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LATEST 'NEWS'

Room at the inn - Recent survey shows small inns attract the affluent, but can they survive rising gas prices?

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

By Kelly Scott

It's one of the business sectors that has yet to succumb to widespread economic malaise, but local innkeepers are keeping a watchful eye on how the threat of $4-a-gallon gas could keep their cozy beds empty.

"Sixty percent of the travelers we get come from California," said Bob Tierno, owner of The...
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Kelly Scott
Jamie Ciardella, owner of The Gate House Inn in Jackson, makes sure to include the personal touch at her homey bed and breakfast.

Pincus 'steps up to the plate'

5/6/2008

By Kelly Scott

Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series profiling candidates for the Amador County Board of Supervisors.

Along with a strong educ...
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Gold not the only historical attraction at Roaring Camp

5/6/2008

By Jerry Budrick

"I wanted the gold and I sought it,

I scrabbled and mucked like a slave."

- from "The Spell of the Yukon" by Robert Service, 1907


Elton Rodm...
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Local builder asks supes for help

5/6/2008

By Jerry Budrick

With local construction at a virtual standstill, at least one builder has chosen to take some action.

General contractor Paul Bramell has come up wit...
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