Opinion

The Daily Planet received this letter addressed to Pres. Atkinson of the University of California and Chancellor Berdahl of UC Berkeley: -more-

It was neither a malevolent plot of one who hates the IRS nor some communist conspiracy. -more-

We ought not become terrorists ourselves -more-

Despite the uproar over the Berkeley Fire Department’s decision to remove U.S. flags from its trucks prior to a UC Berkeley anti-war demonstration Thursday, the protest was peaceful and rigs were not deployed to the campus. Officials who had been concerned that peace demonstrators might take down or destroy the flags said miscommunication to the press had overblown the issue. -more-

OAKLAND (AP) — BART workers approved a new contract Tuesday night — one which will give employees a 22 percent pay raise over six years. -more-

Editor,

WASHINGTON — The FBI has meticulously pieced together a broad terrorist plot, securing evidence the hijackers trained for months or years without raising suspicions in the United States, received financial and logistical support from others and identified additional targets for destruction. -more-

SACRAMENTO — California school districts that hoped for more money to build new schools will now have to wait until at least early 2003 for any new money. -more-

Editor: -more-

SAN FRANCISCO – Lawmakers in Sacramento have decided on a Bay Bridge earthquake retrofitting deal that requires the state to pay about 40 percent of the $1.46 billion needed for the project. -more-