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Man charged in fatal bar brawl gets probation
KTVU Oakland, San Francisco
Jan 28Murder charges were dropped in Contra Costa County Superior Court Friday against a Martinez man who fatally stabbed a man during a September 2008 bar fight in an apparent act of self-defense. Paul Morgan, 33, was sentenced Friday afternoon to three yea... »
Twice-Told Tales
Contra Costa Times Pittsburg
Jan 1860 years agoGrand officers to assist Byron Native Sons in school dedication: A busy week is ahead for the Byron parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West. »
School Bell: Byron GATE students meet LEGO challenge
Conra Costa Times Contra Costa County
Jan 04Before winter break, one group of students was entrenched in architecture.The Excelsior Middle School GATE program participated in its first LEGO Challenge by putting together historical monuments. »
Will Bernard: Home For the Holidays
Berkeleyside
Dec 22Will Bernard hasn’t been a stranger since he decamped to Brooklyn in 2007, but it’s always good to have him back in town. The Berkeley-raised guitarist was a mainstay on the Northern California music scene for more than two decades, a low-key player wi... »
Walter Isaacon Is Ready to Move on From Steve Jobs
NBC Bay Area Local
Dec 16Not only is Walter Isaacson ready to add to his biography of Steve Jobs but the acclaimed writer is set to begin on his next biography as well. The former Time editor revealed at an event in San Francisco that he plans to write a new biography for his ... »
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Byron Dorgan On The Beltway Establishment: "A Bunch Of Hogs At A Slop Pail"
Down With Tyranny!
Jan 30God is great! Bill Moyers is back on PBS. The above clip features an interview with Byron Dorgan, the North Dakota populist who warned most strenuously about the sleazy corporatists-- of both parties-- repealing Glass-Steagall. That repeal is, undoubte... »
Toan Lam: Starting 2012 in a Funk? Dilute Your Inner Debbie Downer
HuffPost San Francisco
Jan 18Need to get out of a funk? Here are some things that have helped me stay present and circumvent mental misery in 2011: »
Twice-Told Tales
Contra Costa Times Pittsburg
Jan 1860 years agoGrand officers to assist Byron Native Sons in school dedication: A busy week is ahead for the Byron parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West. »
Gold to Outperform Dow Index on ‘Fear Trade,’ SICA Wealth Says – Businessweek
San Francisco Luxury Living
Jan 07January 06, 2012, 11:02 AM EST Gold Has Longest Rally in 10 Weeks on Iran ‘Fear,’ U.K. Warning Raw-Materials Rebound Seen as Economy Skirts Slump: Commodities Gold Rises to Two-Week High as European, Iranian Tensions Mount Gold Rallies Most in 10 Weeks... »
Byron Williams: Cannot allow anger and fear to blind the electorate
Contra Costa Times All Columns
Jan 07America in 2012, like the boxer in the late rounds of a grueling prizefight, continues to answer the bell because it is averse to quitting. It is held up by an indomitable pride, more so than the required stamina to continue. »