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A tile to remember

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet staff
Tuesday January 22, 2002
Rosa Parks students, staff adorn school in colorful tiles -more-

Compiled by Guy Poole
Tuesday January 22, 2002

Tuesday, Jan. 22


South Berkeley is not ruled by yuppies

R. Walker, South Berkeley Resident *All quotations L. Dawud Said
Tuesday January 22, 2002
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Staff
Tuesday January 22, 2002

Neighbors, Spring fight against tall radio tower

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Tuesday January 22, 2002
Neighbors of Berkeley’s new Public Safety Building will get a chance to sound off tonight on the 170-foot emergency radio tower they say is not only an eyesore but was erected without proper public review. -more-

Look at the underlying causes of healthcare

Lara Wright, M.D. Berkeley
Tuesday January 22, 2002
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Free Speech Radio takes on the wars abroad and with network

By Jia-Rui Chong Special to the Daily Planet
Tuesday January 22, 2002
About 300 people shook the pews with their cheers Saturday night as three familiar voices from Free Speech Radio spoke about the U.S. war in Afghanistan and their own war with Pacifica Network News. -more-

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Staff
Tuesday January 22, 2002
The Berkeley Daily Planet is seeking local columnists to appear on the Forum pages on a regular basis. If you have an idea for an interesting and regular column, please send a column sample and the topics you would like to raise to readers to: -more-

Council to consider recreation, affordable housing tonight

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Tuesday January 22, 2002
The City Council will consider a number of issues during the regular meeting tonight including a study of reduced access to recreation for the city’s youth, approval of $2.3 million for the construction of five affordable housing projects and a schedule for adopting the remaining elements of the Draft General Plan. -more-

Trial starting for couple accused of torturing, killing woman

The Associated Press
Tuesday January 22, 2002
OAKLAND — A Sacramento couple accused of torturing, sexually assaulting and strangling a Pleasanton student in a minivan is scheduled to go on trial starting Tuesday. -more-

Researchers seek to harness power of idle PCs to find anthrax cure

By Brian Bergstein The Associated Press
Tuesday January 22, 2002
SAN JOSE — A coalition of scientists and technology companies is asking people around the world to use their computers’ extra processing power to help search for a cure for anthrax. -more-

Open programming guide is Internet gadfly’s newest venture

By Frank Bajak The Associated Press
Tuesday January 22, 2002
Information inundation being what it is these days, culling what’s valuable from media listings – TV and radio programs, news bulletins, movies, music – is a daunting, time-consuming chore. -more-

Large fund manager plans to vote for HP-Compaq deal

The Associated Press
Tuesday January 22, 2002
PALO ALTO — A mutual fund with 1.1 percent of Hewlett-Packard Co. shares has endorsed the $24.3 billion plan to buy Compaq Computer Corp., giving HP valuable support as it prepares for a proxy fight over the deal. -more-

VeriSign and IBM form broad security-technology partnership

The Associated Press
Tuesday January 22, 2002
MOUNTAIN VIEW — IBM Corp. and network security provider VeriSign Inc. have formed a broad technology and marketing partnership aimed at improving authentication and access-control services for businesses. -more-

FBI steps up its search for last remaining SLA fugitive

By Don Thompson The Associated Press
Tuesday January 22, 2002
SACRAMENTO — He’s likely still out there, somewhere. He is probably gray as middle age settles in and he escapes his radical past. -more-

Reno, Las Vegas among most affordable housing in West

The Associated Press
Tuesday January 22, 2002
RENO, Nev. — Reno and Las Vegas rank near the middle nationally but continue to boast some of the most-affordable housing in the West. Santa Cruz, Calif., edged out San Francisco for the least-affordable housing in the nation. -more-

Olympic Torch winds through northern Nevada

By Sandra Chereb The Associated Press
Tuesday January 22, 2002
RENO, Nev. — Blustery winds could not snuff the Olympic torch or the enthusiasm of thousands of people who lined northern Nevada streets on Monday to cheer the flame as it makes its way to the Winter Games in Utah. -more-

Controversial Mammoth Lakes bear recovering

By Leon Droin Keith The Associated Press
Tuesday January 22, 2002
LOS ANGELES — As many of his kin hibernate, a black bear dubbed Arthur is as active as the debate that persists over his fate. -more-

Editorials

Black students who stormed stage revisit Stanford campus

The Associated Press
Tuesday January 22, 2002
STANFORD — Nearly 34 years after black students stormed a stage at Stanford University, grabbing the microphone and demanding change, several are returning to the school this week to discuss whether their demands have been met. -more-

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