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Berkeley High School Graduates Take a Bow and Look to Future

By MEGAN GREENWELL
Tuesday June 17, 2003
Most Berkeley High School seniors who graduated last week will begin their studies at a college or university this fall. Others will work or travel. One will study ballet in Russia, another plans to move to India and a third will try his luck auditioning for Broadway plays in New York. -more-

Letters to the Editor

Tuesday June 17, 2003
CRUCIAL COOPERATION -more-

Local Girls’ Team Drives, Shoots and Scores On Its Way to National Championship

By JARED GREEN
Tuesday June 17, 2003
A Bay Area basketball team, including four girls from St. Mary’s College High School in Berkeley, is on its way to the national basketball championship next month in Tennessee if the players can raise enough money to get there. -more-

Parents Pass Hat To Combat Deficit In School Funding

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Tuesday June 17, 2003
Faced with heavy teacher layoffs and cuts in sports and music programs, a series of parent-led fund-raising groups are asking the city’s heavily taxed residents to pour more money into the schools. -more-

Medgar Evers Fought With Relentless Force In Civil Rights Struggle

By DENISHA DeLANE
Tuesday June 17, 2003
1963 became a watershed year in American History. -more-

Festival Honors Liberation of Country’s Last Slaves

By WANDA SABIR
Tuesday June 17, 2003
Berkeley celebrated its 17th annual Juneteenth festival on Sunday. Sponsored by the Adeline-Alcatraz Merchants Association, the day was one of both celebration and education. -more-

By Returning to Party Roots Democrats Can Effect Change

By ZELDA BRONSTEIN
Tuesday June 17, 2003
In the first week of June, I traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend a conference on taking back America from the radical Right. I went in search of signs that progressives are capable of mounting a serious challenge to the Republican gang that’s ravaging our country. One such sign, I’d become convinced, would be evidence of a concerted effort to move the Democratic Party to the left. -more-

AC Transit Commuters Sound Off On Discount Passes, Fare Changes

By MEGAN GREENWELL
Tuesday June 17, 2003
If the AC Transit board of directors votes to eliminate discount monthly passes, Charles Menton said he will stop riding the bus. -more-

Blockbuster Leaves Behind Vacant Space, Broken Promises

By CAROL DENNEY
Tuesday June 17, 2003
One of former Mayor Shirley Dean’s clean-up events took place at the corner of San Pablo and University avenues, where brooms and trash bags were handed out to mostly non-area participants for a highly photographed moment. Blockbuster Video was just laying its controversial foundation. -more-

Council Holds Final Budget Hearing

By JOHN GELUARDI
Tuesday June 17, 2003
Tuesday is the last opportunity for the public to sound off on next year’s proposed budget, which seeks to counter a $4.7 million deficit by raising parking fines and continuing a city hiring freeze. -more-

State Cancels Exit Exam, At Least For This Year

By ANGELA ROWEN
Tuesday June 17, 2003

Salvation Army Dissolves Board, Will Sell University Avenue Property

By JOHN GELUARDI
Tuesday June 17, 2003

Pacifica Radio Moves Back With Heavy Baggage in Tow

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Tuesday June 17, 2003

Zoning Board Postpones Blood House Decision

By ANGELA ROWEN
Tuesday June 17, 2003

Police Blotter

By JOHN GELUARDI
Tuesday June 17, 2003

Central Works’ ‘Wyrd Sisters’ Is Mutated Offspring of the Bard

By BETSY HUNTON Special to the Planet
Tuesday June 17, 2003

Ongoing Exhibitions

Tuesday June 17, 2003

Arts Calendar

Tuesday June 17, 2003

Summer Noon Concerts in Downtown Berkeley

Tuesday June 17, 2003

BERKELEY HIGH GRADUATES celebrate at the Greek Theater after Friday’s diploma ceremony.
BERKELEY HIGH GRADUATES celebrate at the Greek Theater after Friday’s diploma ceremony.

Editorials

Residential Parking Fees May Increase

Tuesday June 17, 2003
Berkeley may soon have the most expensive neighborhood parking in the Bay Area. -more-

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