Special to The Enterprise People who are approaching their hundredth year often get so excited they canÕt wait; they jump the gun and celebrate well in advance. Hence, the League of Women Voters is having a big 90th birthday party Wednesday in Central Park, during the FarmersÕ Market, honoring the passage of the 19th Amendment, … Continue Reading
The issue: Russians have a hard time taking responsibility, and America is an easy scapegoat Ten years ago, the submarine Kursk, one of RussiaÕs most advanced, sank while on maneuvers in the Barents Sea. The Russian navy quickly blamed the United States, saying the Kursk must have collided with, or even been hit by, a … Continue Reading
Special to The Enterprise This is the third of a three part series on the principles of naturopathic medicine. These six principles are founded on medical tradition and scientific evidence and used by naturopathic doctors to diagnose and treat patients. The first four principles (discussed in the earlier two articles) are: 1. Treat the cause … Continue Reading
Enterprise columnist Walk through the UC Davis Arboretum some morning and you might run into Allan Jones, photographer, passionately working on a volunteer project that will benefit generations to come. Last spring, Emily Griswold, assistant director of horticulture at the Arboretum, noticed him in the garden nearly every day with his tripod. Allan was taking … Continue Reading
Special to The Enterprise Recent media scrutiny of city managers Ñ or, more specifically, their compensation Ñ has reached a fever pitch in California and across the country. The city management and governmental compensation abuses uncovered last month in the small Los Angeles suburb of Bell are deplorable and warrant a full investigation. Such trespasses … Continue Reading
Davis The Muslim community cordially invites the Davis community at large to fast for a day and join to break the fast on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the VeteransÕ Memorial Center, 203 E. 14th St. in Davis. Admission is free and people of all faiths are invited. It feels so good and joyous to break … Continue Reading
Davis I keep reading articles and hearing political people speak of the broken condition of Social Security. I have one solution to help change this situation. I find that Sen. John McCain, who speaks loudest about Social Security as a problem, receives $1,950 a month in Social Security benefits. We need to check and see … Continue Reading
Davis Last week, the last combat convoy left Iraq. By the end of the month, the remaining combat forces also will leave the country. This puts the Obama administration on track to reduce the U.S. troop level to 50,000 by Aug. 31. This is an important step, but does not by itself end the occupation … Continue Reading
Davis The members and consultants of the Davis Empowerment Project want to thank The Davis Enterprise and community members for the immense support we received at our presentation on Tuesday, Aug. 10. All of us at the DEP are grateful for the opportunity to share our mission and task at hand. To see that our … Continue Reading
Enterprise columnist Some folks will say what follows is about as wacky as it can get. You may well be among them. Read on, my friend. Actually, weÕre talking WAC-ky, as in the Western Athletic Conference, which finds itself with just six members after Fresno State and Nevada both bolted on Wednesday for the Mountain … Continue Reading
CHICAGO Ñ Lou Piniella waved goodbye Sunday, bowing as out the CubsÕ manager and ending a career that spanned five decades after the Atlanta Braves routed Chicago, 16-5. The 66-year-old Piniella announced before the game that he leaving to be with his ailing mother. Third base coach Mike Quade was promoted to interim manager. The … Continue Reading
SALT LAKE CITY Ñ Dallas McPherson hit two home runs in the first three innings and Sacramento beat host Salt Lake, 10-2, on Sunday afternoon at Spring Mobile Ballpark. The River Cats (69-60) have now won the first two games of this series, allowing a combined two runs, and trail the first-place Fresno Grizzlies (70-59) … Continue Reading
OAKLAND Ñ Matt Garza is so focused on getting Tampa Bay back into the postseason that even a questionable balk call couldnÕt knock the RaysÕ righty out of his groove. Garza shrugged off his lone mistake of the afternoon that led to OaklandÕs only run against him and pitched into the eighth inning for his … Continue Reading
MADRID Ñ Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim called for a switch to his trademark ÒOrangeÓ 2-3 zone with the United States clinging to a one-point lead. Kevin Durant did the rest, blocking shots by Ricky Rubio and Rudy Fernandez in the final seconds in the AmericansÕ 86-85 victory over Spain on Sunday in a warmup game … Continue Reading
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