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Two-alarm apartment fire displaces seven

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Wednesday January 23, 2002

A two-alarm fire raged through the Fox Court apartment building at 1472 Universtiy Ave. early Tuesday, displacing seven residents and causing $300,000 in damage. -more-



Berkeley boys fly, then ground Jets

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday January 23, 2002

Early in Tuesday’s game against Encinal, the ’Jackets wowed the crowd with their athleticism. Late in the game, they impressed their coach with their developing composure. -more-



Compiled by Guy Poole
Wednesday January 23, 2002


Wednesday, Jan. 23



Brothers Liquor issue isn’t about race or economics

N. Wilson Berkeley
Wednesday January 23, 2002

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Bay Area man has high-stepping homecoming

By Wanda Sabir Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday January 23, 2002

The Dance Theatre of Harlem is coming to town this week (January 23-26) at UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall for a series of Bay Area and West Coast Premieres. -more-



Staff
Wednesday January 23, 2002



Two wounded in early morning southside shooting

By Hank SimsDaily Planet staff
Wednesday January 23, 2002

Two people were shot in the head and gravely wounded near the corner of King and 63rd streets early Tuesday. -more-



’Jackets win a laugher over Encinal

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday January 23, 2002

Berkeley sophomore Kamani Hill posted two goals and had six assists despite playing only the second half on Tuesday, leading the ’Jackets to a 13-0 win over Encinal. -more-



John Ashcroft is spineless on Enron debacle

John Bauer Berkeley
Wednesday January 23, 2002

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Librarians fear elementary school budget cutbacks

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Wednesday January 23, 2002

With the school district in financial trouble, elementary school librarians, already part-time employees who operate part-time libraries, are worried about further cuts. -more-



Don’t try to teach our students understanding through Islam

Alexander Magnus Internet Newspaper Reader and former California teacher
Wednesday January 23, 2002

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Robbery suspect wanted by BDP

Planet staff
Wednesday January 23, 2002

On Jan. 17, a residential robbery and assault occurred on the 3300 block of Claremont Avenue. The suspect entered the residence and demanded and confronted the 60-year-old female resident. -more-



U.S. Government: remember the Aztecs

Ted Vincent Berkeley
Wednesday January 23, 2002

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GOP gubernatorial hopefuls meet for first of three debate

By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press
Wednesday January 23, 2002

SAN JOSE — Secretary of State Bill Jones came out swinging in the first statewide debate of the Republican gubernatorial candidates. -more-



Features

Governor announces mandated nurse-to-patient ratios for state

By Simon Avery The Associated Press
Wednesday January 23, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gray Davis released proposed government ratios Tuesday that would mandate the number of nurses to patients in California hospitals. -more-


Study finds UC Berkeley contributes heavily to local economy

Bay City News
Wednesday January 23, 2002

A new study by a San Francisco-based consulting firm says the University of California at Berkeley is the fifth-largest employer in the Bay Area and contributes more than $1 billion annually overall to personal income in the region. -more-


Safeway carefully ventures into old Webvan territory

By William McCall The Associated Press
Wednesday January 23, 2002

PORTLAND, Ore. — A city that marketing analysts say is loaded with Internet shoppers can now cruise Safeway aisles electronically in a test the grocery chain hopes will show it can succeed where online competitor Webvan failed. -more-


Netscape lost browser battle with Microsoft in the Web’s infancy

By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press
Wednesday January 23, 2002

SAN JOSE — Back in the early days of the World Wide Web, Netscape Communications Corp. pioneered the commercial development of Internet browsers and even charged for the software. -more-


SFO to pre-order 11 explosive-detecting baggage scanners

The Associated Press
Wednesday January 23, 2002

SAN BRUNO — San Francisco International Airport is trying to secure explosive-detecting luggage scanners before an ordering rush from other airports. -more-


Editorial

American Taliban’s former peers say he’s a danger to society

By Margie Mason The Associated Press
Wednesday January 23, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO — John Walker Lindh’s parents had the first word in the battle to shape his image, calling him a “good kid,” releasing cute family pictures and suggesting he was brainwashed by the Taliban. -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

American Taliban’s former peers say he’s a danger to society 01-23-2002

Black students who stormed stage revisit Stanford campus 01-22-2002

State up against deadline to remove MTBE from gas 01-21-2002

Man gets five years for anthrax threat 01-19-2002

Should parents take blame for actions of John Walker Lindh? 01-18-2002

Little girl dies after she and six others hit by a driver 01-17-2002

News

Two-alarm apartment fire displaces seven By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-23-2002

Berkeley boys fly, then ground Jets By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-23-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole 01-23-2002

Brothers Liquor issue isn’t about race or economics N. Wilson Berkeley 01-23-2002

Bay Area man has high-stepping homecoming By Wanda Sabir Special to the Daily Planet 01-23-2002

