Afghanistan losses mourned at vigil
By Kechia Smith-Gran, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday November 09, 2001
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I love Berkeley!
Spencer Thompson
Friday November 09, 2001
The Berkeley Daily Planet received this letter addressed to Berkeley Mayor Shirely Dean and the City Council: -more-
Sacred Buddhist texts bound for World Peace Ceremony
By Jennifer Dix, Daily Planet Correspondent
Friday November 09, 2001
In a warehouse off San Pablo Avenue, stacks of silk-wrapped bundles reach nearly to the ceiling. Wrapped in scarves of red, yellow and saffron – traditional colors in Tibetan Buddhism – sacred texts are being prepared for shipment halfway around the world. -more-
’Jackets can’t hold off MacFarland, Pinole Valley
By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Friday November 09, 2001
At halftime of the battle of ACCAL undefeateds on Thursday night, the score was knotted at 7-7. Favored Pinole Valley had run into an inspired Berkeley defense, managing to roll up just 124 yards. Spartan tailback DeAndre MacFarland, averaging nearly 200 rushing yards per game coming in, had just 20 yards on the ground. An upset looked possible, if not probable. Then the roof fell in. -more-
Albany open space set for development
By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff
Friday November 09, 2001
UC Berkeley shows city its newest plans for the -more-
Romance ain’t for sissies … at any age
Sari Friedman, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday November 09, 2001
Good news! Many seniors report they experience more joy, greater affection, and better sex now, in their later years, than they had earlier in their lives. -more-
‘Small Schools’ debate continues
By Jeffrey Obser, Daily Planet Staff
Friday November 09, 2001
The growing movement to create distinct “small schools” within Berkeley High School got a boost Wednesday night as the school board held its first wide-ranging public discussion on a formal policy. -more-
Benefit to honor veteran musician
By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff
Friday November 09, 2001
Buzzy Linhart will play peace party -more-
War vote shows clearer heads can still prevail
Staff
Friday November 09, 2001
The Berkeley Daily Planet receieved this letter addressed to Councilmember Dona Spring: -more-
City’s class offers free disaster preparedness training
By Kimberlee Bortfeld, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday November 09, 2001
Fredrica Drotos gasped when she saw the twin towers of the World Trade Center collapse before her on television. She watched rescue workers treat victims and search for survivors and wondered if she could have done the same. -more-
Features
NASA satellite discovers rare gamma-ray burst
By Pamela Reynolds, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday November 09, 2001
Only one year into its mission, NASA’s High Energy Transport Explorer satellite just earned its keep. -more-
S.F.’s public power fight brewing
By Kaudette Gaudette, The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
SAN FRANCISCO — Ballot measures that would launch a municipal utility to replace Pacific Gas and Electric Co. as the city’s power provider remained virtually deadlocked Thursday, though a major credit-rating agency already was predicting “decades” of legal battles ahead between the utility and its challengers. -more-
Davis meets with Bay Area mayors to discuss security
By Margie Mason
The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
SAN FRANCISCO — More than half a dozen Bay Area mayors met with Gov. Gray Davis on Thursday to discuss anti-terrorism coordination between state and local officials to keep the public informed about potential threats. -more-
Shrinking economy causes CSU enrollment to swell by 20,000
By Chelsea J. Carter, The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
LONG BEACH — Student enrollment at California State University has reached a record 388,734 students this year, due in part to a slowing state economy, the chancellor said Thursday. -more-
School fires teacher who burned American flag
The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
SACRAMENTO — A teacher who burned a flag in front of sixth graders days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has been fired, Del Paso Heights school district authorities said. -more-
Chad Condit launches bid for Senate
By Brian Melley, The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
Infamous Condit’s son files for state’s Modesto district -more-
San Francisco physicians allowed to prescribe methadone to heroin addicts
By Ritu Bhatnagar
The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco physicians will be allowed to prescribe methadone to heroin addicts after the city gained an exemption to the typically strict state and federal laws that regulate the availability of methadone. -more-
Feds testing ammunition that brings down the bad guys, not the planes
The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
LOS ANGELES — Ammunition used by duck hunters may become the newest weapon in the fight against terrorists on airliners. Bismuth Cartridge Co. has a bullet it says can bring down the bad guys but not the planes. -more-
Gold bar sold for $8 million
By Chelsea J. Carter
The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
NEWPORT BEACH— The largest known gold bar from the California Gold Rush — a bread loaf-sized brick named Eureka — has been sold for a record $8 million, officials said Thursday. -more-
Intel founder’s memoir details life under Nazis, Communists
By Matthew Fordahl, The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
PALO ALTO — As the chairman of Intel Corp., Andy Grove speaks freely and often about silicon wafers, microprocessors, profits and the history of computing. -more-
Woman awarded $485,000 in suit against Old Navy
The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
TYLER, Texas — A jury has awarded about $485,000 in damages to a woman who said she was terminated as manager of Tyler’s Old Navy store because she was pregnant. -more-
Palm CEO resigns
By May Wong
The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
SANTA CLARA — Palm Inc.’s chief executive, Carl Yankowski, has resigned, the company said Thursday. -more-
Election Section
Neglecting gutters and downspouts could cause heavy damage
By James and Morris Carey, The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
It will never cease to amaze us how difficult it has been to get the word out about how important it is to keep water away from a home’s foundation. Take gutters and downspouts for example. -more-
Questions and Answers
By Morris and James Carey
The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
Q: Olivia asks: Every time I run the dishwasher I’ve got to stand by the sink with a cup to bail the water out that comes up and drain it into the adjacent sink. If I don’t, the sink and dishwasher will overflow. The water comes up on the side of the sink where the garbage disposal is. We’ve never used the disposal because it’s been broken since we’ve moved here some weeks ago, but I’m not sure this should affect the way the dishwasher drains, should it? Also, the water never completely drains after running. There’s always a small pool in the dishwasher and a small collection in the sink that does not recede. Is there anything I can do to fix this problem? -more-
Home Matters: Don’t give cold weather the cold shoulder
The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
Don’t look now, but a mild fall is about to give way to winter’s grip. -more-
Alabama biology textbooks to warn about evolution
By Phillip Rawls, The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
Claims students should question argued theory -more-
Efforts continue to boost numbers of tiny birds by removing predators, non-native plants and beachgoers
Story by Leon Drounkeith, Photos by Reed Saxon
The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
OCEANO — A walk on the beach will become more difficult in spots up and down the Pacific Coast as federal authorities try to keep a bird smaller than a human fist from disappearing. -more-
Study finds that terror attacks could cost the country trillions
By Christiana Almeida, The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
LOS ANGELES — An overreaction by the U.S. government could cause the total cost of the terrorist attacks to exceed a trillion dollars, according to a report released Thursday by the Milken Institute. -more-
President Bush expanding National Guard presence at airports
By Jonathan D. Salant, The Associated Press
Friday November 09, 2001
WASHINGTON — President Bush will announce an expanded role for National Guard troops at airports, possibly stationing them at boarding gates, administration officials said Thursday. -more-
Editorial
Bay Area Briefs
Staff
Friday November 09, 2001
OAKLAND — Lew F. Galbraith Golf Course has become one of the most expensive public golf course-related projects in Bay Area history. -more-
