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submitted by Grace for team Bicyclism 46 weeks 3 days 19 hours 43 minutes ago
The founder of a Marin-based organization providing bike rides - and bicycles - for underprivileged kids has been nominated in a National Hero Awards contest sponsored by Volvo Cars of North America.
Winners - to be determined by online votes - will receive cash prizes of up...(more)
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submitted by Melly Lu for team kids stuff 74 weeks 5 days 14 hours 40 minutes ago
In the Disney version of her life, Pocahontas is a brave Native American princess who saves the English settlers. Her true story is just as powerful.
Princess Matoaka was born around 1596. Her father, Chief Powhatan, gave her the nickname Pocahontas. She had to be a bit...(more)
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written by Ari 71 weeks 5 days 41 minutes ago
During the CityTools beta, I found out that Bob Cauthorn -- the grand poo-bah at CityTools -- rides his bike everywhere in San Francisco, just like me. He turned me on to Cycling Plus magazine from England, which is the best bike mag in the world.
Cycling...(more)
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submitted by Augie Brown 82 weeks 2 days 10 hours 37 minutes ago
Willie Corduff is a quiet man who hates arguments. But when Shell E&P Ireland said it would build a $1.1 billion pipeline and refinery near his front yard in this small Irish village in County Mayo, the father of six fought back.
The 52-year-old farmer rallied his...(more)
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submitted by Will Montgomery 59 weeks 2 days 12 hours 22 minutes ago
Ken Fritz has lived along the Venice canals in Los Angeles for seven years. To hear him tell it, life has been pretty good there except for one small problem: the chance of a visitor finding his home has long been a shot in the dark...(more)
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submitted by Grace 24 weeks 3 days 11 hours 13 minutes ago
Dr. Frank Artress, the former Modesto cardiac anesthesiologist turned African bush doctor, has found little time to eat since his story went around the world a month ago.
On Wednesday, he was on his fourth hurried plate of marinated beef at a Walnut Creek fundraiser when it...(more)
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submitted by Grace 33 weeks 4 days 12 hours 47 minutes ago
A woman abducted a 1-day-old baby from a secure hospital unit Friday and apparently smuggled the child out in a tote bag, police said.
A 39-year-old woman was arrested a short time later after being pulled over by police in nearby Lake Mary, said Darrel Presley, deputy...(more)
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submitted by Suzy for team Batboy's revenge! 77 weeks 5 days 12 hours 12 minutes ago
The third Youth Connect resource fair held for the young homeless in Berkeley Monday provided a prime example of outreach from a city many said is more welcoming than other places in which they have found themselves without a roof over their heads.
For 19-year-old Heidi Hays,...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 14 weeks 4 hours 26 minutes ago
A suicidal woman in Orange County was saved from jumping off a freeway overpass by sheriff's deputies and a CHP officer who held onto her on a ledge for about 20 minutes until a firetruck arrived to lower her to safety.
The white-knuckle incident occurred Sunday night...(more)
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submitted by cherryredsnowcone 14 weeks 2 days 21 hours 14 minutes ago
A band of walkers gathered Saturday at the 100-year-old Pasadena Presbyterian Church with a mission: Give pedestrians in this city their rightful place on the sidewalk. Reduce auto vs. pedestrian conflicts. Add some more shade trees.
"Make it enjoyable to walk," said Nancy Nelson, a Pasadena resident.
Nelson...(more)
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submitted by Adam 80 weeks 4 days 50 minutes ago
Today is May 5, but as usual San Jose's big Cinco de Mayo celebration happens Sunday - yes, even if this year that's May 6.
Thousands will flock downtown Sunday to enjoy the parade and day-long festivities to commemorate the Mexican victory over a French army at...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 35 weeks 2 days 12 hours 37 minutes ago
The three Sumatran tiger cubs born at the San Francisco Zoo on March 6 were examined by zoo veterinarians this weekend and issued a clean bill of health.
The cubs - all males - appear to be well fed and their mother, a 230-pound tiger named Leanne,...(more)
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