Couch Potato Chosen At Sonoma County Fair
John Silveira a 24 year old print shop employee from Santa Rosa selected as the official Couch Potato for the Sonoma County Fair starting July 25. He will spend 10 hours daily in a lounge booth reading or watching TV while eating junk food and chatting with fairgoers, earning 1000 dollars. He out loafed 12 competitors including 64 year old Thomas Bonesteel who says he literally lives on the couch.
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ABC Examines Why This Plague Behind Drug Problem
ABC News presents Why This Plague a sequel to A Plague Upon the Land exploring why people use drugs, the cultural signals encouraging use, and the science of addiction. It underscores underlying societal issues and calls for action, funding, and a drug czar to lead a national blueprint.
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Pontiac man wins Caribbean island in Coca-Cola MTV promotion
Tracy W. Macdonald of Pontiac faced a choice between owning a 25 acre island off Salinas Puerto Rico or taking 50000 dollars after winning a Coca Cola MTV contest during a 225 person cruise. The 29 year old video store employee expressed he wants to be king of his own island.
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Coca-Cola Co
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Radio winners from Chesapeake AP Broadcasters Association honored
WZYQ AMIFM received two AP Broadcaster Association awards. Maynard Tiahrt, standing, won Outstanding Feature Human Interest, while Dean Murray, standing in for Mariam Koubek, earned Outstanding Enterprise Reporting.
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Chesapeake AP Broadcaster's Association
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