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Winter break limits childcare options

By Erika Fricke Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday December 13, 2000
Come Friday, school’s out. For two weeks, instead of memorizing the names of dinosaurs and the life-cycle of a butterfly, students will be set free. But not parents who may be hard-pressed to find child care. -more-

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Wednesday December 13, 2000

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Wednesday December 13, 2000
Rights guarantees don’t come from the Constitution -more-

Commission douses fireplace use

John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday December 13, 2000
The family hearth, a traditional winter gathering place for warmth and good cheer, has been deemed a public health threat and the City Council will soon consider measures to curtail its use. -more-

Hospital workers plan strike

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday December 13, 2000
While hospital workers gear up for their Thursday walk-out – the fourth since the spring – the Alta Bates/Summit Medical Center administration staffs up to replace the hundreds of employees expected to go on strike. -more-

$3 million goes to children’s health

The Associated Press
Wednesday December 13, 2000
SAN JOSE — City officials agreed Tuesday to contribute nearly $3 million of tobacco settlement money over the next three years to a new and unprecedented county plan aimed at providing health coverage for all uninsured children. -more-

Ask Jeeves to cut staff

Daily Planet wire services
Wednesday December 13, 2000
EMERYVILLE— Internet company Ask Jeeves Inc. on Tuesday said it will cut 25 percent of its workforce and take a fourth quarter charge of $10 million to $12 million for a restructuring that follows a recent earnings warning. -more-

Energy prices soar, power still at a premium

The Associated Press
Wednesday December 13, 2000

Vendors ready for annual Telegraph holiday fair

By Chason Wainwright Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday December 13, 2000

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State sues school districts, alleges poor education

The Associated Press
Wednesday December 13, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO — The state sued 18 school districts Tuesday in a bid to force them to fix allegedly shoddy classrooms, issue textbooks and hire credentialed teachers as required under state law. -more-

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