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Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. Petaluma school district rethinks policies on digital devices for students (pressdemocrat.com) — Petaluma City Schools is weighing big changes to student device use, including ending one-to-one iPads for kindergarten and first grade in favor of shared carts and phasing out personal laptops at high schools over equity and distraction concerns. Trustees have asked staff for a formal recommendation and a revised policy, while also planning Chromebook upgrades for grades two through junior high.
2. Lawyer prosecuted in video peeping case defeats appeal, now wants records sealed (theoaklandpress.com) — A Petaluma graduation party is at the center of a closely watched case in which attorney Charles Korrell was accused of hiding a GoPro in a bathroom, then saw his misdemeanor video-peeping charge dismissed after counseling and volunteer work. An appellate panel has now upheld the judge's discretion, and prosecutors are fighting Korrell's new bid to seal his arrest and appeal records ahead of a November hearing.
3. prep-football-american-canyon-rallies-past-st-vincent-late-in-epic-49-46-shootout (fresnobee.com) — St. Vincent de Paul High hosted a wild league-opening shootout in Petaluma, where American Canyon stormed back in the fourth quarter to win 49-46 on a late interception. The Mustangs piled up more than 500 yards behind quarterback Will Pedersen's six touchdown passes, but key injuries and one crucial fourth-and-11 conversion by American Canyon proved decisive.
4. Missing Bay Area girl, 13, may be traveling with 19-year-old, police say (newsbreak.com) — Police say a missing 13-year-old girl and a 19-year-old man may have been seen together in Petaluma on October 4, and they're asking local residents to help. Both disappeared from Santa Rosa earlier this month, and officers are especially worried because the older teen needs medical treatment. Anyone in Petaluma who might have seen them is urged to call Santa Rosa police.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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