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The Paso Robles Education Alliance is the recipient of a $10,000 grant from Justin Vineyards and Winery to support the organization&#x92;s ongoing efforts to provide new educational resources and opportunities in Paso Robles public schools. The donation to PREA will help initiate new programs and augment existing initiatives in the district. For information, call 866-620-0584 or visit <a href=http://www.GoPREA.org>http://www.GoPREA.org</a>. <p>Pictured are are, from left, Traci McMahan, Darla Stephenson, David Bowman, Jeff Railsback, David Ricanati, Gwen Severson and Brian Thorndyke.</p> &#8201;

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Thornton Lee

Thornton Lee: White Sox All-Star pitcher, Cal Poly and Arroyo Grande star

Thornton Lee was a pitching star for the White Sox, Indians and Giants after he left Cal Poly and graduated from Arroyo Grande High School.

Sports

Former Cal Poly standout Sharon Day-Monroe posted a mark of 49 feet, one-half inch in the shot put portion of the women&#xE2;&#x80;&#x99;s pentathlon during the Indoor World Championships on Friday in Sopot, Poland. Day-Monroe claimed fourth place overall.

Day-Monroe is unable to medal at world indoor championships

On Friday, she finished fourth with 4,718 points. The Netherlands’ Nadine Broersen set a world-leading mark of 4,830 points to edge Canada’s Brianne Theisen Eaton, who set a national record of 4,768 points. The Ukraine’s Alina Fodorova...

Business

SLO County's unemployment rate ticks up in January

San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate in January rose slightly from December but was still down considerably from the same time a year ago, according to figures released Friday by the California Employment Development Department.

Opinion

Adam Weissmuller, a resident of Heritage Ranch, stands next to a dead sheep still in the area he and his wife hiked through last Friday and Saturday where they came across several other dead and dying sheep. Photo by Joe Johnston 03-03-14

Dead sheep deserved better than this

Nothing says spring on the Central Coast like a herd of cute woolly sheep placidly munching greens on a hillside. But, hey, these critters aren’t just there for looks. Sheep have important business to do, keeping all that vegetation in check...

Entertainment

Surfer Gerry Lopez.

Film festival screening 'Five Summer Stories' for Surf Nite

While the annual Surf Nite event at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival won’t feature the film’s star or director, the band Honk, which has had a cultlike following since the film debuted, should be a big draw.

Living

Trying to understand dieters' temptations

If there's no caramel cheesecake, you're not likely to eat any. But plop one down on a table among a group of friends and the forks come out. That's a simple scene that embodies some of the complex mechanisms that make it so hard for people to lose...

State

California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks during a general session at the California Democrats State Convention on Saturday, March 8, 2014, in Los Angeles.

California's Brown hears fracking gripes

In a year when California Democrats are worried about motivating their voters, Gov. Jerry Brown heard another unwelcome message Saturday: Some Democratic activists are bristling over his administration's policies on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking... 5 minutes ago

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California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks during a general session at the California Democrats State Convention on Saturday, March 8, 2014, in Los Angeles.

California's Brown hears fracking gripes

In a year when California Democrats are worried about motivating their voters, Gov. Jerry Brown heard another unwelcome message Saturday: Some Democratic activists are bristling over his administration's policies on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking... 5 minutes ago