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To get his license back, Roof went through several rounds of doctor visits with different doctors, including a specialist in Chico. He had to show proof to the DMV that he was not epileptic and the fainting was just a one time occurrence. All the physicians he saw gave him approval saying he was capable of driving. During the period when Roof's license was sus- pended he had to use a taxi or bicycle because he did- n't have anybody to drive him around. It was espe- cially difficult because he was dealing with some family issues at the time and he wanted to be with family members, he said. "I guess the reason why my situation is unique to others is because I was holed up in my house and I didn't have anybody to drive me around, so that's why I was making a big deal out of it," he said. After working with the DMV and doctors to get the proper paperwork to prove that he was not epileptic, Roof had one last hurdle to cross. He was required to take a behind-the-wheel dri- ver's test. Roof took the test Dec. 17 and passed. "This whole thing has taught me that if you faint, you just keep your mouth shut about it," he said. "And don't tell anybody, especially in the emer- gency room, that you fainted." While Roof may have that new outlook, physi- cians still urge that patients be honest. "Disclosing personal health information to healthcare providers in any circumstance is para- mount to providing effec- tive treatment," said Kristin Behrens, market- ing manager at St. Eliza- beth Community Hospital. "Providing accurate, truth- ful information not only assists in streamlining the process of treatment, it also contributes to a more accurate and complete assessment of the health related situation and sup- ports patient safety proto- cols." ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. Monday, January 4, 2010 – Daily News – 3A STAND UP COMEDY, LIVE! FEATURING JASON RESLER AS SEEN ON COMEDY CENTRAL SATURDAY, JAN 9 TH 7:30pm RED BLUFF STATE THEATRE HOSTED BY AARON PRINZ WITH CARLOS RODRIGUEZ & BRYAN YANG Purchase tickets at Red Bluff Grocery Outlet or M& M Ranch House 649 Main Street Downtown Red Bluff GAYLE'S 14th Save up to 60% throughout the store ANNIVERSARY S A L E 332 Main St. Suite D SACRAMENTO (AP) — The California Lottery has its first millionaire winner of 2010. One ticket matched all six numbers drawn for the ''SuperLotto Plus'' game Saturday night, which had a jackpot of $8 million. The ticket was purchased at La Tropicana Market on Monte Vista Street in Los Angeles. The numbers drawn were: 4, 9, 19, 24, 41; Meganumber 9. The grand prize is an estimated $7 million for Wednesday night's drawing, officials said. Lotto numbers Local Calendar To add an upcoming event in the Local Calendar, submit information well in advance to the Daily News, attention Calendar, P.O. Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or e-mail to clerk@redbluffdailynews.com. Include a contact name and telephone number. MONDAY, JANUARY 4 Red Bluff Al-Anon, 6 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory (additional meetings noon and 6 p.m. Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Fridays) HIRE (Head Injury Recreational Entity), 10 a.m., St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Coyne Center, Rusty, 529-2059. Key to Life, 6 p.m., Red Bluff Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Sons in Retirement, 11:30 a.m., Elks Lodge, 529- 5700 Sun Country Quilters Community Service Group, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Red Bluff Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Corning Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., 815 First St., 385- 1169 or 566-5270. Meetings are everyday through Saturday with an additional meeting at noon on Mon- days Sewing class, 9 a.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Spanish Adult Education, 5 p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Strategies for Success, Life Skill classes, 1:30 p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Los Molinos Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Los Molinos Sr. Social Club, Los Molinos Senior Center, Josephine St. TUESDAY, JANUARY 5 Red Bluff City Council, 7 p.m. City Hall, 555 Washington St. Playtime Pals Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Red Bluff Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Suite 101, 528-8066 Red Bluff Rotary, noon, Elks Lodge Tehama County and Red Bluff Landfill Manage- ment Agency, 8 a.m., board meeting, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., board chamber, 727 Oak St. Tehama County Patriots, 6 p.m., Westside Grange Hall, 20794 Walnut St. Corning Corning Community meeting, 7 p.m., Maywood Middle School, 1666 Marguerite Ave. Corning Recreation Commission, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. Spanish Adult Education, 1:30 p.m., Corning Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824- 7670 Los Molinos Los Molinos Cemetery District, 8:30 a.m., 7835 Highway 99E WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 Red Bluff Al-Anon, noon to 1 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jef- ferson and Hickory Elks duplicate bridge, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, 528-9418 Nondenominational Bible Talk, 7:30 p.m., 12620 Hwy 99E, 521-5671 Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Elks Lodge Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Westside Grange, Walnut St. Tehama AIDS Consortium, 5 p.m. committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. public meeting, St. Elizabeth Home Health Care, 1425 Vista Way. 527-6824 Tehama County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board Meeting, noon, 1860 Walnut St. 527-7893 Tehama County Library story time, 9:30 a.m., 645 Madison St. 527-0604. What you and I can do to fix this economy It's a mess out there. Unemploy- ment is higher than it's been in 60 years, and the U.S. dollar is losing value at an alarming rate. If that's not bad enough, fears abound that taxes will be head- ing north for all workers, even while the United States continues to find itself in a deep, protracted reces- sion. On that happy note, let's turn to the subject at hand. What can we do, you and I, individually, to turn this econo- my around? In a word: nothing. What you spend this week and how much you save or burn up in gasoline won't make one bit of difference to the U.S. economy. But what we do can make a big difference for our individual eco- nomic pictures. Add that to what our friends, families, neighbors, colleagues and communities do and we're looking at the cumulative effect, which can make a difference. Here is a list of specific things that all of us can do, starting today, to get things back on track in our personal lives. That is how we can affect the larger picture: • Stop living on plastic. Please, just stop spending more money than you have. No matter how difficult your financial picture is right