In this time of economic crisis, in this time of war and unrest, would you sign a petition which uses the following provocative language? Whenever…
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KZYX Radio, Friday, June 29. Open Lines KZYX General Manager John Coate: Hi. You're on the air. Male Caller: Yeah. I got one quick question.…
“Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.” —…
On the way back from downtown San Francisco the bus stops at the KFC-squared stop at Geary and Sixth Avenue. Kentucky Fried Chicken on the…
Grape variety, place of origin, and price: These are likely the main factors that determine which wine bottle lands in your shopping basket, but perhaps…
All my life I would have felt for the Black man trying to maintain his dignity while being snapped at by a vicious Caucasian who…
The predictable word is in from Rio: failure. The conference 20 years on from the huge Earth Summit, Rio 92, has been unable to produce…
The May 30th AVA contained an article describing the bureaucratic mess one person (Gregg Stevens) went through dealing with the Coastal Commission after winter weather…
Matt Cain recently pitched a perfect game for the San Francisco Giants while Greece is in the midst of a massive economic collapse. Gregor Blanco made one of the great catches in Giants history to preserve Cain’s perfecto while Spain is in economic freefall with over 25% unemployment and Spanish real estate prices falling falling falling.