SACRAMENTO – Colusa County officials are defending their display at the California State Fair after a black couple complained that a caricature of a smiling watermelon seed was racist. The "Waldo ...

Although the rest of the country got out of school a month ago, we finally had our last day, here in New York, last week. So finally, finally, it’s summer! And what says summer better than watermelon?

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SACRAMENTO — Colusa County officials are defending theirdisplay at the California State Fair after a black couplecomplained that a caricature of a smiling watermelon seed wasracist. The “Waldo ...