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Local Election Round Up Review
Tomorrow is Election Day and
here in Amador County Candidates are in the final stretches as are the
proponents and opponents to two sales tax measures proposed for Amador County.
Here is an overview of the races that will be decided tomorrow; In district 5 the supevisorial
race between Mel Welch and Brian Oneto. For Amador County Unified School
District Trustee in the Former
Ione Unified School District Barry E. Franks, Terry Porray and Karl Knobelauch face off
for the two seats available.
Sac Co Sheriff’s Department Looks For Man That Could Hold Answers In Deputy Murder
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Counterfeit Money Hits The Gold Country
Funny money is making its way into the
gold country. Recently, Tuolumne County Sheriff's investigators were notified
that six counterfeit $100 bills ended up in Tuolumne County's daily bank
deposit. Lt. Dan Bressler said that county employees Thursday compiled a
short list of people they believe could have passed the counterfeit bills, The Sheriff's Department was notified after
the bogus bills were discovered in the county's Tuesday deposit at Westamerica
Bank on Mono Way. "We are in the process of beginning to investigating"
Bressler said.
Last Minute Polls Differ On National Races
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic candidate
Phil Angelides began their final push before Election Day over the weekend with campaign swings throughout the state. The goal; to rally
supporters and encourage volunteers on last-minute get-out-the-vote drives. Angelides,
who is trailing in the polls and has found it difficult to break free of
Schwarzenegger's shadow, was received like a celebrity Saturday by hundreds of
union members who were preparing to walk precincts. The state treasurer urged
supporters not to get discouraged despite two recent public opinion polls that
show him trailing the Republican incumbent by 16 and 18 percentage points.
Flu Shot Mercury Ban Lifted Due To Shortage
California will waive its ban on mercury in
children's flu shots for up to six weeks because of a vaccine shortage that has
doctors turning away young patients, state health officials have announced.
Kim Belshe, secretary of the state Health and Human Services Agency, said the administration continues to
support a newly effective state law that bans a mercury-based preservative
known as thimerosal from vaccines given to pregnant women and children younger
than 3, however due to the shortage this temporary ban lift is necessary.