Anthem Blue Cross grants brief extension on health policies



As turmoil over terminated health insurance policies continues across the nation, Anthem Blue Cross of California on Tuesday became the latest company to grant a brief extension to some of its customers.The company announced the move after failing to issue timely notices, allowing roughly 104,000 consumers with expiring policies to keep their coverage through February 28. Typically, only those who […]

Wearing Your Smartphone – Not Too Smart?



By Lori AbbottWednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 – (From the California News Service)Wearable phones and computers are on loads of shopping lists as the holiday season approaches in California, but scientists are warning that research indicates they present likely health risks – especially from cell-phone radiation. Dr. Hugh Taylor, chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at Yale […]

Ladies Grizzlies bounced out of playoffs



Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 – Mariposa’s varsity girls’ volleyball team was dispatched from the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs last night when it was whipped by Escalon, 3-0.Look for more details in next week’s edition of the Mariposa Gazette.

McClintock proposes Yosemite logging



Rep. Tom McClintock has introduced a bill that would let timber companies salvage Yosemite National Park trees singed by the Rim Fire. Several environmental groups have responded with alarm to the proposal. “Post-fire logging does far more harm than good to the nation’s public lands,” wrote Dominick DellaSala of the Geos Institute. Multiple species, including the threatened black-backed woodpecker, thrive in landscapes […]

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