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Quota International of Atascadero recently participated in the annual Trivia Brain Challenge at the Paso Robles Senior Center. The club donated $1,700 to the facility, which offers services and programs that improve physical and mental health and intellectual and social well-being of seniors.

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After two years of planning and coordination, FM 97.3 The Rock is set to launch March 29. The Federal Communications Commission licensed the new radio station in February to the city of Morro Bay.

Licensing of new Morro Bay radio station complete

After two years of planning and coordination, FM 97.3 The Rock is set to launch March 29. The Federal Communications Commission licensed the new radio station in February to the city of Morro Bay.

Sports

Oregon State's Jamie Weisner (15) pumps her fist after scoring as Southern California's Ariya Crook trails in the first half of the Pac-12 NCAA college championship basketball game Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Seattle.

USC rallies past Oregon St 71-62 for Pac-12 title

When Cassie Harberts took a second to reflect, she remembered watching the NCAA tournament selection show and waiting for Southern California to appear on the screen. It was always a disappointing experience.

Business

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, file photo, trader Gregory Rowe, center, works at the post of specialist Joseph Mastrolia, left, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The mood in financial markets steadied Monday, March 10, 2014, despite earlier big losses in Asia following disappointing Chinese and Japanese economic data.

Stocks end slightly lower on China growth worries

Stocks drifted to a slightly lower finish Monday as investors sifted through a blend of discouraging economic data from China and Japan as well as ongoing uncertainty over Russia's incursion into Ukraine. 14 minutes ago

Opinion

Lon Allan

Rude behavior isn't limited to Atascadero, readers say

I am not the only one bothered by sweeping instances of rudeness affecting our community. Based on the number of responses to last week’s column on rude behavior, it is happening everywhere.

Entertainment

David Norum as Vito and Kristen Saunders as Theda in Wine Country Theatre’s debut production of "It Had to Be You."

New theater group's debut: 'It Had to Be You'

Wine Country Theatre is the result of efforts by Cynthia Anthony, who has been involved in theater in the area and around the Central Coast for three decades as an actor, teacher, director and arts administrator.

Living

Analysis: Health care reform appears to reduce number of uninsured

Evidence has begun to resolve one of the odder controversies surrounding the Affordable Care Act: The new law appears to be achieving its top goal of reducing the number of Americans who lack health insurance.

State

Barry Smith, Electric Cigarette Lounge owner, calls e-cigarettes "miraculous," saying they help smokers get their nicotine fix without the fatal side effects of cigarettes.

E-cigarettes face restrictions as cities update smoking ordinances

The electronic cigarettes flooding the U.S. market don’t technically emit smoke, but many cities have decided they’re not much different from ordinary cigarettes. 5 minutes ago

Nation/World

President-elect Michelle Bachelet, greets supporters after meeting with different authorities invited to the presidential inauguration, in Santiago, Chile, Monday, March 10, 2014. Bachelet will be sworn in as Chile's president on Tuesday.

Chile's Bachelet to be sworn in again as president

Michelle Bachelet is older and wiser than she was eight years ago when she first assumed Chile's presidency, but chances are that leading her restive nation won't be any easier this time around. 11 minutes ago