Fate of 2012 Medicare Changes Unknown as ACA Mandate Heads to Supreme Court

Medicare beneficiaries can be screened for cardiovascular disease and obesity for free. The two diseases were added to the preventive services available in 2012 to Medicare beneficiaries as part of several new changes… Read More

Racine aldermen allege ethics violations

RACINE – A political dispute is brewing between two city aldermen as one claims the other violated the city’s code of ethics; and the other plans to respond by filing one of his… Read More

Overtaxed for 24 years, woman seeks payback from City of Racine

RACINE – Overcharged for 24 years on her property taxes, 84-year-old Angie France now wants the city to repay her the money she could have used during the years she cared for her… Read More

Racine digs for answers over unlawful alleyway graves

RACINE – As many as 300 people are buried in graves in which they should never have been laid to rest. Another 104 of these so-called “alleyway graves” in city cemeteries have been sold but… Read More

Beyond wounds: Counseling after Salinas gang violence sometimes overlooked

  Joel Aguilar has never been a gang member, but has three bullets in him nonetheless. The east Salinas teenager is largely paralyzed: He can move his neck, raise both his arms a… Read More

In Fort Ord, blooming comes after burning

FORMER FORT ORD — A military tank sits rusting at a crossroad, along with random scraps of metal riddled with holes caused by high-powered guns and explosives. “Half a million pounds so far,”… Read More

Salinas Redevelopment: Seeking expansion, facing extinction

The prostitutes and pimps accompanied the homeless and drug dealers. While one historic hotel faced calls for demolition, a once-majestic theater gathered dust and pigeons.

Branding Salinas: City seeks to reshape its image

A would-be client showed interest in one of Lisa Lee’s floral creations during a recent Carmel Mission fundraising event.

New Salinas restaurant pits school safety vs. need for business

Not much is left of a once-popular Chinese restaurant at South Main and San Joaquin streets. The outside walls have rust, its paint is peeling off and part of the roof is gone.

A cat-and-mouse game: South Monterey County’s new approach to stymie gangs

  SOLEDAD — It’s an hour before midnight, and the homes along Metz Road are quiet and dark. The residents of the southeast Soledad neighborhood appear to have turned in for the night… Read More

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