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Staff Writer As the Nevada County Board of Supervisors approved a project despite the proposed structure poking above a ridge line, it simultaneously denied another project on an adjacent parcel because it also would protrude above the ridge line. The couple on the losing end of both decisions complains the county is acting unfairly. “We’re extremely surprised the supervisors would make that decision,” said Juliet Erickson, who along with her husband Peter Lockyer has been battling the county for about a year over plans to construct a 48-foot cellular tower near their property line. ...

Staff Writer The opening salvo in what figures to be a long engagement between owners of a gold mine, nearby residents and county officials arrived on a cordial note Tuesday. The San Juan Ridge Mining Corp., led by CEO Tim Calloway, is attempting to reopen a gold mining operation, located near North Columbia, which last operated between 1993 and 1997. The Nevada County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a contract with Rancho Cordova-based environmental consultant PMC for about $180,000 to conduct a comprehensive environmental analysis of the proposed mining project. Gary Parsons, ...

Software Freedom Conservancy What is ContractPatch? Many free and open source software developers sign employment agreements with their employers. These agreements can affect whether and how developers contribute to FOSS—whether it’s done as part of their employment, after hours, or both. ContractPatch is Conservancy’s initiative to give developers the words they need to make sure they can continue to do the work that’s important to them and our community. Whether those words are negotiation tactics for the hiring process, or language to suggest for a prospective employment agreeme...

That there -- that they felt like their arms were being twisted. i would have thought based on some of the state department officials that we have met and interviewed so far that you would even get an inkling of happening to the country you are posing to in this case ukraine, if they hear something. they are going to go to their contacts at the embassy and say hey, what does this actually mean? and we haven't gotten any whiff of that when it comes to this issue. brian: you know, you book will hurd and hope he will be like justin amore and kill the president. will deep thinker. important part o...