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Top 5 kids: Grab-and-go breakfasts

Help your kids start the school day off right with one of these grab-and-go breakfasts: 1. Egg rolled in tortilla — scramble and cook one egg in a small non-stick pan. Do not stir; it should look like a disk. When cooked, slide onto a warmed whole-wheat tortilla. Add a dollop of salsa, and fold … Continue Reading

No Comment / August 29, 2011 | Posted in Next Generation | Read More »

International film series returns Friday

The International Film Series starts its 15th year with “The Cats of Mirikitani” on Friday. A 2006 U.S. film, it was directed by Linda Hattendorf. Films are shown on the first and third Friday nights of each month, from September through June, at International House, 10 College Park. Refreshments are served at 7:30 p.m., and … Continue Reading

No Comment / August 29, 2011 | Posted in Briefly,Central Davis,Movies | Read More »

Paul Muller photo

Paul Muller, a founding member of the Yolo Land Trust, will receive the Thomson Rominger Award at the land trust's annual fundraiser, "A Day in the Country," on Sept. 11. Muller and his family and partners own and operate Full Belly Farm, a 300-acre certified organic farm in the Capay Valley. Phil Hogan/Courtesy photo

No Comment / August 29, 2011 | Posted in Media Post | Read More »

DA: Topete confessed to shooting deputy

The trial of alleged cop killer Marco Topete resumes this week with prosecutors seeking to admit the defendant’s reported confession to shooting a Yolo County sheriff’s deputy. In a motion filed last week, District Attorney Jeff Reisig wrote that the decision stems from an incident on Aug. 4, less than two weeks before the start … Continue Reading

No Comment / August 29, 2011 | Posted in Crime, Fire + Courts | Read More »

fresno superintendent photo

Fresno County Schools Superintendent Larry Powell, 63, hopes his act of generosity — giving back an estimated $800,000 in salary over the next three years — will help restore faith in the government he once taught students to respect. AP photo   

No Comment / August 29, 2011 | Posted in Media Post | Read More »

Woodland market photo

Woodland Healthcare employee Becky Kleinhans purchases fresh herbs from Lucas Boucher of Boucher Plants from Suisun. The Woodland Farmers Market runs from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through September on the lawn at Woodland Healthcare's Cancer & Neurosciences Center, 515 Fairchild Court in Woodland. Courtesy photo   

No Comment / August 29, 2011 | Posted in Media Post | Read More »

Over Forté swings at Picnic in the Park

Over Forté — featuring front row, from left Dewey Berry, tuba; Brandon McClintock, clarinet; band leader Gerry Peppers, saxophone; and Mary Kroeger-Childers, banjo; and back row, from left, Josh Cambridge, trombone; Cleve Baker, piano and keyboard; John Hearnley, trombone; Jared Blum, trumpet and vocals; Noel Seeley, banjo; and Marcel Berteaux, drums — bring their traditional jazz music, Dixieland, swing and blues to Picnic in the Park on Wednesday. Not pictured is singer Vickie Tama. Courtesy photo

Over Forté will liven up Central Park on Wednesday with traditional jazz music, Dixieland, swing and blues tunes at Picnic in the Park, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The park is at Third and C streets in downtown Davis. The group performs regularly at the the Yolo County Fair, Woodland’s Stroll through History, and Woodland … Continue Reading

No Comment / August 29, 2011 | Posted in Downtown,Music | Read More »

Over Forte photo

Over Forté — featuring front row, from left Dewey Berry, tuba; Brandon McClintock, clarinet; band leader Gerry Peppers, saxophone; and Mary Kroeger-Childers, banjo; and back row, from left, Josh Cambridge, trombone; Cleve Baker, piano and keyboard; John Hearnley, trombone; Jared Blum, trumpet and vocals; Noel Seeley, banjo; and Marcel Berteaux, drums — bring their traditional jazz music, Dixieland, swing and blues to Picnic in the Park on Wednesday. Not pictured is singer Vickie Tama. Courtesy photo

No Comment / August 29, 2011 | Posted in Media Post | Read More »

Slamming reviewer lacks manners

I always enjoy the insightful Enterprise theater reviews by Bev Sykes and look forward to reading many more of them. Bev brings an extensive background in theater and writing to her job. I also thought that the additional review of “Miss Saigon” by Ann and Amanda Bistolfo was of interest for its different points of … Continue Reading

No Comment / August 29, 2011 | Posted in Letters | Read More »

Make bike safety a priority

Happy New (School) Year! Davis schools are back in session. This is a good time to take a moment as a community to remember that the safety of our children is in our hands. Please, drive slowly and carefully near schools especially during drop-off and pickup times. Unfortunately, some of the most dangerous driving maneuvers … Continue Reading

No Comment / August 29, 2011 | Posted in Letters,Opinion | Read More »

How about real suggestions?

Matthew Hoh’s “Special to the Enterprise” on Sunday, Aug. 21, bore the title, “Time to bring the troops home.” But for the life of me I can’t discern anything he adds to the strategy discussion of how and how swiftly, to withdraw from Afghanistan responsibly. I gladly credit Hoh for his public service in Afghanistan; he … Continue Reading

No Comment / August 29, 2011 | Posted in Letters | Read More »

Better water is needed, now

By Ed Schroeder In mid-2008, my faculty colleague, George Tchobanoglous, and I were asked by the Davis City Council to review the city’s Water Resources Master Plan. George is currently out of the country and therefore comments in this piece are mine alone. The council was particularly interested in responses to two questions: Do alternative … Continue Reading

No Comment / August 29, 2011 | Posted in Columns,Opinion | Read More »

Summitt’s brave fight against inevitable defeat

The issue: We hope the venerable Tennessee coach battles Alzheimer’s as long as she can Society has a long tradition of dealing with certain diseases by simply not mentioning them. It wasn’t all that long ago that cancer was never mentioned as a cause of death in newspaper obituaries. The deceased, as it were, died … Continue Reading

No Comment / August 29, 2011 | Posted in Our View | Read More »

The Arab Spring: And then there was one

The issue: It’s dangerous to underestimate a dictator like Syria’s Assad These must be lonely times for Syria’s Bashar Assad. When he tries to phone Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak or Tunisia’s Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, he gets no answer, or if he does, it’s a voice he doesn’t recognize. Likely when he tries to call … Continue Reading

No Comment / August 29, 2011 | Posted in Our View | Read More »

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