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Teach For America has become one of the most sought after post-graduation options, but a recent Stanford University study finds discrepancies with participants’ motives to be part of the two-year educational corp.

Yolo County’s Victim Services Program is one of 70 out of over 140 contestants nationwide selected to receive a national grant to fund activities during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

The Berryessa Gap Winery took home the gold for its 2007 Tempranillo two weeks ago in the largest American wine competition in the country.

Minnesota-based Target Corporation announced on Jan. 26 that all of its stores would discontinue the sale of farmed salmon goods due to the detrimental environmental impact of salmon farming. Instead, the company will replace farmed salmon with wild Alaskan salmon, which is considered to be more healthy and sustainable.

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The Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) recently made available statistics for the adherence to religious services on a county by county basis.

Davis residents analyzed climate solutions from a global perspective at last Thursday’s “Searching the Globe for Climate Solutions” community forum.

Less than a day after a huge earthquake hit Chile in South America, the Davis Odd Fellows hosted their ‘Hope for Haiti’ benefit event on Saturday night at the Davis Lodge on B Street.

Davis searches for local talent: Auditions for the first Davis’ Got Talent event are coming up.

In an effort to increase access to fresh food, legislators are working on a bill to place electronic food stamp benefit transfer card readers (EBTs) into farmers markets throughout California.

Sen. Dean Florez (D-Shafter) proposed a bill that taxes sweet drinks sold in California a penny per teaspoon. The money will help fund obesity prevention programs.

Affirmative action policies began in response to the 1960s and ’70s civil rights movement but remained a point of contention nationally.