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Starting Five: Teams on Bubble Keep Hopes Alive

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...The White Sox, Rays and Marlins aren't irrelevant yet.All three teams faced near must-win games Wednesday, and all came through -- late.Chicago, which would have fallen eight games out in the AL Central...

Roto Rush: Any Hope for Mets' Power?

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.There I am. Bottom of the 10th inning. Promenade section of Citi Field.With my hands swollen from furious applause throughout the night and my legs bobbing to stay warm, Fernando...

Finding Manny's Fantasy Replacement

When you lose a star like Manny Ramirez in fantasy leagues, there is no "quick fix." You're either going to make a trade to fill the glaring hole, or you play mad scientist with waiver-wire options to tide your team over. I've always been a fan of the latter before resorting to the block. Luckily, there are seven players...

Fantasy Baseball Preview: The Royals

Fantasy baseball draft season is coming, so you best be prepared by delving through every major player on each team. Fantasy FanHouse is here to help with a quick once-over. Meet the ...Team who finished above the hype-machine Tigers last season. In fact, finishing only 12 games below .500 in a division that was expected...

Raul Ibanez Is the New Jose Guillen

Next Big Thing is MLB FanHouse's look at emerging teams, trends and stars in 2009.One of the most surprising free-agent signings in the winter before the 2008 season was Jose Guillen. The Royals laid out $36 million over three years for the outfielder, a big sum for a team operating on a small budget. There wasn't much in...

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05/14/12 Revised state budget could delay new Santa Rosa... Source: The Press Democrat - Santa Rosa CA
Gov. Jerry Brown's revised budget proposal released Monday likely would delay construction on a new $160 million Sonoma County courthouse by one year, officials said.
"If this sticks, I don't think we are high enough in the mix to (start) this year," said JosÃ© Octavio GuillÃ©n, court executive officer of Sonoma County Superior Court.
Brown's proposed budget, which needs legislative approval, would take effect July 1.
Guillen said the state's courthouse construction fund established in 2008 by SB 1407 allocates about $310 million a year to pay the debt on voter approved bonds.
04/10/12 Turkey into electrical wires knocks out power to... Source: Petaluma 360 - Petaluma CA
A wild turkey that flew into power lines knocked out Sonoma County's high-tech emergency 911 dispatch system Sunday night and crippled operations at the courthouse and county jail Monday.
The power blackout was compounded when the county's massive and expensive emergency backup power system failed.
On Monday, with computers out, traffic court was greatly curtailed, court calendars and proceedings had to be recorded by hand and jail inmates missed morning court appearances.
"And all because of a turkey," said Jose Guillen, court executive officer.
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