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There are species of cactus that grow all over North and South America and have been naturalized in Africa, Asia and Australia.

When I think of autumn, I think of how the gold leaves of the sycamores and the big leaf maples illumine the forest and the river. And when I think of the river, I think of what Fred McPherson, local naturalist and videographer, has always said; “The river is my teacher.”

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There has been one confirmed case of Ebola virus infection in the United States where a man traveled from Liberia in Africa, to Dallas, Tex. to visit relatives.

There has been one confirmed case of Ebola virus infection in the United States where a man traveled from Liberia in Africa, to Dallas, Tex. to visit relatives.

Brianna Annette Stevison, a 7-pound 4-ounce girl, was born to Michele Renee and David Michael Stevison of Ben Lomond at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz. She was born at 1:20 p.m. on Sept. 15, 2014.