Article: A local shelter from the cold
Oakland Tribune;  January 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... as Concord and San Rafael. Rose said it was tough to get an accurate statewide count of emergency warming centers, as the numbers could be higher if individual cities or counties had opened one on their own without seeking assistance. Wednesday, the governor ...

Article: Exhibit features key era at SJSU
Oakland Tribune;  January 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... State athletics," former track sprinter Bob Poynter said. "San Jose State was one of the first schools to recruit a large number of African Americans." San Jose State had one of the first All-American black football players in end Lloyd Thomas in 1938 ...

Article: Straight dope on Bonds? Nope
Oakland Tribune;  January 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... The sad truth is that before last year, when baseball started testing for uppers, Bonds might have found amphetamines in any number of lockers. - Story that wouldn't be the least bit surprising in the coming week: "Giants' Negotiations With Bonds Break ...

Article: Powering Back Up; Residents Shiver as Pepco Struggles
The Washington Post;  January 16, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... then the torrent -- of customer calls. Extra crews were standing by, and they were dispatched to trouble spots, until the number of downed wires overwhelmed them. A cry for reinforcements went out to power companies in other states. By late morning ...

Article: Studios help crafty students break art down into a million little ...
Oakland Tribune;  January 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... love the versatility of it," she says. Indeed, mosaic can be applied to just about any surface, and can be made from any number of materials. "Anywhere that can be tiled can be mosaicked," Dominguez says. She knows. She has designed the countertops ...

Article: ACMC strives to provide quality, safe births
Oakland Tribune;  January 13, 2007 ;     632 words ... ... article published on Dec. 24 raised a number of issues regarding safety in Highland ... and our staff and physicians take a number of steps to ensure the very best and safest ... ultrasound machine in response to the growing number of patients requiring this higher level ...

Article: Bush plan fails to inspire coalition troop increases
Oakland Tribune;  January 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... London and Seoul -- are looking to draw down their forces, and they are not alone. U.S. forces in Iraq, which now number 132,000 and would swell to 153,500 under Bush's strategy, are supported by 15,857 mostly non- combat troops from 25 ...