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City eyes bond for warm pool

Judith Scherr

Saturday May 13, 2000

A stroke left John Terry aphasic and paralyzed on his right side a decade ago. And four years ago, at age 71, his wife, Ebba, who suffers from arthritis, fell and had to have a hip replaced. -more-

Berkeley bats wake up for final run

James Wiseman

Saturday May 13, 2000

After striking out three times in his first three at-bats against Granada’s solid pitching staff in Friday’s home finale, Berkeley High first-baseman Greer Wiggins didn’t think it would be possible to erase the silver sombrero from the crowd’s memory in one swing. Turned out, he was wrong. -more-

Calendar of Events and Activities

Saturday May 13, 2000

Saturday, May 13 -more-

Facts ignored about tritium

Gordon Wozniak

Saturday May 13, 2000

The Committee to Minimize Toxic Waste (CMTW) has put forth a new teaching on tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. Before examining this new teaching, let me remind you that the CMTW preaches that tritium is the “baddest” of all radioactive substances and that the “evil” Department of Energy (DOE) has endangered the good citizens of Berkeley by locating a scientific laboratory that uses it in a “dangerous” earthquake and firestorm area. Although the tritium at Berkeley Lab is stored in the inert form of uranium tritide, this is never mentioned in the CMTW’s teachings. Furthermore, they suppress the fact that tens of thousands of curies of tritium are also stored in fragile glass tubes in public and private buildings throughout Berkeley. -more-

THEATER

Saturday May 13, 2000

BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE -more-

The Children’s Concert

Joe Eskenazi

Saturday May 13, 2000

Not every little leaguer gets the chance to hop the fence of his favorite team’s home field, take a couple of hacks off Randy Johnson or shag flies alongside Barry Bonds. -more-

Bright ideas for major streets

Marilyn Claessens

Saturday May 13, 2000

Lighting was the highest priority of participants in public workshops last year where they identified preferences for streetscape improvements for downtown Berkeley. -more-

’Jackets to mix it up today

Daily Planet Staff

Saturday May 13, 2000

The Yellowjackets may be out of the playoffs, but for five Berkeley High girls lacrosse players, the season isn’t quite over yet. -more-

Precaution is the best policy

Elliot Cohen

Saturday May 13, 2000

Since the Alameda County Board of Education took action regarding the danger tritium emissions could pose to children on field trips to the Lawrence Hall of Science, people associated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have written opinion pieces attacking the credibility of the Committee to Minimize Toxic Waste. Although I’m not a member of the Committee, the tone and tenor of these attacks are such that I feel obligated to respond. The Committee is made up of citizens who volunteer their time because they are concerned about their community and the dangers posed by tritium. Although these folks are not scientists their belief that LBNL’s activities endanger this community has been confirmed on several occasions, such as when the Environmental Protection Agency, in response to a Committee complaint, put the lab site on the Superfund list because the tritium emissions were found to have exceeded federal cancer-risk screening concentrations. -more-

MUSIC VENUES

Saturday May 13, 2000

ASHKENAZ -more-

Suspect sought in purse snatching

Daily Planet Staff

Saturday May 13, 2000

Berkeley police are searching for a woman they believe is responsible for a strong-armed robbery late Thursday night. -more-

MUSEUMS

Saturday May 13, 2000

UC BERKELEY ART -more-

Daily Planet publisher Mix leaves post

Daily Planet Staff

Saturday May 13, 2000

Ron Mix, founding publisher of the Berkeley Daily Planet, has resigned his position with Bigfoot Media Inc. to accept the position of Vice President/Chief Operating Officer with Pizazz Printing in Milpitas, the company that prints the Planet. -more-

GALLERIES

Saturday May 13, 2000

A.C.C.I. GALLERY -more-

Editorial

Weekend memorial concert honors Williams’ contributions

Staff

Friday May 12, 2000

The legacy of musician, professor and minister W. Hazaiah Williams will be honored during a memorial concert Saturday night at the Scottish Rite Auditorium in Oakland. -more-