AP Television Writer NEW YORK — Barbara Walters said she will have surgery later this week to replace a faulty heart valve and take the summer off from “The View†to recuperate. The television legend made the announcement on the air Monday. She said she’s known about her condition for a while, and decided with [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — Mireya Ramirez, balancing a glass of water on her head, swirled and dipped to the faint strains of mariachi music on Friday, demonstrating a traditional dance from the region of Jalisco, Mexico, to an appreciative audience. Ramirez is one of many parents with children in the Fairfield-Suisun School District’s dual immersion [...]
Daily Republic staff FAIRFIELD — A homicide investigation is underway after officers from the Solano County Sheriff’s Office found a female dead in a residence just outside the north entrance to Travis Air Force Base Sunday afternoon. According to Gary Faulker, spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office, reports of a “disturbance and possible homicide†were received [...]
Daily Republic SUISUN CITY — Rain couldn’t keep visitors away from the Suisun City Mother’s Day fair on Sunday, though intermittent showers sent many scurrying for the welcome shelter provided by the vendors displaying their handiwork. Mothers were the VIPs of the day, with some booths offering mothers-only discounts. Some vendors made their day one [...]
Daily Republic DIXON — On Sunday, thousands of visitors streamed into the final day of the 2010 Dixon May Fair looking for family fun. With more than 6,000 individual items judged throughout the weekend, there was everything from art to animals, decorated with ribbons, for fairgoers to see. And although piercing screams rent the air [...]
AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE — Patrick Marleau scored the tiebreaking goal 6:59 into the third period and the San Jose Sharks eliminated the two-time defending Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings with a 2-1 victory Saturday night in Game 5 of their second-round series. Joe Thornton scored the first goal for San Jose and [...]
AP Auto Racing Writer DARLINGTON, S.C. — Denny Hamlin became the first driver in 17 years to sweep Darlington Raceway, winning the Sprint Cup race Saturday night after late mistakes took Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton out of contention. Winner of the Nationwide Series race Friday night, Hamlin became the first driver since Mark Martin [...]
Little League Cordelia/Tri-Valley Minor Divison Tigers 7, A’s 6: Debrady Ford-Turner and Jace Aisthrope pitched good games. The offense was led by Julien Borja with a double and Debrady and Tristan Summers with triples. The defense was led by Marlon Washington, who was named player of the game. Red Sox 17, A’s 6: Nigel Kwan, [...]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund has put up nearly $40 billion to help bail out Greece and appease investors’ fears of a spreading European debt crisis. The IMF’s executive board met in Washington Sunday to approve a three-year, euro30 billion loan for the debt-plagued nation, part of a $140 billion package [...]
Once again we have stock market turbulence. Does this prove financial markets don’t work? Are markets efficient or not? At any time, but especially during stressful times, the key to success as an investor is a strong belief in markets, diversification and reduced costs. Recent events and the pending reform legislation are raising questions about [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — Afghan Tandoor opened its doors in April, a new undertaking from Fairfield residents and restaurateurs Zak and Malika Esmatyar. The couple moved to Green Valley recently to enroll their children in the local schools, but he said they have run an Afghan restaurant in Emeryville for about 20 years. They are [...]
On Mother’s Day 1990, my brothers Orvis, Kelvin and I were at my mom’s house. Our youngest brother Scott was away at college in Oregon. We all wondered where my older brother Ken was as we had called him all day but got no answer. At about 8 p.m. I was about to watch the [...]
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