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Articles from the December 29, 2021 edition


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  • Nearly 10,000 New Covid-19 Cases in One Day But Hospitalizations and Deaths Remain Stable in Los Angeles County

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff|Dec 29, 2021

    December 24, 2021 - With every day setting a new record in the rate of new cases of Covid-19 in Los Angeles County, health officials today announced 9,988 new positive cases. 801 individuals are in the hospital. They did not say how many of the new cases today have been identified as the Omicron variant, but two days ago, county health officials claimed 162 Omicron cases out of a total of 6,509. The number of new Covid cases in the county had been holding fairly steady in the 3,000-plus range...

  • Auto Dealers Adding "Market Adjustments"of Up to $50,000 to Price of 2022 Vehicles. Hence, the $150,000 Dodge Ram Truck

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Dec 29, 2021

    In yet another sign of inflation, U.S. automobile dealers are adding premiums of up to $50,000 on new cars. This is on top of the Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price. A photo posted on Facebook shows a 2022 Dodge Ram 1500 TRX for sale for an MSRP of $94,370. An anti theft option and other options, add $4,480. A "Market Adjustment" adds another $50,000, so you're out the door for $148,000. Plus tax and license, which would take you to about $165,000 out the door. Or about the average price of a...

  • 100% Vaccinated Crew of US Navy Ship Sidelined Due to Covid-19 Outbreak

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Dec 29, 2021

    A navy crew that is 100% vaccinated against Covid-19, has been sidelined due to an outbreak of Covid-19. The USS Milwaukee, with 125 men on board, is now confined due to the coronavirus outbreak to the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Cuba, reports the Washington Post. A coronavirus outbreak aboard the USS Milwaukee, whose entire crew was "100 percent immunized," has forced the ship to remain in port after a scheduled stop in Cuba barely one week into its deployment, the Navy announced Friday. An...

  • In-Prison Program Brings Rescue Kittens For Female Inmates

    Amber S. Jackson, Lucky Lifer|Dec 29, 2021

    It's called "PURR." For Pawsitively United Rescue And Release Program. Rescued Kittens are brought into the prison and placed with women as part of this program. They are fed and nursed until they grow and thrive. They're socialized with the women here in the prison as they wait to be adopted out. Many of the CIW's own staff take home these kittens from this program to adopt for their own. There is plenty of wildlife roaming here on the CIW prison grounds. Sometimes a bird falls out of a nest....