Aug. 25, 1928 – May 21, 2011 Our wonderful wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend lost her life to Parkinson’s Disease after a 10-year battle she fought with grace and a ready smile. Georgia was born on a farm in Grundy County, Missouri to Luther Henry and Cora Edna Wilson Gay. Always bright, curious, [...]
Guns don’t kill people. People kill people. But homicidal tendencies are not evenly distributed throughout the general population. Criminals, crazies and terrorists pose a heightened threat. That’s why even those of us who strongly support the Second Amendment also support federal laws prohibiting the most dangerous among us from purchasing or possessing firearms and explosives. [...]
The uncertainty of recent times has now touched investments, retirement plans and pensions. Young and old alike are concerned about their financial future and want some degree of certainty and perhaps even a guarantee. Unfortunately, few guarantees really exist. The disruption and in some cases collapse of pensions has driven many to seek, almost desperately, [...]
FAIRFIELD — Allycia Pace stood before the mirror in the dressing room at Missouri Street Theatre, rehearsing her introduction. In a few minutes, she would be called inside to face a panel of judges who would ask her a variety of questions ranging from why she wanted to attend UCLA to what makes her stand [...]
Even if you have never had the good fortune to visit Italy, you can still experience the “taste” of authentic Italian food by visiting Pane Vino in Old Town Suisun. Located near the train station, this ristorante offers the best food along with the hospitality of the old country. The owner, Francesco, will make you [...]
FAIRFIELD — Garland Carter is the Daily Republic’s Student of the Week in the Fairfield-Suisun School District. Garland Carter Age: 18 Grade: 12th School: Sam Yeto High School Parent: Stephanie Dawson Favorite subject: Science Career goal: Actor Here are his accomplishments: Garland’s teachers say he is positive and his strong determination to succeed enabled him to [...]
SAN JOSE — Sami Salo scored twice and Ryan Kesler added a goal as the Vancouver Canucks capitalized on three two-man advantages in the second period to beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 Sunday in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals to take a 3-1 series lead. The Canucks scored the three goals in [...]
FAIR OAKS — With its boys 4×100-meter relay team setting a new division record, Rodriguez High turned in a solid performance at the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III track and field championships at Bella Vista High on Friday. The top eight placers in each event advance to the SJS Masters Championships at Sacramento’s Hughes Stadium Thursday [...]
FAIRFIELD — Solano County Coats for Kids has a new location. The nonprofit gives new coats and jackets to needy children. Its new home is at 690 East Tabor Ave., Suite I, in Fairfield. Biz buzz Darla Stever and a friend founded Solano County Coats for Kids and Stever recently moved her real estate office. When [...]
For the second straight week, “The Last Laugh” column will focus on a Facebook-related topic so for the eight regular readers who are not members of the ubiquitous social network, I promise next week’s column will be about something completely different. Like Twitter. Anyway, last week Anissa Cooke created a Facebook fan page for the [...]
FAIRFIELD — Three missing children who were last seen about noon Saturday were found safe about 10 a.m. Sunday. Siblings Trinity Richardson, 10, Lilana Richardson, 6, and Gregory Richardson, 5, were found with their mother, Christina Lopez, who, according to a Fairfield Police Department press release, is said to be transient in nature and has [...]
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