Staff 01-23-2002

Two wounded in early morning southside shooting By Hank SimsDaily Planet staff 01-23-2002

’Jackets win a laugher over Encinal By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-23-2002

John Ashcroft is spineless on Enron debacle John Bauer Berkeley 01-23-2002

Librarians fear elementary school budget cutbacks By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-23-2002

Don’t try to teach our students understanding through Islam Alexander Magnus Internet Newspaper Reader and former California teacher 01-23-2002

Robbery suspect wanted by BDP Planet staff 01-23-2002

U.S. Government: remember the Aztecs Ted Vincent Berkeley 01-23-2002

GOP gubernatorial hopefuls meet for first of three debate By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press 01-23-2002

Governor announces mandated nurse-to-patient ratios for state By Simon Avery The Associated Press 01-23-2002

Study finds UC Berkeley contributes heavily to local economy Bay City News 01-23-2002

Safeway carefully ventures into old Webvan territory By William McCall The Associated Press 01-23-2002

Netscape lost browser battle with Microsoft in the Web’s infancy By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 01-23-2002

SFO to pre-order 11 explosive-detecting baggage scanners The Associated Press 01-23-2002

A tile to remember By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-22-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole 01-22-2002

South Berkeley is not ruled by yuppies R. Walker, South Berkeley Resident *All quotations L. Dawud Said 01-22-2002

Staff 01-22-2002

Neighbors, Spring fight against tall radio tower By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-22-2002

Look at the underlying causes of healthcare Lara Wright, M.D. Berkeley 01-22-2002

Free Speech Radio takes on the wars abroad and with network By Jia-Rui Chong Special to the Daily Planet 01-22-2002

WANTED Staff 01-22-2002

Council to consider recreation, affordable housing tonight By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-22-2002

Trial starting for couple accused of torturing, killing woman The Associated Press 01-22-2002

Researchers seek to harness power of idle PCs to find anthrax cure By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-22-2002

Open programming guide is Internet gadfly’s newest venture By Frank Bajak The Associated Press 01-22-2002

Large fund manager plans to vote for HP-Compaq deal The Associated Press 01-22-2002

VeriSign and IBM form broad security-technology partnership The Associated Press 01-22-2002

FBI steps up its search for last remaining SLA fugitive By Don Thompson The Associated Press 01-22-2002

Reno, Las Vegas among most affordable housing in West The Associated Press 01-22-2002

Olympic Torch winds through northern Nevada By Sandra Chereb The Associated Press 01-22-2002

Controversial Mammoth Lakes bear recovering By Leon Droin Keith The Associated Press 01-22-2002

Non-profit group draws 100 to fundraiser By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 01-21-2002

Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 01-21-2002

Art & Entertainment Calendar Staff 01-21-2002

Lady Yellowjackets shock top-ranked Marin Catholic By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-21-2002

Just because trees aren’t native doesn’t mean they don’t belong here James K. Sayre Oakland 01-21-2002

Jazzschool arrives on a sweet note By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 01-21-2002

Revived Tamir leads Cal rout of Cougars By Dean Caparaz Daily Planet Correspondent 01-21-2002

City Hall lights are on 24/7; are city servants working that hard? Mary Ann Brewin 01-21-2002

BPD investigating home invasion case By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff 01-21-2002

AC Transit advice falls on deaf ears Rose M. Green 01-21-2002

Two Bay Area brothers nab wanted Texas fugitive while surfing Internet The Associated Press 01-21-2002

More office space and student housing means more traffic Steve Geller 01-21-2002

Sept. 11 created deep, long-lasting hardships for immigrants By Deborah Kong The Associated Press 01-21-2002

Small island found 16,000 years after slipping below waves By Andrew Bridges, The Associated Press 01-21-2002

Republican candidates to face off in first three-way debate By Alexa Haussler The Associated Press 01-21-2002

State Assembly paid $140,000 to settle sexual harassment claim The Associated Press 01-21-2002

GOP candidate Simon to begin airing TV ads By Erica Werner Associated Press Writer 01-21-2002

GOP candidate Simon to begin airing TV ads By Erica Werner Associated Press Writer 01-21-2002

Techies see super-fast Web access as manifest destiny By Brain Bergstein The Associated Press 01-21-2002

U.S. deal with Bank of China calls for $20 million in fines By Jennifer Loven The Associated Press 01-21-2002

Blazing toward Utah By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-19-2002

’Jackets dominate overmatched Titans By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-19-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole 01-19-2002

Brothers Liquor closure is a sign of the ‘yuppie-rule’ times L. Dawud Said Berkeley 01-19-2002

Staff 01-19-2002

Tree power Staff 01-19-2002

City will sue if UC does not fix problems with development By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-19-2002

Panthers hold on to beat Salesian By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-19-2002

Why Berkeley will not learn from European transportation solutions Dean Metzger Berkeley, Ca. Transportation Commissioner District 8 01-19-2002

