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Scenes of SLO County: December 2013

Snapshots of what's happening in San Luis Obispo County in December.

• Freezing temperatures damage some local crops

• High winds prompt one-week delay of Morro Bay Lighted Boat Parade

• County offers tips for holiday shoppers to avoid being overcharged

• Robert Schultz resigns as attorney for San Simeon district

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Sports

Mission Prep football team ready for title fight

Mission Prep’s football team has been to the dance before and left broken-hearted.

• Royals' offense continues to evolve

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• Prep Roundup: Morro Bay goes to 3-0 in girls basketball with tourney win

• College Roundup: Cuesta, Hancock to meet in title game of women's basketball tourney

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Business

• Heritage Oaks Bancorp to lay off 65 workers in Mission Community Bancorp purchase

• Gene therapy scores big wins against blood cancers 9 minutes ago

• China seeking to export apples to US 9 minutes ago

• Obama taps former top aide to work on health law 9 minutes ago

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Opinion

Two groups join forces on water use

We raise our glasses and toss a generous bouquet of grape clusters to PRAAGS and ProWater Equity , the two groups that have been working on a solution to the Paso Robles groundwater basin crisis.

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Entertainment

North County Chorus honors veterans in song

The group's Sunday concert, Lifting Our Voices in Tribute to Veterans, is a preview of next summer’s Freedom Tour, which will include stops in Boston, Philadelphia, Arlington, Va., and Washington, D.C.

• Cuesta production dives into the deep end of racial issues

• 'A Tuna Christmas' adds ha ha to ho ho ho

• SLO Little Theatre raises the curtain on holiday cheer

• 'Mary Poppins' is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

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Living

Make a big difference in Axel’s world — adopt him

Shelter volunteer Ellen Perryess shares this week’s San Luis Obispo Animal Services featured feline Axel’s story.

• Tour Paso Robles homes decorated for Christmas

• Enjoying the crisp days in December gardens

• Retired physician teaching about Alzheimer's � his own

• Officials turn attention to 'back-end' issues on healthcare.gov

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State

Snow, sleet, ice hit large swath of US

Millions hunkered down for icy conditions expected to last through the weekend from Texas to Ohio to Tennessee as a cold snap covered much of the nation, knocking out power and making roads treacherous Saturday. 9 minutes ago

• Vet Merrill Newman, 85, returns from North Korea 9 minutes ago

• I-5 over Tejon Pass closed due to snow, ice 29 minutes ago

• Banksy mural fetches $209K at California auction 34 minutes ago

• Ex-San Diego teacher gets 7 years for child porn 54 minutes ago

Nation/World

Mandela: icon, hero and flawed human

Force of nature. Father of all nations. A messiah of our times. 14 minutes ago

• China seeking to export apples to US 14 minutes ago

• Snow, sleet, ice hit large swath of US 14 minutes ago

• Ukraine opposition: no talks unless govt fired 14 minutes ago

• Biden praises North Korea's release of tourist 14 minutes ago

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