Aug. 23, 1930 — Sept. 24, 2010 On September 24, 2010, our beloved Allan “Bill” Nurmi flew on angels wings to be with the Lord in his heavenly Kingdom. He was born to William and Aili (Maijala) Nurmi on August 23, 1930 in Worcester, Massachusetts. He lived a full life of love, lessons and laughter. [...]
Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — Legislation to turn down the volume on those loud TV commercials that send couch potatoes diving for their remote controls looks like it’ll soon become law. The Senate unanimously passed a bill late Wednesday to require television stations and cable companies to limit the volume of commercials and keep them [...]
AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES — “Nikita†star Maggie Q is justifiably proud of headlining a TV series and being among the rare Asian-American actors to do so. But the energetic, impossibly lithe actress has even bigger ambitions, and we’re not just talking career: She’s an ardent animal rights supporter — with three dogs at [...]
The Associated Press PINTO, Spain — Alberto Contador blamed it all on a bad piece of filet mignon, and promised he would prevail in the end. The three-time Tour de France winner said contaminated meat caused his positive doping test for a “very small concentration†of the banned substance clenbuterol. It was found in his [...]
MARTINEZ — A 26-year-old Antioch man will be serving time in prison for killing his girlfriend’s puppy. The Contra Costa Times reports that Gerald Anthony Ortega Jr. was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors and pleading no contest to animal cruelty and other charges. Prosecutors say Ortega [...]
The Associated Press SANTA CLARA — Mike Johnson had been mapping out a strategy to fix San Francisco’s struggling offense long before coach Mike Singletary phoned late Sunday night and asked the 49ers quarterbacks coach for his plan. When Singletary decided to make a change less than 24 hours later and fired offensive coordinator Jimmy [...]
The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Bruce Bochy has said all along the NL West race would probably come down to the season’s final weekend — and it will. His San Francisco Giants have put themselves in prime position: They need only one victory against visiting San Diego in their season-ending three-game series to win [...]
Associated Press Writer PARIS — It was like something out of a bacchanal: Endless tables spread with animal pelts of all species spotted and striped and piled with a cornucopia of fruits, cheeses, foie gras and Champagne. Even the veggie spears were decked out gold, dusted with a delicate sprinkle of gold foil. A banquet [...]
Scripps Howard News Service For Catholics raised during the head-spinning days after Vatican II, few things inspire flashbacks to the era of flowers and folk Masses quicker than the bouncy hymn “The King of Glory.†But what was a goofy nerd doing on Comedy Central, belting out this folk song while doing a bizarre blend [...]
VACAVILLE — Vacaville Vice Mayor Curtis Hunt was installed as the president of the North Bay Division of the California League of Cities at its annual convention Sept. 17. The league’s North Bay Division covers 30 cities in Solano, Napa, Sonoma and Marin counties. The league is an association of California city officials who work [...]
For The Associated Press “Irrepressible: The Life and Times of Jessica Mitford†(Counterpoint, $28), by Leslie Brody: A pair of young mavericks — British aristocrats who saw themselves as committed communists — eloped to Spain in the midst of its civil war of 1936-1939. Jessica Mitford, the 20-year-old daughter of Lord and Lady Redesdale, had [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Britney Spears is a dream for Fox’s hit musical “Glee.†Tuesday’s episode that featured the star in some dream-sequence cameos drew an estimated 13.5 million viewers. The Nielsen Co. says it was the second most-watched episode of the show ever, behind last spring’s return from a hiatus. That’s also an increase [...]
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