Gretchen Wright
a shared story
submitted by Gretchen Wright 21 weeks 1 day 16 hours 17 minutes ago
Mississippi, one of the nation's most conservative states, has not elected a Democratic senator in a quarter-century. It has voted for Republican presidential candidates in the last seven elections.
But this year, there is a real chance that the state will send a Democrat to the Senate....(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Gretchen Wright 35 weeks 5 days 5 hours 17 minutes ago
Californians are in an increasingly sour mood about the economy and the deteriorating state budget - and they're taking it out on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature, a new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California shows.
Schwarzenegger in January proposed draconian cuts to state...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Gretchen Wright for team Bicyclism 20 weeks 5 days 21 hours 36 minutes ago
Bicyclists who crave a steady uphill climb flock to Mandeville Canyon Road and its 5-mile, straight-shot ascent with no traffic lights.
But the route's rising popularity has turned the narrow road into a zone of conflict for Brentwood residents and the hundreds of cyclists who, every weekend,...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Gretchen Wright 66 weeks 6 hours 33 minutes ago
Yahoo Inc. insisted Monday that it was merely following Chinese law when it turned over user records to that country's authorities that ultimately led to the jailing of two dissidents.
The Sunnyvale Web portal's comments came as part of its first legal rebuttal to a case brought...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Gretchen Wright 10 weeks 6 days 7 hours 44 minutes ago
The head of Metrolink warned Congress a year ago that proposals to require updated safety devices on trains would involve "substantial cost" and urged lawmakers to give railroads "flexibility" in choosing and implementing the new systems.
The testimony came as part of a long-running argument over whether...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Gretchen Wright 33 weeks 1 day 21 hours 29 minutes ago
President Mwai Kibaki named rival Raila Odinga as prime minister Sunday, implementing a power-sharing deal after protracted negotiations over the agreement they signed more than a month ago.
The two leaders had agreed to share power after weeks of deadly violence following the country's disputed presidential election...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Gretchen Wright 20 weeks 1 day 12 hours 39 minutes ago
Something was amiss last fall at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank.
On Nov. 27, one patient had a wound infection in her groin after an operation. Another patient, who was in the hospital because of a blocked bowel, had a drug-resistant form of staphylococcus bacteria...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Gretchen Wright 33 weeks 5 days 14 hours 48 minutes ago
An Egyptian court convicted five men Wednesday on charges of homosexual behavior and sentenced them to three years in prison, officials said.
Defense lawyer, Adel Ramadan, said the judge found the men guilty of the "habitual practice of debauchery" — a term used in the Egyptian legal...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Gretchen Wright 65 weeks 6 days 7 hours 38 minutes ago
A surfer is recovering at a San Jose hospital after being bitten by a shark today off Marina State Beach in Monterey County, the first known shark attack in the area, authorities said.
Todd Endris, 24, of Marina was bitten on his back and right leg shortly...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Gretchen Wright 21 weeks 1 day 16 hours 15 minutes ago
"Ladies," said Cookie Johnson, looking straight into the camera, her husband's arm draped across her shoulders. "Have you been tested . . . "
" . . . for HIV?" finished Lakers basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson.
As the most prominent African American face of HIV, Johnson, who...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Gretchen Wright 54 weeks 5 days 4 hours 33 minutes ago
The stage is set, and a chic stage it is: Black pavers ripple across a former alleyway with an oak tree on one end, six ginkgoes on the other and a patch of dark spiky grasses in between.
But plazas must be judged by how they function,...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Gretchen Wright 5 weeks 3 days 5 hours 44 minutes ago
Before the year is up, nearly 45 million people will get more than a sermon at their churches -- they'll get a brochure titled "Why We Should Be Concerned About Christian Zionism."
The brochure says Christian Zionism "fosters fear and hatred of Muslims and non-Western Christians" and...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
