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Friday, Oct. 11, Fortino Winery, Songwriter's Night under the Stars. Keith Anderson and American Young share the stories behind their songs. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m.

News that the NFL had adopted a rule change that requires all players to wear knee and thigh pads in 2013 was not received favorably Tuesday by some Raiders players.

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If you've exhausted the standard solutions for reducing awkward neck postures and your neck continues to give you trouble, consider these tips that you may not have thought of.

Let’s start right off the bat: Gov. Jerry Brown and his Band of Little Renown can take his more taxes plan and stuff it. I’m sick of the state government trying to bleed us dry, stealing tax money from our city government, closing down RDA entities to feed their spending habits and threatening the purse strings of our schools. The farther away the money gets, the less control we the taxpayers have over it.  Cut the state budget. Vote against every state incumbent, vote against every tax. Unfortunately, it’s at the point where I believe that’s what it’s going to take to shake the status quo up. California government is not serving us, the people who pay the taxes. California government, despite a $16 billion deficit, increases spending. Nobody in California has the guts to really wade in, apply common sense, accept the pain that goes with reality and change things. This quote, posted by OldMan64 on our website comment board, spoke volumes and, if the voters don’t do something drastic very soon, this state is going down the tubes. OldMan’s choice hammered it home: “The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money.” ~ Alexis de Tocqueville, ca. 1830. Vote them all out, vote against more taxes. Do it, and we might save our state and the American Republic.

One of summer's greatest pleasures is a day at the county fair, and much of the fun is simply the anticipation. All of the advertisements make it sound so exciting. They always promise clowns, entertainment, deep fried Twinkies, exotic animals, rides and more. Sure, it sounds like a perfect day, but I warn you, pay close attention to the words "and more." This is code for all of the activities you must pay for that aren't included in the admission price. Which is, well, just about everything.