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‘Can-do’ attitude benefits school recycling

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Monday December 24, 2001
It’s taken four and a half years of dogged activism, but Beebo Turman is finally “cautiously optimistic” about the state of recycling in Berkeley’s public schools. -more-

Crusaders too big, too strong for ’Jackets

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Monday December 24, 2001
Going into Saturday night’s game against highly-ranked Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco), the ’Jackets knew the Crusaders had two big weapons, forwards Marquis Kately and John Tofi. But Riordan showed that it is more than the big duo, as two of the supporting cast had big nights to help their team to a 58-39 win in Berkeley. -more-

Staff
Monday December 24, 2001

Monday, Dec. 24


More applause for Barbara Lee

Michael Steinberg Berkeley
Monday December 24, 2001
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Staff
Monday December 24, 2001

Jammed meters drain city coffers

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Monday December 24, 2001
Berkeley is in the midst of an unusual crime wave and city officials have so far been helpless to stop the culprits who are robbing $1 million from city coffers one coin at a time. -more-

Cal women fall to ASU

Daily Planet Wire Services
Monday December 24, 2001
TEMPE, Ariz. – Senior center Ami Forney posted 20 points and 11 rebounds but it wasn’t enough to prevent Cal from losing to Arizona State 63-49 Sunday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena. -more-

How much is a life worth?

Leuren Moret Berkeley Community Environmental Advisory Commission
Monday December 24, 2001
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How to tell the ‘greatest story ever told’

By Hank Sims Daily Planet staff
Monday December 24, 2001
Pity the person who must find a way to make a 2000-year-old story sing. One would think that every approach, every once-novel spin on the tale, had been tried and abandoned centuries ago. -more-

Berkeley shows holiday spirit

Marci Jordan, Executive Director Berkeley Emergency Food and Housing Project
Monday December 24, 2001
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Former Mercury News publisher named fellow at Cal

Bay City New Service
Monday December 24, 2001
The graduate school of journalism of the University of California at Berkeley has announced that Jay T. Harris, former chairman and publisher of the San Jose Mercury News, has been appointed as the Robert C. Maynard Fellow. -more-

No honest articles in the Daily Planet

John Herbert Berkeley
Monday December 24, 2001
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Emeryville Police seeking Saturday shooting suspect

Staff
Monday December 24, 2001
Emeryville police are seeking the public’s help in tracking down a suspect who they say shot a man at about midnight Saturday on the 5500 block of Shellmound Street. -more-

S.F.’s new public toilets plagued with problems

The Associated Press
Monday December 24, 2001

Bay Briefs

Staff
Monday December 24, 2001

After Sept. 11, life goes on, but differently

By Michelle Locke Associated Press Writer
Monday December 24, 2001

Campaign ads to start pouring into homes with the new year

By Alexa Haussler Associated Press Writer
Monday December 24, 2001

Orange County to become first area to use Global Positioning to track sex offenders

The Associated Press
Monday December 24, 2001

Police ID suicidal killer’s victim

The Associated Press
Monday December 24, 2001

Gap falls into deeper hole during slow holiday shopping season

By Michael Liedtke AP Business Writer
Monday December 24, 2001

California farmers struggle to stay profitable as prices tumble

The Associated Press
Monday December 24, 2001

Chinese TV station sale highlights growing pains in ethnic media

By Michelle R. Smith Associated Press Writer
Monday December 24, 2001

Editorials

San Francisco offers end-of-year hotel deals to attract business

The Associated Press
Monday December 24, 2001
SAN FRANCISCO – Ever wanted to stay in a fancy hotel or take a ride on this city’s famous cable cars? Well, now is the time because end-of-year deals abound and crowds do not. -more-

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