Community Fourth of July at Natoma Park with pets and parades
Natoma hosts a Sunday Independence Day celebration at City Park starting 3 p.m. Activities include a pet show with registrations at Little Town Treasures, a children’s parade, and a non motorized vehicle decorating contest. Fireworks at 9 p.m. fundraiser details via Linda Sharits.
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Weekend Weather Outlook Shifts From Thunderstorms To Heat
The extended outlook shows Thursday partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms and mid 80s highs. Friday remains mostly cloudy with upper 80s highs. Saturday turns partly sunny with lower 90s highs and mid 60s lows.
Graduation rates rise as college degrees inch up nationwide
Census figures show 84.6 percent of Americans 25+ lack only high school diplomas or higher, up from 84.1. Bachelor’s degree attainment reaches 27.2 percent, up from 26.7, while whites lead in most categories and gaps with blacks and Hispanics narrow but persist.
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Calendar and board meetings for multiple districts
Calendar lists a farmers market at Immaculate Heart of Mary church lot from 5 to 8 p.m. and brief board meeting times for Oberlin USD 294 at 7 a.m., Otis USD 403 at 7:30 a.m., Colby USD 315 at 7 a.m. in the administration building. Norton Correctional Facility hosts a public blood drive from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. with T-shirts for donors.
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Divided court blocks anti-porn law again
The Supreme Court divided 5 to 4 over COPA, ruling the 1998 law likely violates the First Amendment and sending the case back for trial to test whether technology could keep minors from accessing otherwise legal material online. Justices Kennedy led the majority. Rehnquist and three others dissented.
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