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• Wildfire chases visitors from Big Sur
With firefighting resources stretched thin early in the fire season, counties have been recruiting volunteer firefighters to help with smaller blazes.
• Huge landowner gets a closed-door deal
Plum Creek's shift from logging to real estate reflects a broader shift in the Western economy, from one long grounded in the industrial-scale extraction of natural resources to one based on accommodating the new residents who have made the region ...
• 2 supervisors at raided meat plant arrested
Nearly 400 workers were detained and dozens of fraudulent permanent resident alien cards were seized from the plant's human resources department, court records said.
• 14 questions for a president
Water. Thirty-nine states expect some level of water shortage over the next decade, and scientific studies suggest that a majority of our water resources are at risk.
• Alaska battles polar bears, oil wells
Andrew Wetzler of Natural Resources Defense Council, one of the groups that sued to protect polar bears, said the state's position, scientifically speaking, is "mostly gibberish" and "motivated by economic concerns and political concerns." He said ...

» Al-Funun Al-Arabiya - A non-profit society for Arab arts located in Los Angeles, devoted to promoting the visual, literary,and performing arts of Arab-American artists. Includes a mission statement, history and funding information.
» 4Arabs.com: Arts - A directory of resources on Arab history, photography, literature and art.
» Enana - Arab and Middle Eastern art resource presenting news, shopping, a country-wise art directory, history, culture, and e-cards.
» Sakkal.com - Arabic and Islamic art, calligraphy, graphic and web design, geometry, clip art and computer illustrations.