Editorial Cartoons for January 25, 2012
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Suisun City police log, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012
5:23 a.m. — Vandalism, 1300 block REBECCA 6:32 a.m. — Vandalism, 300 block MCCOY CREEK 6:47 a.m. — Vandalism, 1300 block KIMBERLY 7:25 a.m. — Burglary, 800 block OSPREY 10:03 a.m. — Vandalism, 000 block NEWPORT 10:22 a.m. — Vandalism, 400 block CRAVEN 5:31 p.m. — Assault, 200 block SUNSET
Suisun City police log, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012
4:11 p.m. — Vandalism, 1100 block LONGSPUR
Fairfield police log, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012
9:49 a.m. — Forgery, 1000 block WEBSTER 9:58 a.m. — Missing juvenile, 2300 block PENNSYLVANIA 9:58 a.m. — Vandalism, 3200 block CHERRY VALLEY 10:10 a.m. — Vandalism, 1900 block HUMMINGBIRD 10:15 a.m. — Vandalism, 1400 block PENNSYLVANIA 10:31 a.m. — Vandalism, 4900 block ORINDA 11:34 a.m. — Shooting into a dwelling, 700 block TUSCANY 1:10 [...]
Fed unlikely to raise rates until at least 2014
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve went further than ever Wednesday to assure consumers and businesses that they’ll be able to borrow cheaply well into the future. The Fed pushed back the date for any likely increase in its benchmark interest rate by at least a year and a half, until late 2014 at the earliest. [...]
Sales contracts for homes dip from 19-month high
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell in December after hitting the highest level in a year and a half a month earlier. The National Association of Realtors says its index of sales agreements fell 3.5 percent last month to a reading of 96.6. That’s down from November’s reading [...]
California’s judges spar over money, power
As the Legislature reconvened this month, California’s judges resumed their civil war over money and power. It pits Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and the State Judicial Council, along with one faction of trial and appellate judges, against a rebellious faction, organized as the Alliance of California Judges, over how to allocate pain as the courts [...]
Is anybody serious?
The Republican candidates’ circular firing squad now seems to be using machine guns. Whoever the eventual “last man standing” turns out to be, he may not be standing very tall or very steadily on his feet — and he may be a pushover for Barack Obama in the general election, thanks to fellow Republicans. Whether [...]
Obama proposes broad refinancing for homeowners
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is proposing a program to allow homeowners with privately held mortgages to refinance at lower interest rates. The program would cover both loans issued by government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and private mortgage lenders. Congress would have to approve, a difficult hurdle. Obama announced the plan, his [...]
Out with extremism
I received an email a while ago that said, “Liberalism must be destroyed!” That gets right to the point, doesn’t it? And it’s the temper of the times. It would seem, however, that the writer hasn’t read much about single-party states that pretty much ruined much of the 20th century. They were all run by [...]
The ABCs of favorite ad slogans (Part 1)
What if I were to say to you, “Gee, your hair smells terrific?” If you are a guy you might try to slug me. If you’re a female then you might be flattered . . . and then you’d slug me. But anyone over 30 knows that line as a catchphrase in an advertising slogan [...]
Community Calendar for Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012
Today Cordelia Rotary Club 7:15 a.m., Courtyard by Marriott, 1350 Holiday Lane. Info: Nancy Garver at 449-8299. Tai Chi for Health Classes 9-10 a.m., McBride Center, 91 Town Square Place, Vacaville. Low-impact exercise for students 50 and older. Fee, preregistration required. Info: 469-6672. Annual Travel Kick Off 9:30 a.m., Fairfield Senior Center, 1200 Civic Center Drive. Planning and [...]
