Enterprise columnist BIKING WITH THE BOARD É while others might snicker, I applaud the Davis school board for handing new Superintendent Winfred Roberson a $2,500 one-time, lump-sum Òbicycle allowanceÓ to assist the superintendent and his family with alternative means of transportation by bicycle within the district É So, not only does the supe get a … Continue Reading
Although she was ranked among the nationÕs premier economists, Professor Catherine Morrison Paul of UC Davis was personable, unassuming and just plain fun, according to colleagues who worked closely with the expert on economic productivity. A memorial gathering is being planned in honor of Morrison Paul, a Woodland resident, who died June 30, 2010, in … Continue Reading
Davis I expect Debra DeAngeloÕs column June 20 titled ÒPeople should need a special license to keep a pit bullÓ will receive some agitated responses. One thing she neglected to point out, however, is that pit bulls get their breed name from the fact that they were bred to kill other dogs in pits. Dogs … Continue Reading
Davis Thanks to The Enterprise for featuring my annual Food Stamp Challenge, designed to bring attention to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. In fact, I appreciate that one of this paperÕs most popular writers devoted an entire column to this issue. While he is to be applauded for providing numerous food shopping tips, there were … Continue Reading
Davis Many recent letters have highlighted problems of racial profiling by the police in Davis. Every time an incident such as the one Dr. Murray-Garcia experienced is reported, letters come in defending the Police Department and denying that racism is or has ever been an issue in Davis. A community that denies its own racism … Continue Reading
The sixth annual Japanese Film Festival will take place this weekend at the Crest Theater, 1013 K St., Sacramento. The festival will kick off at 8 p.m. Friday with director Yojiro TakitaÕs ÒDepartures,Ó which won five major Japanese Academy Awards and also took the 2009 U.S. Academy Award for best foreign language film. The wise, … Continue Reading
ÒSeven Strings and Beyond,Ó Matthew GrassoÕs fourth annual celebration of the seven-string guitar, will take place at 7:07 p.m. Wednesday at Watermelon Music, 207 E St., Davis. The performers will include Grasso and Mason Fish, both on the extended seven-string guitar; Nate Lopez, on the eight-string hybrid bass/guitar; Babak Falsafi, on the dastansora (18-string guitar); … Continue Reading
Davis I would like to thank fourth-grader Danielle Van Winkle of Patwin Elementary, who wrote on the Forum page suggesting that Ò… we should have a trash day! Everyone in Davis could spend at least 10 minutes picking up trash in their area.Ó I absolutely agree. The more I walk around town, the more I … Continue Reading
Davis When a person comes to the United States, he expects a couple of things, which he has learned from Hollywood movies or just from watching TV. That those facts are not always true Ñ in fact, the opposite from reality Ñ can be a little shock for the visitor. Where are all the movie … Continue Reading
Davis As a host mom and volunteer for Youth for Understanding, it is a pleasure and honor to meet young people from all over the world. This year has been no exception, as I have had the chance to be the area representative to Maricela Navarrete from Venezuela and Marvin Kunz from Germany and host … Continue Reading
Davis IÕd like to thank everyone who voted with their hearts and minds to help me become elected as a second alternate to the board of directors of the Davis Food Co-op. LetÕs help keep our couscous and feta cheese free of political overtones. Thanks to all and happy summertime. Franklin Fox Davis
Special to The Enterprise Pity the poor folks in East Davis last winter! Recently, the Davis Natural Resources Commission heard the long-awaited results of last winterÕs wood smoke monitoring study in Davis. The study was intended to determine if there were areas in Davis in which excessive levels of wood smoke were accumulating due to … Continue Reading
Davis ItÕs a good thing readers of The Enterprise know The Wary I for the incorrigible wag he is. A serious-minded stranger might wonder how the columnist could compare goal-tending in basketball to the task of a goalie in soccer (June 25). In the former, the ÒgoalÓ is a hoop not much wider than the … Continue Reading
The issue: The Founding Fathers were a good example for us, assuring that tough times will pass On the signing of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams famously wrote to his wife that the day should be celebrated with Òilluminations from one end of this continent to the other.Ó THERE WILL BE fewer illuminations this … Continue Reading
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