State Parks on Chopping Block

Jun. 10, 2009

Is your favorite park on "The List"? The answer is likely "Yes," with more than 70 state park units in the greater Bay Area scheduled to be closed if Gov. Schwarzenegger's budget is approved. The governor's revised budget, which would eliminate general fund...

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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler

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