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Aug. 22, 2006

Meth and Murder

Presiding Judge Stephen O. Hedstrom, a former county prosecutor, often sees the dark side of Clearlake, a secluded rural community plagued by chronic drug abuse and violent crime.

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By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      CLEARLAKE - In rapid order, Lake County Superior Court Judge Stephen O. Hedstrom disposed of a rent dispute, a drug offense and the early stages of a drunken-driver collision case.
      It was a typically eclectic Thursday morning calendar for Hedstrom, 57. As on most days, he worked a smorgasbord of cases.
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