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Writers sound off on NBC schedule

For a network lacking real buzz for the coming fall season, a lot of people were talking about NBC...

As QBs turn in NFC North

We remember the NFC North when it was more properly called the Central - or better yet, the Black and...

The Fiorina Perplex

I always sort of admired Carly Fiorina (born Cara Carleton Sneed, BTW, which means that she had more...

Oakland's bed-and-breakfast tax a mistake

Oakland's small bed-and-breakfast community is little more than a half-dozen houses scattered among the...

Down with crab cakes! Ban Whole Foods!

S o it is that the latest absurd micro-furor comes down the pipeline of misplaced lefty outrage, a...

Put any idea of Best winning awards to sleep

There are by unofficial count 49 college football awards, and we say unofficial because a new one crops...

Real-life rescuers at fake fire

Yes, the real-life San Francisco Fire Department did show up the other day for the faux Chinatown...

Emblems of Hawaii a surprise to many Americans

The 50th anniversary of Hawaii's statehood, which became official on Aug. 21, 1959, is a cause for...

Giants leading off

More of Molina: Manager Bruce Bochy said catcher Bengie Molina, who sat out Thursday, won't get many...

Upcoming Bay Area layoffs

Now that the latest California unemployment figures are out, it's time once more to look into the future...

Ban guns from public political events

Those of us living in the Rocky Mountains are steeped in America's famous gun culture - and we therefore...

Talking back to a town hall protester ...

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Richmond teachers vote to authorize strike

Teachers in the West Contra Costa Unified School District overwhelmingly voted Thursday night to...

S.F.: BART elevator still down

What needs more work: The sign promises that the work will be completed by July 30. The fact that BART's...

Movie academy elects Tom Sherak president

Film executive Tom Sherak has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...

Bad Reporter

by Don Asmussen | Archive

No-fishing areas don't address ocean problems

Why is California committing to spend millions on a new ocean protection program when it can't afford...

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