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TODAY'S TOP STORY

Local rancher goes public with quest to sell medical marijuana

Friday, November 06, 2009

By Scott Thomas Anderson

Confusion about the present. Uncertainty about the future.

Some of Amador's top officials found themselves trying to navigate a swamp of mixed messages and legal questions on Tuesday as a member of one of the biggest land-owning families in the county asked them to lift a ban on growing and sellin...
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Rancher Robert Allen appears before the board of supervisors on Nov. 3 to express his wish to sell medicinal marijuana.

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SPI tears out tracks without consulting proper agencies 11/6/2009 By Roger Phelps Sierra Pacific Industries could be found to have violated federal permit conditions in its September tear-up of historic railroad tracks in Martell. ... FULL STORY...		Strange episodes cap Halloween weekend on local roads 11/6/2009 By Scott Thomas Anderson - By Bill Lavallie Law enforcement had its hands full after a disappearing act on the eve of Halloween. At 1:55 p.m. on Oct. 30, Jackson Police Chief Scott Morrison wa... FULL STORY...

NEWS HEADLINES Former Mule Creek State Prison guard sentenced for sex crimes Return of the Veterans Parade in Jackson Jackson Elks to offer free meal to military personnel Portrait sessions to benefit Khylee Monson DUI-related collisions, arrests pile up in Amador County MORE NEWS...		OPINION A valuable lesson 11/5/2009 - Al Bierce, Sutter Creek The recent sewer spillage in Sutter Creek, highlighted in the Ledger Dispatch on October 30, addresses an infrastructure problem that has been looming... FULL STORY... MORE OPINION...

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Both Amador High School Varsity cross country teams win second in MLL finals 11/6/2009 By Press release The Mother Lode League cross country finals were held Oct. 28 at the hilly Calaveras High School home course in Valley Springs. The varsity girls an... FULL STORY...		Argonaut varsity flattens Bullfrogs 45-0 11/6/2009 By Manny Robles Mustangs, now at 2-1, head for Calaveras FULL STORY...

Sophomore Ricky Van Dyke's historic cross country win 11/6/2009 By Nolan Davis People say quality over quantity, and Argonaut High School can prove it. Despite only having 11 members on their team and 10 of them sophomores or fr... FULL STORY...		SPORTS HEADLINES Pam Stroude wins West Coast Gold Argonaut Junior Mustangs to play in two Super Bowls 'Stangs stunned, Buffs stung on gridiron Three Junior Mustang teams set sights on Super Bowls Amador — Argonaut soccer ends in a tie MORE SPORTS...

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Project Thanks! assists local families in need during Thanksgiving 11/6/2009 By Stephanie Minasian With the economic situation in Amador County in an unfavorable state, many local families are in need of extra assistance for Thanksgiving this year. ... FULL STORY...		Art to be shown at Coming Attractions in Sutter Creek 11/5/2009 By Press release Artist Annie Hughes has visited some of the world's most exotic and faraway lands seeking meaning for her life and vision for her work. Yet the inspir... FULL STORY...

Your Weekend for November 6-8 11/3/2009 1. Buffet Breakfast and Bake Sale The 15th annual Buffet Breakfast and Bake Sale will be held Sunday from 8 a.m. to noon at the community cent... FULL STORY...		LIFESTYLES HEADLINES Fiddletown hosts breakfast to support schoolhouse restoration Local welder saves a cancer patient's inspiration Your Weekend for Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Ione Fire Department celebrates grand opening of fire station No. 162 with ribbon-cutting ceremony Locals remember musical event that rocked Amador County in 1969 MORE LIFESTYLES...