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Pay to play by the bay?
Last week our City Council announced it was taking applications to fill a vacant seat. This, just as former Gov....
Read moreThese lunatics are running the asylum
Our so-called representatives in Congress clearly have no idea what to do to get the economy moving again. Just consider...
Read moreOff-season wonderland
Even if you’re a frequent visitor to Yosemite, seeing it in winter will be like seeing it for the first...
Read moreFlight of the newborn
Last week I nearly suffered a migraine by convincing myself (via a Google search) that my daughter’s ear-tugging and drool...
Read moreSticking with it when others fail
Gym memberships seem to be the easy answer to losing weight since money will be withdrawn from our accounts whether...
Read moreSecurity deposits a must
The other day, my friend called and asked if I had a blank copy of an apartment lease. He had...
Read moreSports make monkeys out of us all
The highest-rated Super Bowl ever was last year’s game between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants in...
Read moreMaking a home for the recently homeless
A 2006 survey by the National Coalition for the Homeless listed the “20 meanest cities” vis-a-vis the plight of the...
Read moreGarnering serious street cred
A small, upstart carmaker has just received the kind of positive image and auto industry credibility which no new company...
Read moreGetting the 411 following an accident
Q: I was recently in an accident and I was so upset I didn’t think about all the information I...
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