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Penny Ditch  |  by www.venturacountystar.com. All rights reserved. 17.07 | 17:18

Arnold Schwarzenegger become a part-time resident of your charming community? We're told that the governor was house shopping there recently. All the critters in the county Animal Shelter at Camarillo Airport must be thankful that this year's fireworks show will take place farther away at Camarillo High School — thanks to city officials.

To the county In keeping with an annual charade in county government, the Grand Jury chides the chief administrative officer, who responds by chiding the Grand Jury. Some folks think that your vibrant community already has more than its share of power plants — and that's a view shared by your Planning Commission, which nixed another plant at Mandalay Beach. We're not talking about gemologists, but about fans of rock music, who should be flocking to Lake Casitas today, from noon to 10 p.

m., when Rock Fest rocks on. Unlike the politicians now playing coy about running for office, you've already announced that you will be seeking re-election as county supervisor.

(We assume that you won't be expecting an endorsement from Supervisor John Flynn.) It's good news that both sides in the supermarket dispute have gone back to the negotiating table. With 3,000 workers and 45 markets in Ventura County involved, what everyone needs is a settlement, not a strike.

A Boston trial has dragged on for a year over the question: Should taxpayers pay for a sex-change operation for a prisoner serving life? Some judge should have taken about 10 minutes max to say, "No way." You may be interested to know that the ubiquitous ATM is now 40 years old — and there are now 1.

5 billion on our planet, with 400,000 in the U.S. Posted by on June 30, 2007 at 6 a.

m. There are 1.5 billion ATMs and only 400,000 in the US?

I find that hard to believe. It seems like there are far more than 400,000 in the US. Just think that there is usually an ATM (sometimes two) outside each financial institution, then however many more in other locations.

Arnold Schwarzenegger become a part-time resident of your charming community? We're told that the governor was house shopping there recently.

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