This week’s bestsellers Northern California Independent Booksellers Association 01-19-2002

Board weighs its $1.6 million deficit By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 01-19-2002

Troubled San Jose symphony takes step toward comeback By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-19-2002

Berkeley Observed Looking back, seeing ahead By Susan Cerny Special to the Daily Planet 01-19-2002

Case closed for TV show ‘The X-Files’ The Associated Press 01-19-2002

Rose Garden sign looking to receive a facelift By Hank Sims Daily Planet Staff 01-19-2002

Click and Clack Talk Cars Tom & Ray Magliozzi 01-19-2002

Torch tours Bay Area The Associated Press 01-19-2002

Three former SLA members arraigned on murder charges By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press 01-19-2002

Santa Cruz leads nation in expensive housing The Associated Press 01-19-2002

Surviving a stroke begins with quick reaction By Gina Comparini Special to the Daily Planet 01-19-2002

Tech leaders see broadband access as new manifest destiny By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-19-2002

Sun posts smaller-than-expected loss By Matthew Fordahl The Associated Press 01-19-2002

ImClone stock dives, from the effect of congressional inquiry By Theresa Agovino The Associated Press 01-19-2002

BPD takes half a million in pot By Hank Sims, Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2002

Out & About Calendar Compiled by Guy Poole 01-18-2002

Reporting yet another accident at Benvenue and Ashby Paul Tuleja 01-18-2002

Locals at the Sundance Film Festival By Peter Crimmins, Special to the Planet 01-18-2002

Art & Entertainment Calendar Staff 01-18-2002

Sampson dominates the paint in Cal victory By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2002

Small schools staff talk control By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff 01-18-2002

Ticket-seekers overwhelm ‘Price is Right’ for its Las Vegas 30th anniversary show The Associated Press 01-18-2002

CarShare launched to ease parking burden By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff 01-18-2002

Class Notes By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff 01-18-2002

Man seriously injured after he falls into cement mixer staff 01-18-2002

Breast cancer rates on the rise in Marin The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Californians fear government will trample civil liberties The Associated Press 01-18-2002

UC regents OK tuition break for immigrants By Simon Avery, The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Man accused of driving into kids faces manslaughter charge By Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press 01-18-2002

PG&E files $4.1 billion claim against California By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Pres 01-18-2002

By Jennifer Coleman, The Associated Pres By Arthur H. Rothstein, The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Airport screeners call new law discriminatory Gary Gentile, Associated Press 01-18-2002

Metal ceilings are making a comeback James and Morris Carey 01-18-2002

Pollarding is useful and, to some, pretty By Lee Reich, The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Judge throws out AT&T’s private resolution system The Associated Press 01-18-2002

eBay raising prices for selling on site By Brian Bergstien The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Nortel posts $27.3 billion loss in 2001 Staff 01-18-2002

High-tech bust drops Silicon Valley rents by 22 percent By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Federal appeals court frowns on city laws regulating ATM fees By David Kravets The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Wen Ho Lee speaks briefly, answers questions at book signing By Kim Curtis, The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Ex-cops, prosecutors tell of long road to SLA arrests, charges By Jim Wasserman, The Associated Press 01-18-2002

Brothers Liquors shut down By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff 01-17-2002

Panthers crush John Swett 7-0 By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-17-2002

Compiled by Guy Poole 01-17-2002

Thanks for moving goodbye Pamela Foster El Sobrante 01-17-2002

Staff 01-17-2002

Ortega does not enter plea on murder charge By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-17-2002

Cal looks to stay undefeated at Haas By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff 01-17-2002

Get rid of the politics – all kids can learn G.W. Seegmiller Berkeley 01-17-2002

Schools receive mixed rankings from test scores By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff 01-17-2002

One more Ashby Ave. accident decried Paul Tuleja Berkeley 01-17-2002

Resident urges city to prevent tree tragedies By Mary Spicuzza Special to the Daily Planet 01-17-2002

Thou shalt not... Jane Stillwater Berkeley 01-17-2002

Council rewords ‘confusing’ scent ordinance language By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff 01-17-2002

Permit therapeutic cloning Judith Segard Hunt Berkeley 01-17-2002

Judge finds accused bus driver incompetent to stand trial The Associated Press 01-17-2002

UC president says budget constraints will hurt employee raises systemwide By Danny Pollock The Associated Press 01-17-2002

Bay Area Briefs 01-17-2002

Shipwrecks may be cause of oiled birds The Associated Press 01-17-2002

Bankrupt PG&E asks federal judge to give more time for reorganization By Karen Gaudette The Associated Press 01-17-2002

Dow drops more than 200 on worries about turnaround timing By Lisa Shinghania The Associated Press 01-17-2002

Yahoo beats Wall Street expectations By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press 01-17-2002

Compaq reports $92 million in earnings By Mark Babineck The Associated Press 01-17-2002