The issue: This is all good news for continued U.S. recovery We had a shot of good economic news last week: The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits declined by 15,000 to 320,000, the lowest since October 2007. There was something special about the context. CONSCIENTIOUS READERS who dig deeply enough into stories documenting […]
By Christal Waters Regarding Sunday’s story, “What would The Cannery do to traffic?,” if one did not read the article and note the small print on the accompanying graphic‘s source (Page A8), one could be misled on the current project design. Noted in small print, the graphic shows the bike paths proposed by the adjacent […]
By Mark Tebbutt Seventy percent of all trips that Americans take in a car are a mile or less; I am sure that statistic applies to car trips in Davis. So how long does it take to ride a mile on a bike? Not long! I do that trip almost every day. How long does […]
I was really surprised to read Alan Pryor’s ill-advised letter to the editor about dentists in our community not knowing what they are talking about concerning fluoride and oral health/prevention. My dad long ago gave me some advice on not offending people gratuitously….. your cook, your barber and, of course, your dentist. I hope that […]
Many have expressed concerns about the removal of the black walnut trees along Russell Boulevard. Currently, the tree removal has been restricted to the western portion of Russell that is outside the city limits and where, because of past neglect, most of the trees were dead or dying. In contrast, when driving east on Russell […]