AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas — Struggling San Francisco left fielder Pat Burrell was benched for Game 4 of the World Series on Sunday night. Manager Bruce Bochy moved Cody Ross from right field to left to take Burrell’s place, while Nate Schierholtz earned his first start of the postseason playing right. “I talked to [...]
AP Auto Racing Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. — In a typically wild ending at Talladega Superspeedway, Clint Bowyer edged teammate Kevin Harvick for the victory Sunday, but all three contenders stayed neck-and-neck in the frantic race for NASCAR’s championship. Bowyer, winner of the opening race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, earned a bit [...]
In the wacky coda to one of the most searing chapters in American history, everyone remained true to form. Anita Hill reacted with starchy disgust. Ginni Thomas came across like a spiritually addled nut. Clarence Thomas was mute, no doubt privately raging about the trouble women have caused him. And now into the circus comes [...]
As many Daily Republic subscribers know, I retired from the newspaper less than two months ago and moved to a suburb of Boise, Idaho. I thought my first column as a visiting contributor would focus on the perils of moving. I plan to write about the move in a future column, but a major Northern [...]
Classic songs from years past are sometimes referred to as “golden oldies.†There are political fallacies that have been around for a long time as well. These might be called brass oldies. It certainly takes a lot of brass to keep repeating fallacies that were refuted long ago. One of these brass oldies is a [...]
A simmering debate over whether California has too many state employees, ignited by a chronic budget deficit, became more heated when Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for governor, said she’d slash tens of thousands of state jobs through attrition and technology. Along with other factors, her declaration propelled public employee unions to spend millions on [...]
Forbe’s magazine recently released its list of best states for business and careers. I would like to take this opportunity to thank those responsible for our 39th-place rating. Hats off to Nancy Pelosi, Barbara “You better call me Senator†Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, SEIU, California Teachers’ Association, California prison guards’ union, California Professional Firefighters union, class [...]
I am writing this letter to thank a group of soldiers at David Grant Air Force Medical Center. As a retired U.S. Army soldier, I have never used this facility before. Recently, I became very ill on a Saturday this month. I thought I had a bad headache, but that wasn’t the case. My family [...]
Life is a journey. For those battling cancer, it is a journey of hope. Hope is the one thing cancer cannot take away. It can take your hair, an organ, or possibly a limb, but it cannot take away hope. Cancer is an awful disease. It doesn’t happen to just one person but will attack [...]
Many Americans mistakenly believe Veterans Day is the day America sets aside to honor American military personnel who gave the supreme sacrifice in defense of their nation. Memorial Day is the day set aside to honor America’s war dead. Veterans Day honors all American veterans, both living and dead. We, members of the “Veterans Day [...]
Years ago when I was a wee pup of a reporter I covered a Board of Supervisors race. At a forum the six candidates for the one seat — five men and one woman — were asked what made them different from the other candidates. The woman’s response: I’m a mother. At the time I [...]
SAN JOSE — Dany Heatley scored twice, Joe Thornton matched a franchise scoring record and the San Jose Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Saturday night. Logan Couture, Niclas Wallin and Patrick Marleau also scored for the Sharks, who won their second straight and for the fourth time in five games. Thornton had an [...]
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