Public Comment

Letters

Saturday September 17, 2011 - 09:16:00 AM

9/11, Another View -more-


Oakland Children's Art Museum's Ban on Palestinian Works is Futile

By Joanna Graham
Friday September 16, 2011 - 10:32:00 AM

In summer 2005, Berkeley resident John Gertz confirmed to a Daily Planet reporter the rumors that he had indeed packed the Peace and Justice Commission with persons who could be depended on not to criticize Israel.“What I have observed is that a lot of people were sick of the commission being run by the lunatic left and some brave people came forward to put a stop to it,” he said.

Although I was at the time aware of widespread censorship activities by the Jewish lobby, I was naively shocked to learn that the same processes were at work in liberal Berkeley, the home of the Free Speech Movement, a city where people frequently and publicly debate each other over everything possibly debatable. -more-


Richmond Council Fails to Pass Marijuana Ordinance

By Tom Butt, Richmond City Councilmember
Saturday September 17, 2011 - 09:21:00 AM

There are clearly different shades of green on the Richmond City Council. -more-


Editorial

Tough Talk from President Obama is Too Little Too Late

By Becky O'Malley
Wednesday September 14, 2011 - 08:50:00 AM

The headline on The Economist’s story a couple of weeks ago said it all:
The administration hands a victory to America’s polluters.-more-


The Editor's Back Fence

A New Schedule: PLEASE READ

By Becky O'Malley
Friday September 16, 2011 - 10:19:00 AM

A bonus contribution from regular columnist Conn Hallinan has inspired us to move to a new form of daily publication. Instead of doing a weekly roundup issue on Wednesdays, as we've done for about a year, we're going to create a new "issue" as soon as we have something new to post, including comments of all kinds. If you only check out the Planet infrequently, you'll be able to see what you've missed since your last visit by clicking the "Previous Issue" button at the top of the page as many times as you need to get back to what you last saw. To comment on this change or on anything else, just write us by clicking on opinion@berkeleydailyplanet.com. -more-


Columns

Dispatches From the Edge: Of Kabul & Tet & Generals

By Conn Hallinan
Friday September 16, 2011 - 10:12:00 AM

“Now we can see [success in Vietnam] clearly, like the light at the end of a tunnel” -more-


Back Stories

Opinion

Editorials

Tough Talk from President Obama is Too Little Too Late 09-14-2011

The Editor's Back Fence

A New Schedule: PLEASE READ 09-16-2011

New: Opposition to MOCHA Ban on Palestinian Kids' Art Grows 09-14-2011

Cartoons

Cartoon Page: Odd Bodkins, BOUNCE 09-14-2011

Public Comment

Letters 09-17-2011

Oakland Children's Art Museum's Ban on Palestinian Works is Futile By Joanna Graham 09-16-2011

Richmond Council Fails to Pass Marijuana Ordinance By Tom Butt, Richmond City Councilmember 09-17-2011

Letters 09-14-2011

New: Sign National Letter to Protest Closing of Gaza Children's Art Exhibition in Oakland Forwarded by Lorie Brillinger 09-14-2011

New: Oakland Children's Art Museum's Ban on Palestinian Works is Futile By Joanna Graham 09-14-2011

Finally, a Liberal Hawk Repents By Ruth Rosen 09-12-2011

Obama's Proposal: Mainly Smoke and Mirrors By Harry Brill 09-12-2011

News

WikiCable: Did ‘creepy’ Russian put the arm on Cal? By Richard Brenneman 09-12-2011

State Department Following Reports that Iran May Free Berkeley Hikers By Jeff Shuttleworth (BCN) 09-13-2011

Press Release: Citizens Create a Grant Fund for South and West Berkeley from Library Lawsuit Settlement From Susan Brandt-Hawley and Dr. Judith Epstein 09-12-2011

New Women's Vote Exhibit Opens This Sunday By Steven Finacom 09-14-2011

Party Shuts Down Telegraph for Two Hours Sunday By Ted Friedman 09-14-2011

Battle for People's Park Heats Up at Telegraph Property Owners Meeting By Ted Friedman 09-14-2011

Who Felled People's Park Fallen Angel? By Ted Friedman 09-14-2011

Flags and Cranes Memorialize 9-11 at UC Berkeley By Steven Finacom 09-14-2011

Solano Stroll Crowds in Evidence Sunday By Steven Finacom 09-14-2011

In Memory of Eva S. Goodwin By Leah Goodwin 09-14-2011

Columns

Dispatches From the Edge: Of Kabul & Tet & Generals By Conn Hallinan 09-16-2011

Dispatches From The Edge: The New Scramble for Africa By Conn Hallinan 09-14-2011

The Public Eye: Will Obama Control the Jobs Message? By Bob Burnett 09-12-2011

Senior Power … ’goin to the dogs By Helen Rippier Wheeler 09-12-2011

Eclectic Rant: Corporate Personhood By Ralph E. Stone 09-12-2011

Wild Neighbors: The Hummingbird Dive Chirp Revisited By Joe Eaton 09-14-2011

On Mental Illness: Episodes of Fear and Anger By Jack Bragen 09-12-2011

Arts & Events

Theater Review: Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance at the Aurora By Ken Bullock 09-14-2011

Around and About Music: Toledo, Morris, Philharmonia By Ken Bullock 09-14-2011

Around & About Theater--Golden Thread Productions' Latest Middle Eastern Play; James Keller's Poor Players ... By Ken Bullock 09-14-2011