Articles for Mountain House

Commentary: When the Mountain fire hit close to home, this community banded together
1 month, 1 week ago

Commentary: When the Mountain fire hit close to home, this community banded together

LA Times  

Assessing damage in Ventura County, it seems the recent wildfire was capricious, torching one outbuilding or orchard while neighboring ones remained unscathed. The Santa Anas blew hard that morning, and my mother-in-law’s land sat perilously downwind, maybe half a mile from where the fire started. Later that day, the fire map posted on the Watch Duty smartphone app showed much …

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How the Catskills became the long weekend summer getaway for New Yorkers
7 months ago

How the Catskills became the long weekend summer getaway for New Yorkers

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. My family are spending a weekend in the Catskill Mountains, a 1,000-square-mile subrange of the Appalachians just west of the …

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Szechuan Mountain House opens its first Los Angeles location, years in the making
1 year, 5 months ago

Szechuan Mountain House opens its first Los Angeles location, years in the making

LA Times  

Szechuan Mountain House, with dishes such as Swing Pork Belly, is now open in L.A. “Our main goal is to bring the most authentic Sichuan dishes to the West Coast and let consumers experience Chinese culture from the moment they step into our restaurant.” Szechuan Mountain House is open 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday …

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Opinion: Jerry Brown’s beetle legacy
1 year, 8 months ago

Opinion: Jerry Brown’s beetle legacy

LA Times  

California is littered with tributes to past and present politicians — courthouses, roads, bridges, schools, parks, even an aqueduct, all named after elected officials anxious to ensure that their legacies live on long after they are gone. Jerry Brown, who rebuffed the naming convention both as the state’s youngest governor in modern times and the oldest, consented to lend his …

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2nd lawsuit targets North Dakota tribal subdistricts
2 years, 10 months ago

2nd lawsuit targets North Dakota tribal subdistricts

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — A second lawsuit has been filed opposing the Legislature’s creation of state House subdistricts encompassing American Indian reservations in North Dakota, alleging that the consideration of race is unconstitutional. The Bismarck Tribune reports attorneys for North Dakota Republican Party District 4 Chairman Charles Walen, of New Town, and District 9 GOP chairman candidate Paul Henderson, of Calvin, …

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