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Maverick priest refuses to give up

By Mary BarrettSpecial to the Daily Planet
Tuesday January 02, 2001
Father Bill O’Donnell was arrested again. -more-

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The wireless communication revolution could make Asia the center of the economy

By Franz Schurmann Pacific News Service
Tuesday January 02, 2001
“Global wireless communication” appears to be the wave of the future, and the world’s corporate giants are racing for first place. Many observers are betting on the Japanese. Global wireless communication may involve very complex technology, but it simply means you can be at the North Pole with your laptop computer and I at the South Pole with my laptop, and we can communicate with each other as clearly as if we had telephone lines or cables strung between us. -more-

Reviewing the year gone by

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday January 02, 2001
Having crossed the threshold into the (real) new millennium, we can look back at 2000 with a little perspective. In all it wasn’t a year of big changes. While there will be a new faces at the White House, Berkeley citizens voted in, pretty much, the status quo, keeping the balance of power on the council 4-5 in favor of the progressive coalition. -more-

Controversial baby abandonment law puts pressure on hospitals

John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday January 02, 2001
A new state law that will allow mothers the opportunity to anonymously abandon newborns at hospital emergency rooms throughout the state without the threat of prosecution took effect Monday. -more-

City offers tree hauling

Bay City News Service
Tuesday January 02, 2001
The City of Berkeley is offering its environmentally-conscious citizens a way to get rid of those old holiday trees and trimmings with free composting and extra recycling services. -more-

New laws include sales tax cut, higher minimum wage

The Associated Press
Tuesday January 02, 2001
SACRAMENTO – Parents can abandon their newborns in hospitals without facing prosecution and shoppers will pocket a little extra money from a decreased sales tax under two of the hundreds of laws that go into effect on Monday. -more-

East Bay activist headed for Vatican to protest

By Dan Greenman Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday January 02, 2001

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New campaign contribution limits have loopholes

By Steve LawrenceAssociated Press Writer
Tuesday January 02, 2001
Critics say money will just flow through different channels with same effect -more-

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