News
Student dies of meningitis
By Judith Scherr
Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday May 02, 2001
A 9-year-old Oxford School student died Tuesday morning of bacterial meningitis.
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May Day fest celebrates workers
By Erika Fricke
Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday May 02, 2001
Most of the U.S. work force labored Tuesday, but at the Inkworks print shop in West Berkeley a banner of Che Guevara billowed across the balcony and members of Berkeley’s worker cooperatives celebrated May Day with the rest of the world.
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Immersion classes popularity soars
By Ben Lumpkin
Daily Planet staff
Wednesday May 02, 2001
Flying in the face of Proposition 227, the voter-approved 1998 law abolishing bilingual education in California schools, the Berkeley brand of bilingual education has become one of the school district’s most popular programs in recent years.
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Conflict continues over Civic Center lot
By John Geluardi
Daily Planet staff
Wednesday May 02, 2001
The refurbishing of a paved area behind the newly renovated Civic Center building has alarmed park advocates who have been working to create a car-free transition to the park behind the structure.
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Bridge bike lanes may be possible
By Erika Fricke
Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday May 02, 2001
If the view from the Bay Bridge looks good from the window of a car, it’s even better with the Bay breezes circling your helmet, cyclists promise.
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125 arrested in Long Beach May Day protest
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
Juror dismissed for discussing kidnapping case
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
Users say Yahoo quietly extending porn crackdown to chat rooms
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
Chemical leak in Richmond contained, shelter in place
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
Lung Association gives 33 counties failing air grades
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
Man sentenced to life for 1963 church bombing
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
GOP agrees on tax cut plan
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
Weakest link in economy: manufacturing
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
High job growth linked to population surges
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
Market Brief
AP
Wednesday May 02, 2001
Editorials
Report shows schools need more money
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
SACRAMENTO — All school districts should receive more school construction money more often, according to a report released Tuesday by the Legislative Analyst’s Office.
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