Barbara Christian broke the mold; community bids a pioneer professor farewell
By Josh Parr
Daily Planet Staff
Saturday September 09, 2000
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Rediscovering the Berkeley shoreline – way down under all that ugly trash
By Joe Eskenazi
Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday September 09, 2000
Enough plastic lids to top 1,000 six-packs. Enough cigarette butts – and, mind you, just the butts – to stretch from home plate to the right field wall and back home again at Pac Bell Park. Enough plastic grocery bags to supply a Dom DeLuise shopping run.
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Cal Shakes tackles the age-old question of fidelity
By John Angell Grant
Daily Planet Theater Critic
Saturday September 09, 2000
Can one trust a man when he pledges to a woman his promise of long-term fidelity?
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BHS gets off to rough start against Foothill
By Sean Gates
Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday September 09, 2000
Big plays, a solid running game, an elusive quarterback, and a swarming Yellow’Jacket defense are all things Berkeley High football fans can look forward to this upcoming season. If the ‘Jackets can improve their special teams play and limit their penalties, Berkeley High football fans can look forward to a trip to the playoffs.
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BHS gets ready to go digital
By William Inman
Daily Planet Staff
Saturday September 09, 2000
In a tiny room in the far corner of the C-building at Berkeley High School, a staff of three pedagogues are diligently building a high school within a high school. This school, however, isn’t built from bricks and wood, it’s built in cyberspace.
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Cinemayaat Arab Film Festival brings new perspectives to screen
By Peter Crimmins
Daily Planet Correspondent
Saturday September 09, 2000
“I came to Casablanca for the waters,” Bogart mumbled as Rick Blaine. When Claude Raines told him there was no water, that they were in the desert, the owner of Café Americain didn’t miss a beat. “I was misinformed.”
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Wood-burning stoves create quandary
By Nerissa Pacio
Special to the Daily Planet
Saturday September 09, 2000
Wood-burning stove business representatives, pediatricians and public health officials were among those speaking out at a public hearing on restricting the use of wood-burning fireplaces held Thursday night by the city’s Community Environmental Advisory Commission.
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