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I was saddened this week to learn of the death of my teen-years pal Sally Ride. Sally gained fame for being the first woman astronaut in space, but during the 1960s she and I belonged to a troupe of young tennis players who traveled each week to compete in tournaments in hopes of eventually playing […]
Recently, our family’s dog, Tessa, whom many of you knew, passed into the great beyond. It was one of the hardest things that has ever happened to me. But as hard as it was, we’re grateful for the kind and compassionate veterinarians and staff we have here in Davis who helped us through it. Tessa […]
By Michael J. Harrington, Pam Nieberg and Nancy Price In November 2011, a Davis water referendum successfully qualified for the ballot. If passed by the voters, the referendum would have overturned the City Council’s attempt to replace the community’s existing publicly owned ground water system with a large, expensive and privatized surface water system under […]
The issue: It’s now time for the U.S. and its Arab and European allies to help the rebels prepare to establish a new government The Assad family’s 41-year hold on Syria appears to be nearing its inevitable bloody end. Most dictators depart no other way, and it seems clear that time has run out for […]
