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UNFAIR ADVANTAGE? … my friend Claudia writes to ask what I think of double amputee Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic “Blade Runner,” who wowed the sporting world as he ran the Olympic 400 meters on his prosthetic legs … While acknowledging that some claim Pistorius gains an advantage from his space-age artificial legs, Claudia says “Personally, […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fire at one of the nation’s largest refineries spewed thick black smoke over cities in the San Francisco Bay area, sending scores of residents to hospitals complaining of breathing problems early Tuesday. Smoke and flames could be seen for miles. The blaze at Chevron’s plant in Richmond, about 10 miles […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s mayor has abandoned a police stop and frisk proposal designed to get weapons off the streets. There was an outcry after Mayor Ed Lee told the San Francisco Chronicle in June that he was considering stop and frisk, which involves officers stopping and searching suspicious people for weapons. Stop and […]
