Jim Capoot Run
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Driver flees, suspects arrested after high-speed chase in Vacaville
VACAVILLE — Vacaville police arrested two Vallejo residents after a high-speed chase on Interstate 80, Highway 113 and Weber Road Thursday. At 10:15 p.m. officers attempted to stop a green 1994 Acura, which appeared to have a stolen license plate. The vehicle failed to yield in the area at eastbound Interstate 80 at Allison Drive, [...]
Hundreds walk from Vallejo to Vacaville in honor slain police officer
FAIRFIELD — In strollers and wheelchairs, on bikes and on foot, more than 250 joined in the 28-mile trek between Vallejo and Vacaville in honor of slain Vallejo Police Officer James Capoot. Capoot, 45, a Vacaville resident, was killed while chasing a bank robbery suspect on Nov. 17. The daytime walk, and a dinner in [...]
Bowling results for 1-29
Stars Recreation Center Bowling in the Thursday Rejects, David Davis started the night with a perfect 300 game, followed by 237,245 for a nice 782 series. Welcoming into the 11 in a row club, Bernie LuVisi with a 299 in the Monday Mixed Rowdies, Kirk Morris with a 290 game,and Josh Bousley with a 299 [...]
Dowd: Obama’s ‘dust-up in the desert’
MIAMI — What is it with Barack Obama’s penchant for getting in tangles with blond politicians on airport tarmacs? Usually, tarmacs are for joyous welcomes or teary goodbyes. But No Drama Obama saves his rare tempests for the runway. In the last primary season, the tension in the relationship between Hillary Clinton, who had expected [...]
Community Calendar for Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012
Today International Bird Rescue volunteer orientation 10 a.m. to noon, 4369 Cordelia Road, Fairfield. Public welcome. Info: 207-0380 ext. 3, or Cheryl.Reynolds@Bird-Rescue.org. It’s Your Move Chess Club 10-11 a.m., Suisun City Library, 601 Pintail Drive. We offer group instructions and personalized coaching to improve chess skills and strategies through lectures, chess puzzles and creative exercises to sharpen and [...]
Readers sound off about eating before checking out
FAIRFIELD — When it comes to the subject of eating grocery store food before arriving at the checkout line, customers are chatty, but some grocery store corporations are loath to talk. An effort by the Daily Republic to discover the policies of local corporate grocery stores was unsuccessful. Nugget Markets spokesperson Danielle Deboe responded with [...]
Cheers, jeers for the week of Jan. 22-28, 2012
Cheers to news that a campaign to save Suisun City’s Fourth of July fireworks celebration is finding private-sector support. The fireworks program and a host of other city-supported events in Fairfield, Suisun City and Vacaville may not continue as redevelopment agencies across the state are shut down. We applaud Suisun City’s leaders for taking such [...]
Church notes, Jan. 28, 2012
Allendale Union Chapel VACAVILLE — Worships at 10 a.m. Sunday at 4844 Store Road. Call 469-8437. A New Creation Deliverance Ministries FAIRFIELD — Worships at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the Courtyard by Marriott, 1350 Holiday Lane. Call 386-9605 or 344-8494. Bay North Church of Christ FAIRFIELD — Worships at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday [...]
Couple looks to transfer house title to daughter
Q: Can you explain about the different types of deeds? My husband, daughter and I are all on a title together. The house has been fully paid off and my husband and I want my daughter to have the house, so we no longer want to be on title. What document to we use to [...]
Fishing for relatives leads to more family tidbits
I want to encourage my readers to go fishing. I went “fishing for family” and got hooked. (Pardon the pun.) I discovered that family members, past and present, are real people. All of a sudden I have before me facts, figures and photos of family members going back more than a century. My cousin Murray [...]
Vitamin D deficiency: An emerging public health problem
In a strict sense, Vitamin D is not really a “vitamin” because our body can produce this chemical even in the absence of dietary ingestion. The human skin, when exposed to sunlight, can chemically produce Vitamin D from cholesterol-like precursor molecules. Most of us work indoors, however, and even our children are liberally protected from [...]
