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Tours and cruises: Yosemite, Sonoma County, Bahamas and Indonesia (Los Angeles Times)
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Backup Merger Unites Barracuda, Yosemite (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Barracuda Networks has swallowed Yosemite Technologies to enhance the capabilities of its data backup product, the company announced Tuesday.

Boys Basketball: Chowchilla 48, Yosemite 38 (Merced Sun-Star)
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Legislators at odds over federal stimulus aid (San Francisco Chronicle)
The federal stimulus package approved by the House of Representatives last week seems like welcome news for California’s cash-strapped government, with billions of dollars earmarked for schools, roads and health care in the state. But the expected windfall…

Hanford girls win big again (The Hanford Sentinel)
On paper, at least, it was a game between the first and second-place teams in the West Yosemite League.

National park backers call for creation of a service corps similar to the Depression-era CCC (Los Angeles Times)
The Civilian Conservation Corps put millions to work and left a lasting imprint on Yosemite and other parks. The economy was a shambles. Millions of Americans were out of work. Saying something drastic needed to be done, the newly elected president announced a massive economic stimulus package aimed at repairing the nation’s sagging infrastructure and putting people back to work.

Stimulus plan boon to parks (The Monterey County Herald)
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK The economy was in shambles. Millions of Americans were out of work. Saying something drastic needed to be done, the newly elected president announced a massive economic stimulus package aimed at repairing the nation’s sagging infrastructure and putting people back to work.

Around Town: Teen pianist plays (Merced Sun-Star)
The United Methodist Church, 899 Yosemite Park Way, will host 14-year-old pianist, Jessica Chang of Taipei, at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday for special music and a miniconcert. Jessica is the winner of numerous piano competitions and a solo performer in China.