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Consumer choices coming to city
     RAISE THE ROOF- Work is proceeding on the Village at Moorpark shopping center at Los Angeles Avenue and Miller Parkway. The 125,000square-foot plaza will include Staples, Petco, Chicks Sporting Goods, a coffee shop and restaurants. A Bank of America will be added later. Builders hope to have the fa
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New Simi Valley editor
     Acorn staff writer Kyle Jorrey has been named editor of the
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Labor Day deadlines
     Mon., Sept. 4 is Labor Day, which creates early deadlines for the
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Dell computers are hot, hot, hot
     Dell Inc., the world's largest producer of personal computers, is booting up to recall 4.1 million notebook computer batteries. The company has issued warnings that the lithium-ion batteries, which power Dell notebooks, may overheat and cause the computers to burst into flames.
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Merger will not affect patient care at Los Robles
     Although the parent company of Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks has agreed to a multibillion-dollar merger, the move will have no effect on hospital jobs and patient care, officials said.
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Sleuth tracks down history of county fire department
     The varnished cherry wood and glass display cases stretch across the lobby's two facing walls. Their recessed lights illuminate the hundred or so artifacts on display that, thanks to one man, have been saved from certain demise.
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Sponsors, vendors needed for YMCA fundraiser
     The Simi Valley Family YMCA board of directors announces the third annual Barn Party scheduled from 6 to 10 p.m. Sat., Sept. 9 at the Strathern Historical Park, Simi Valley. This popular community event is the YMCA's major fundraiser.
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Homeowners with a cause
     RESIDENTS SPEAK THEIR MINDS- Left, Hortencia and Gerardo
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Corridors needed for wildlife to survive
     National Park Service scientists and South Coast Wildlands released the Missing Linkages report that recommends habitat conservation and wildlife corridor enhancements to ensure the persistence of area wildlife, including mountain lions and steelhead trout.
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Pismo Beach trip offers a relaxing getaway
     Brandon Patterson of Agoura Hills goes to Pismo Beach at least twice a year so he can ride his off-road vehicles on the sand without restrictions. It takes about three hours to reach this destination in central California, but the experience is unlike any other.
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Attendance goes sky high at Camarillo air show
     With his 2-year-old son Austin sitting in his lap, Daric Manser sat among a number of aeronautical buffs lining Camarillo Airport's runway early Saturday morning as aircraft of all types prepared for takeoff.
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Don't feed the animals: Leave wildlife alone for safety
     The California Department of Fish and Game cautions everyone that feeding wildlife, whether directly or indirectly, is never a good idea. Problems from wildlife often increase with the availability of food, and feeding could result in an attack, damaged property, and often the death of t
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'Christmas Carol' radio drama wins award
     The Every Now and Then Theatre's radio drama adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol-A Ghost Story," broadcast in December 2005 on KVTA, has won a 2006 international "Gabriel" award for local radio entertainment. The award will be presented to the Ventura Countybased theatre tro
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A day in the life
Truck scales operation on Highway 118
     The CHP commerical officers work hard to ensure the safety of the heavy rigs on local roads. This pictorial by Acorn photographer Bill Sparkes shows the officers on the job.
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