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Winehouse's success linked more to music than notoriety

The more they go through, the more people can connect with them, because they start to realize that they aren't perfect: 'They're just like me.' So it really helps you sometimes," said Akon, who maintained his popularity despite public relations crises of his own last year, including charges he threw a fan off a stage during a concert.

"Especially with Amy there's a thousand teenage kids going through what she's going through right now, so they really can literally identify with her," Akon said. "Music hits you in the soul."

Winehouse, 24, goes into the Grammy ceremony with six nominations, including nods in the key categories of record, song, album of the year and best new artist. The CD has sold an impressive 1.5 million copies in the United States alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

A View from Main Street: A story for Hesperia and a special little boy

Normally the Hesperia Star B-1 page is reserved for light news fare: perhaps a feature on a local figure, a cooking column, a sports spotlight, or the like. This week, however, the page is home to a story of much greater weight. Hesperia Star reporter Beau Yarbrough, an "Army brat" who grew up on and near military bases around the globe, wrote a story (and designed the page) for B-1 that takes a up-close-and-personal look at the 759th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company out of Ft. Irwin. The EOD company is similar to the 703rd from Ft. Knox, the company under which Sgt. James K. Healy of Hesperia served. Sgt. Healy, a 2000 graduate of Hesperia High School, was killed in Afghanistan on Jan. 7 when the vehicle he was riding hit an improvised explosive device. Healy’s funeral service was a private family affair, but Yarbrough and I believed more of Healy’s heroic story needed to be told.

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Sexy 'Woo at the Zoo' tour has grown over 19 years

In my day, everybody did it in the back seat to a tape of Johnny Mathis," Tollini said to a group of event-goers Saturday night who sat at linen-dressed tables and ate catered food.

Due to weather concerns, the outdoor tour was moved inside to the zoo's Osher Great Hall two years ago.

"In February, there's nothing like a cold shower to get your mind off sex," Tollini said. The name was also changed — to "Woo at the Zoo."

Now, instead of traveling to the animals via cable car or on foot, "Woo at the Zoo," for $75 per person, features a multimedia presentation, full meal and alcoholic beverages, and live animals such as an .

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The negotiations for Mill River are one example. What came from that: Infrastructure along Seltice way, Water and Sewer, Sewer to the City of Huetter and a backup water access. (protecting the river from septic tanks) 1500 feet of public park and access to a beautiful sandy beach on the river, (how much would that cost with the price of waterfront property today.never happen) Several hundred good jobs with benefits and a decent wage, US Bank with the property donated by the developers to attract the bank, which by the way, was in some pretty heavy competition with other states who wanted those jobs in thier areas. Would all this have happened without LCDC, possibly, but you can bet there would not be a public park along the waterfront. That would make an excellent location for some more big homes instead of a place for the public.