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Congress to Honor Shirek By Post Office Designation

By JOHN GELUARDI
Friday June 20, 2003
When people hear Vice Mayor Maudelle Shirek deliver a public address in the City Council Chambers, they take a second look to make sure the prodigious voice is actually emanating from the elderly woman with the short gray afro and cherubic face. -more-

Berkeley This Week

Friday June 20, 2003
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Friday June 20, 2003
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Another New Principal for Berkeley High

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Friday June 20, 2003
Two weeks after newly appointed Berkeley High School principal Patty Christa abruptly resigned, the school district named the runner-up from this spring’s principal search to the high-profile post Thursday. -more-

Abuse of Use Permits, Strife Between Citizens and Staff Mar City Planning Process

By KEVIN POWELL
Friday June 20, 2003
The mayor has convened an advisory task force taking on the difficult task of trying to make our planning process better. I offer the following comments to spur public input into this process. To me, there are two “big picture” problems with Berkeley’s planning process: -more-

MoveOn.org Hopes to Pick A Candidate

By ALEXIS TONTI
Friday June 20, 2003
A recent straw poll taken by the political advocacy group MoveOn.org named Dennis Kucinich, John Kerry and Howard Dean as the leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination among its members. -more-

Between Despair and Rage, Tibetans Choose Life, Peace

By TOPDEN TSERING
Friday June 20, 2003
China has yet again outdone itself in its legacy of terrorism against humanity—this time by forcefully deporting two weeks ago 18 Tibetans to Tibet from nearby Nepal, which otherwise was for these hopeful refugees their doorstep to the outside world, to freedom in exile. -more-

Homeland Security Separates Couple, Wife Waits in Berkeley

By ANGELA ROWEN
Friday June 20, 2003
The evening of Jan. 6, 2003, was supposed to be a homecoming for Jennifer Medina and Omar Khan. The couple, wed only 15 months before, was returning to the States after spending Christmas with Khan’s family in England. Khan is a 26-year-old British citizen who had just been in his homeland to finish up his college coursework. He was to return to his new home in Berkeley to begin building a life with Medina, a UC Berkeley graduate and local soccer celebrity. He had a public relations job lined up at a local startup animation company, and was considering a high school teaching career. -more-

Final Budget Vote Sparks Public Outcry

By JOHN GELUARDI
Friday June 20, 2003
The City Council Chambers were overflowing on Tuesday with concerned parents, art-toting children and worried non-profit directors during the last public hearing on the city’s budget proposal. -more-

Two Daylight Shootings Disturb Neighborhood

By JOHN GELUARDI
Friday June 20, 2003
Two brazen daylight shootings in the past week have shaken Berkeley and prompted police to step up patrols in the area. -more-

Where Matrix Fails, Reality Still Hangs On

By OSHA NEUMANN Special to the Planet
Friday June 20, 2003

Final School Budget Passed, More Cuts Await Next Year

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Friday June 20, 2003

Student School Board Member Aims to Improve Communication

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Friday June 20, 2003

A Metallica Concert with Mrs. Scott

From Susan Parker
Friday June 20, 2003

Remembering Gregory Peck

By CHRISTIAN NEWTON Special to the Planet
Friday June 20, 2003


Report of Robberies

Friday June 20, 2003

State Took Over Oakland Schools in Haste

By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR
Friday June 20, 2003

Berkeley Filmmaker Satirizes Lesbian Parenthood

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Friday June 20, 2003

Downtown Offers Urbane Dining Setting

By PATTI DACEY Special to the Planet
Friday June 20, 2003

Cafe Row Heralds Change At South Berkeley Border

By DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Friday June 20, 2003


MAUDELLE SHIREK receives 92 roses from Berkeley children for her birthday. Below, she poses with another of her gifts, a money wreath.
MAUDELLE SHIREK receives 92 roses from Berkeley children for her birthday. Below, she poses with another of her gifts, a money wreath.

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UC Berkeley Dig Reveals Old Conservatory, Relics

By MEGAN GREENWELL
Friday June 20, 2003
Laurie Wilkie’s UC Berkeley Summer Session class does not take place in a lecture hall. -more-

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