROBIN HINDERY | Posted 08.30.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — A Catholic bishop in Northern California whose diocese has recently been embroiled in priest sex abuse cases resigned Thursday f...

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Sonoma County Is Like Its Wines: Big, Beautiful and oh-so Affordable

Jennifer Ceaser | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jennifer Ceaser

At 1,600 square miles, Sonoma County is twice the area of Napa, and is made up of 12 regions that vary greatly in terms of terrain, climate and grape varietals.

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Jane Spahr Charged By Church: Presbyterian Minister Performed Gay Weddings, Church Says

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SANTA ROSA, Calif. — A retired Presbyterian minister in Northern California is again facing charges she violated church law when she officiated ...

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Nicaragua Ten Years After Hurricane Mitch

Richard Walden | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Walden

It's important to understand that the immediacy of a disaster response can also be followed by a long term recovery period that leaves those affected by Mother Nature better off than they were before.

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