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Graduates Return to Memories, Friends at Lincoln Elementary: By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday September 28, 2004
A group of former students of Lincoln Elementary School in southwest Berkeley returned last week to find a school that was significantly larger, better-landscaped, and more ethnically diverse than the one they left some 60 years ago. Oh, and yes, of course, the name has been changed, to Malcolm X Arts and Academics Magnet Elementary. -more-

Council to Debate Creek Law Strategy: By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday September 28, 2004
If the big one hits, Frank Morris fears that he, and more than 2,000 Berkeley residents like him, might not be allowed to build anew. -more-

Culverted Creek Causes Floods, Suits: By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday September 28, 2004
On a quiet cul-de-sac in central Berkeley, the neighbors will chat about nearly anything except the tangle of lawsuits they have filed against each other and the city. -more-

BCA Endorses Anderson Over Shirek: By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday September 28, 2004
For the 20 years Maudelle Shirek has sat on the City Council she could always count on the support of Berkeley’s foremost progressive political organization. -more-

Newcomers Vie for Peralta College Board: By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday September 28, 2004
Three seats on the Peralta Community College District Board of Trustees in the Daily Planet’s coverage area will be filled by newcomers. -more-

New Schedules For Crowded BHS: By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday September 28, 2004

Berkeley Meadow Restoration Fuels Controversy: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday September 28, 2004

Campus Bay Cleanup Plans To Be Aired Tuesday: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday September 28, 2004

Richmond Council to Decide Fate of Point Molate Casino: By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday September 28, 2004

UCB Campus Mourns Those Lost During Past Year: By STEVEN FINACOM

Special to the Planet
Tuesday September 28, 2004

Sex Offender Database Soon to be Seen on Internet: By JAKOB SCHILLER

Tuesday September 28, 2004

Letters to the Editor

Tuesday September 28, 2004

You Can’t Play it Straight: By SUSAN PARKER

Tuesday September 28, 2004

The Government’s Duties to Protect the People: By ANN FAGAN GINGER

CHALLENGING RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
Tuesday September 28, 2004

Dissecting the Republicans: By BOB BURNETT

COMMENTARY
Tuesday September 28, 2004

Just Say No to Condos: By JEFFREY J. CARTER

COMMENTARY
Tuesday September 28, 2004

Latino Group Praises Board Candidates

COMMENTARY
Tuesday September 28, 2004

Globalization Transforming How Peruvians Shop and Live: By ANDRES TAPIA

Pacific News Service
Tuesday September 28, 2004

Shotgun Players Open ‘Dog Act’ At New Home: By KEN BULLOCK

Special to the Planet
Tuesday September 28, 2004

Oakland Journalist Chronicles Life of Alice Walker: By SUSAN PARKER

Special to the Planet
Tuesday September 28, 2004

Arts Calendar

Tuesday September 28, 2004

Poorly Chosen Trees Can Outgrow Welcome: By RON SULLIVAN

Special to the Planet
Tuesday September 28, 2004

Berkeley This Week

Tuesday September 28, 2004

Jakob Schiller: Rosialeigh Wilson, 65, who graduated from Lincoln Elementary School in 1949, points herself out in a second grade picture to friends gathered in the school library.
Jakob Schiller: Rosialeigh Wilson, 65, who graduated from Lincoln Elementary School in 1949, points herself out in a second grade picture to friends gathered in the school library.

Editorials

Getting Ready to Vote: By BECKY O'MALLEY

EDITORIAL
Tuesday September 28, 2004
We’re going to start the Planet’s discussion of ballot choices for the November election with the easiest one to understand. Proposition 66 is a balanced, moderate reform of California’s badly drafted “Three Strikes and You’re In Jail for Life” law. -more-

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