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Merced has many faiths. Why aren’t more represented in prayers said before government meetings?
Across the Central Valley and especially in Merced County, prayer is just as routine as government business at civic meetings. Those prayers are overwhelmingly Christian.
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A major spring snowstorm briefly closed a key Northern California interstate and extended the ski season at Mammoth Mountain. More than 3.5 feet of snow fell in the eastern Sierra Nevada over the weekend.
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