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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 3 hours ago

• Robert Schultz resigns as attorney for San Simeon district 3 hours ago

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Sports

Offensive line paves Mission Prep's way into football division title game

They prod, cajole and annoy each other — bickering, arguing, joking.

• Secondary a primary reason for Mission Prep football team’s success

• Prep Roundup: SLO boys basketball team downs North Bakersfield in tourney

• College Roundup: Cal Poly swimmer Fierro breaks school record

• Cuesta women's basketball rolls into home opener undefeated

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Business

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

• Local Rabobank official to lead bank's Community Leadership Group

• Paso Robles upgraded to AAA bond rating by Standard & Poor’s

• Deal to boost global trade reached at WTO summit 6 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

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

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

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State

Macklemore, Lamar muscle into Grammy picture

Jay Z easily led Grammy Award nominations announced Friday with nine, but left-of-center rappers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Kendrick Lamar were among a group of new stars who took many of the major nominations. 7 minutes ago

• Apple guides shoppers inside stores with iBeacon 1 hour ago

• Banksy mural fetches $209K at California auction 1 hour ago

• North Korea deports US tourist and Korean War vet 2 hours ago

• Police shoot, hurt unarmed man in LA suburb 2 hours ago

Nation/World

Deal to boost global trade reached at WTO summit

A deal to boost global trade has been approved by the World Trade Organization's 159 member economies for the first time in nearly two decades, keeping alive the possibility that a broader agreement to create a level playing field for rich and poor... 6 minutes ago

• South Africa begins life without Nelson Mandela 6 minutes ago

• North Korea deports US tourist and Korean War vet 6 minutes ago

• Chinese firm paid US gov't intelligence adviser 6 minutes ago

• Biden praises North Korea's release of tourist 6 minutes ago

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