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Former Clovis mayor Nathan Magsig is looking to the future after losing the election June 3 for the District 5 seat on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors.

Nathan Magsig and Debbie Poochigian are trying to show voters they have some very obvious differences.

Have high gas prices kept you from planning a fun Memorial Day weekend? You're not the only one.

Three men found dead Saturday night in an abandoned Gold Rush-era gold mine in O'Neals died of carbon monoxide poisoning as suspected, a spokeswoman for the Madera County Sheriff's Department said this morning.

Three men hoping to reopen an abandoned Gold Rush-era gold mine in O'Neals were discovered dead Satruday inside the mine, possibly victims of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. , a bio-therapeutics company dedicated to the commercialization of non-personalized cell therapy products for a variety of degenerative, ischemic and autoimmune indications, ... via Business Wire

“I just want to be closer to the food I eat”

Grass-fed steak is juicy, but still leaner than your typical beef. Its flavor can be more, well, beefy. via ScrippsNews

“They just want to know where their beef comes from.”

For folks who'd never tried grass-fed steak, Saturday's lunch at the Vineyard Restaurant & Bar in Madera may have been an unfamiliar experience. via Fresno Bee

“Many components of the climate system are now changing at rates and in patterns that are not natural ”

Reader Feedback - Currently No comments posted. Comments The planet's climate is clearly out of balance and is warming, the American Geophysical Union announced Thursday. via Daily Pilot - Newport Beach & Costa Mesa

“We have to make it convenient for people to give or they won't give”

By Gabriel Alexander / Independent Staff Writer Published 01/25/08 00:00:00 Hundreds of boot-wearing, horse-savvy cowgirls congregated in Clovis Jan. via Clovis Independent

With snow falling, chains were being required today on Highway 168 in both directions from the bottom of the four-lane area to Huntington Lake, near Prather, California Highway Patrol officer Jason Bettini ... via Fresno Bee

A multicultural extravaganza featuring more than 45 performing groups is the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors' gift to the community from 3 to 9 p.m. Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale 243-ALEX ... via Pasadena Weekly

“It's quiet around here. You never hear anything like you know we just heard the helicopters and the sirens”

Detective Kent Haws is a 10 year veteran of the Sheriff's Department. He was shot just north of Ivanhoe, at Avenue 344 and road 156. via ABC30.com

The big brunt of the storm has moved out of Southern California. It went through more quickly than expected, so we slipped by with a lot less rain than forecasters predicted. via KPCC-FM Pasadena

Turlock-area dairyman Andy Zylstra is one of five finalists for the 2007 Leopold Conservation Award, which recognizes efforts by California farmers and ranchers to protect the environment. via The Modesto Bee

“These finalists, and the many other exceptional candidates, prove that California landowners' long-standing ethic of conservation continues to flourish”

Recognizing the significant contributions of leading California farmers and ranchers to environmental stewardship, Sand County Foundation, California Farm Bureau Federation and Sustainable Conservation announce ... via Ag Alert

“The Board of Directors believes that based upon past experience a stock repurchase program will continue to be an effective use of excess capital and should create additional shareholder value”

The Company may repurchase up to approximately $1,000,000 of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock under the program for a period beginning November 21, 2007 and ending May 21, 2008. via PR-inside.com

“But I don't understand why women would wait if they don't have to.”

California women increasingly are delaying having children, with the trend tripling among women from 40 to 44, according to a study released Thursday. via Inside Bay Area

“There were no direct eyewitnesses to the fire.”

Four years ago this weekend, witnesses saw a man flipping lighted matches from the window of a van -- setting off the Old fire, which eventually killed four people and burned more than 200 homes in San ... via Los Angeles Times

“We've seen all kinds of animals run from fires”

NATURAL PERSPECTIVES: Cautious optimism wins against fires By Vic Leipzig and Lou Murray Reader Feedback - Currently Comments As we write, the Santiago fire is burning into week two. via Huntington Beach Independent