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Expect many lawsuits over gun rightsSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 2:28PMMaintaining a firearm in one’s own home seems assured under the latest Supreme Court ruling. But there may be some difficulty in using that rifle or handgun to threaten a recalcitrant neighbor who has refused to keep his crab grass from encroaching on your manicured lawn.

Michael Hays: Strangers in the land of EgyptSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 4:12AMWith silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,_ The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Jim Corbett: Memory is a man-eaterSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 3:11AMJim Corbett may be Nainital's best tourist draw, but the town he so loved has all but forgotten him.

Obituaries for July 30, 2010Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:11PMLongtime Sonora resident Floyd Crabtree died July 28 at Sonora Regional Medical Center in Sonora. He was 92. Born in West Point, he moved to Tuolumne County when he was 7. He attended Summerville and Curtis Creek Elementary schools and Sonora High School.

For MembersFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 4:50PMSenators will vote soon on whether to confirm Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Her record is unusually slim for a Supreme Court nominee, and her confirmation hearings revealed little more about her approach to the law.

Crush VideosFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 3:48PMAnimal snuff films may finally become illegal.

McClory: Deadline is today for Maine fall hunting season antlerless permitFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:28AMWhen I walked to the curb Sunday morning to pick up the newspaper, the advertising section of the paper scattered all over my driveway. As I patiently picked up each ad, I couldn't believe what I saw. Summer just got into full swing and we are already being bombarded with back to school sales.

Drivers reminded of cell phone lawsFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:48AMA one-minute news video at a local event. A two-minute newscast of news within your county. A one-minute high school sports story. A one-minute interview with someone in the news and important to a story in your community.

Metal cat trap 'barbaric'Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:36PMWA's peak animal welfare lobby has warned people who use metal-jawed traps that they may be breaking the law after a man was fined more than $2000 for illegally trapping a cat.