Explosive device on Gulf Drive
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California pulls out of 50-state foreclosure talks
SACRAMENTO — California Attorney General Kamala Harris said Friday that she will not agree to a settlement over foreclosure abuses that federal officials and other state attorneys general are negotiating with major U.S. banks. Her announcement is the latest to undermine a resolution that had been in the works between the banks and attorneys general [...]
Discount on cancer scanner saves life of Solano man
FAIRFIELD — A “buy one get another half off” sale 10 years ago probably saved Aidar Ibrahim’s life. Not a sale on shoes, but rather a body scan that was originally designed to detect cancer in his wife. That body scan set the couple in motion for the Oct. 15 honor they will receive from [...]
The Daily Republic wants to hear from serious coupon clippers
FAIRFIELD — Are you an extreme couponer? Do you go the grocery store, load your cart with $500 worth of food and pay only a small fraction of that because you clip coupons and know when the double-discount days are? The Daily Republic wants to hear your adventures as an extreme couponer. In 200 words [...]
Solano aviator keeps World War II legendary fighter flying
VACAVILLE — When asked about the fan base he and his P-51D Mustang Sparky has, pilot Brant Seghetti has to chuckle. “I have more fans under 4 feet tall,” Seghetti said with a laugh. While a few P-51 Mustang purists may feel that the Jelly Belly markings are out of place for this World War [...]
Back to football as SCC takes on West Valley
ROCKVILLE — After two weeks of grief and sadness, the Solano Community College football team is finally getting back to football. The Falcons’ last two games were overshadowed by the Sept. 14 shooting death of Solano linebacker Ennis S. Johnson Jr. Both games resulted in losses, although the Falcons (1-2) played well in stretches. Today’s [...]
The Great Explainer
H.L. Mencken said it: “Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public. But after a while even Americans tire of Great Explanations.” Our present Explainer in Chief, President Obama, was elected by a large majority of the American people of all colors and creeds. They hired him to do a job. They [...]
Chapman University sued for alleged retaliation
FAIRFIELD — Chapman University College was hit with a federal lawsuit Friday for alleged retaliating against a counselor at its Fairfield campus who spoke up against ageist remarks made against a co-worker, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in San Francisco announced Friday. Chapman University’s media office did not return requests for comment on the [...]
Valero makes donations to local children’s charities
FAIRFIELD — Valero’s refinery in Benicia is donating $375,000 to 20 children’s charities nominated by refinery employees. “We truly appreciate how the organizations receiving grants today work to enrich the lives of the children of Benicia, Vallejo, Fairfield, Vacaville and other nearby communities,” Valero Benicia Refinery General Manager Doug Comeau said in a news release. [...]
Suspicious device in Fairfield rendered safe
FAIRFIELD — A bomb squad defused a homemade device the size of a firecracker left on a Fairfield street Friday — the second suspicious device found in the area in less than a month. A caller reported to police at 12:16 p.m. that a suspicious device was in the street near the curb on Gulf [...]