now, adding to your debt is like pouring gasoline on a fire. It is going to make things even worse. • Get out of debt. I'm talking about your unsecured consumer debt. Nothing but higher inter- est rates and increased fees are com- ing down the pike. You cannot afford to be in debt. Make a commitment today to do whatever you must to remove that financial bondage from your life. • Rein it in. Yes, you've cut your expenses. Sure you are becoming more frugal than ever. Great. Now double your efforts. I'm serious. Whatever you are doing now, you can do better. Challenge every expense, every purchase. Is it really necessary? Can you do something else instead? Can you at least wait a few more days? Get tough on yourself. What you do not spend is money you can use to build your emer- gency fund or pay down debt. • "No" is the word. Place it firmly on the tip of your tongue during the new year. "No!" Use it often when you are tempted to spend foolishly. Just say "no!" to anything that you cannot buy with cash. Say "no!" to anything that will impede your efforts to save and pay off debt. Keep it handy. It will save you a lot of grief and allow you to make economic progress this year. • Work more. Forget early retirement. Instead, figure out how you can work even more, even years longer. This is going to be a year of extra effort, not a time to ease off. • Buy American. We need to get manufacturing and pro- duction to return to the USA as soon as possible. When it fits within your budget to buy goods and services, do every- thing you can to buy Ameri- can. Look for companies that are producing products for homes and families at h t t p : / / w w w. S t i l l M a d e I - nUSA.com and ttp://www.MadeInUSA.com. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 18 books, including her latest, "Can I Pay My Credit Card Bill With a Credit Card?" You can e-mail her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate Continued from page 1A SHOT return on current mineral extraction. Salazar suspended most of the 77 oil and gas leases sold in a highly contest- ed auction in the Bush administration's last days. He first rescinded, then scaled back a lease offer for more research, devel- opment and demonstration oil shale projects in Wyoming, Utah and Col- orado. In October, he announced an investigation into last-minute changes made by the Bush administration that locked in royalty rates on thousands of acres of previously issued oil shale research leases on federal land. But while Interior moves quickly to develop renewable energy on public lands, Salazar has insisted that natural gas is an important part of the country's energy mix. Industry groups claim the decisions are impeding domestic energy produc- tion. Jon Bargas of the Denver-based Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States said about $100 mil- lion worth of leases are on hold in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado because of formal protests and legal challenges. ''When Salazar was appointed, we issued a statement congratulating him because we knew he understood the importance of oil and gas development in the West,'' Bargas said. ''We were somewhat surprised when we started hearing from some of our members about the slowdown.'' Bargas acknowledged the backlog started building under Bush. Low nat- ural gas prices and recession also have slowed drilling, he added. So many oil and gas leases were challenged during the Bush administra- tion because the emphasis was energy development at the expense of every- thing else, said Steve Torbit, a former federal wildlife biologist now with the National Wildlife Federation. ''Secretary Salazar is working hard to strike a balance to benefit all aspects,'' Torbit said. This month, the Interior Department plans to unveil leasing reforms aimed at restoring confidence in the process for everyone, including the industry, Salazar said. ''I think the uncertainty that has been pervasive over the last several years on oil and gas leasing has been brought about because there's been a rush to lease,'' Salazar said. ''We are not just about the business of letting the oil and gas industry run the Department of Interior.'' Salazar said he hopes to make changes in the next several months that streamline the endangered species process. He believes the Endangered Species Act gives federal officials enough flexibility to make it work bet- ter. One wildlife advocate, though, said Salazar could help endangered species simply by following the law and relying on sound science. Nicole Rosmarino of WildEarth Guardians said with only two additions to the endangered species list the last year, Salazar is on pace to compile a worse record than his prede- cessors. ''There are about 337 species that are candidates or have been proposed for listing,'' Rosmarino said. Salazar's decision to uphold the Bush administration's decision remov- ing the gray wolf in the northern Rock- ies from the endangered species list ignores concerns that the population hasn't recovered to the point that its sur- vival is ensured, Rosmarino said. The wolf was removed from protec- tion in Montana and Idaho, where a total of least 200 wolves were killed by hunters this fall. Federal officials still manage wolves in Wyoming because they say the state's plan wouldn't adequately protect the animals. ''We were one of the most vocal crit- ics of his appointment because of his spotty record on endangered species as senator and Colorado's attorney gener- al,'' Rosmarino said. Salazar said he is proud of his record in Colorado, where he also served as the state's natural resources chief. He cited an agreement among Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming and the federal government on use of the Platte River that protects endangered species. And he believes the science on the gray wolf supported its delisting. His staff is working on ways to protect habi- tats and study the effects of warming temperatures on wildlife along with other issues of climate change. The goal is to go beyond ''the number counting of how many species have we listed and how many have we not,'' Salazar said. The department will also introduce new initiatives with American Indians, Salazar said. In December, he joined Attorney General Eric Holder to announce a $1.4 billion settlement of a long-running lawsuit over money owed to American Indians for leases overseen by the agency and a $2 billion fund to settle other claims. Salazar also said he wants to see the Statue of Liberty's crown reopened to visitors to show that the Interior Depart- ment, which manages the monument, is a department of all Americans. The crown was closed after the Sept. 11 ter- rorist attacks due to security concerns. ''I think there's a sense that some- how because we have a significant pres- ence in the West, that we're only the department of the West,'' Salazar said. ''The role the department plays touches everything that is the United States of America.'' Continued from page 1A HEAD