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worst of durst
Will Durst
Political Comedian
Liberals were expecting Obama to be like Sidney Poitier in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner but what they ended up getting was Urkel. Read more »
11.23.10 at 12:26 PM | Comment count loading...
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The Community Water Center
Craig Newmark
Founder, Craigslist.org
There are a lot of good nonprofits doing work that no one hears about. Here's another one that's a good example, the Community Water Center . CWC seeks to ensure that all communities have access to... Read more »
11.23.10 at 8:29 AM | Comment count loading...
Something to be thankful for
Ken White
President, Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA
How hard is it to fall in love? Not hard at all when you spend you days at an animal shelter. I just walked into Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA's first dog adoption room and took this photo of one... Read more »
11.22.10 at 2:13 PM | Comment count loading...
Thanksgiving movie recommendations
Christy Colcord
Co-owner Lost Weekend Video
Paramount Pictures Go home for the holidays with Holly Hunter. I stopped off at Stonestown Mall on my way back from SF State on Friday and discovered that Christmas is suddenly here. A week ago it... Read more »
11.22.10 at 6:30 AM | Comment count loading...
Real Public Education Reform Starts at Home
Dr. Jim Taylor
Ph.D., Psychology, author, speaker
To his credit, Davis Guggenheim's new documentary Waiting for Superman has generated real buzz far outside the usual sphere of policy wonks, professional educators, and concerned parents... Read more »
11.22.10 at 6:00 AM | Comment count loading...
Autism: 10 pieces of advice for parents of a newly diagnosed child.
Laura Shumaker
Writer and Autism Advocate
By the time my son Matthew was given the official diagnosis of autism at age 5, I already knew. This was almost 20 years ago, and I had only heard the "A" word to describe what Matthew probably wasn... Read more »
11.21.10 at 7:15 PM | Comment count loading...
Jeff Clark returns to Maverick's
Cyrus Saatsaz
Owner, San Francisco Surf Company
After remaining silent on virtually all issues pertaining to a surf contest at Maverick's since his departure last year , The Godfather of Maverick's Jeff Clark has finally spoken. Clark said that he... Read more »
11.19.10 at 9:51 PM | Comment count loading...
Zombie health reform experts and the mushroom principle
Steve Heilig
Healthcare ethicist, cultural critic
At the local computer store, the job title on the staff nametags reads simply "expert." This is clever and, judging from their good service and expertise, mostly accurate. But nowadays it sometimes... Read more »
11.19.10 at 12:00 PM | Comment count loading...
Ratify the New START Agreement
Paul Clarke
International Security Consultant
Two weeks ago, I wrote about how the incoming Congress will address several national security issues. I will update those issues in coming days, but an important initiative, ratification of the new... Read more »
11.19.10 at 11:45 AM | Comment count loading...
SFO LEEDing the way in sustainable airport design
Randy Howder
Design Strategist, Gensler
As I've mentioned before, I travel a lot. Not surprising to anyone is that there are a lot of terrible airport terminals out there (at the bottom of my personal list: Dallas/Fort Worth). But the new... Read more »
11.19.10 at 8:34 AM | Comment count loading...
The Best in International Photography, Now in San Francisco
JD Beltran
Art and Culture Fix
Grzedzindki Woljciech, World Photography Award Winner 2009 Tomorrow evening, Thursday, November 18th, San Francisco will ramp up its reputation as a cultural and arts hub in the field... Read more »
11.17.10 at 12:15 PM | Comment count loading...
Time to Commit in the Arctic
Michael Brune
Sierra Club Executive Director
President Obama needs to finish something that started the year before he was born. That's when President Eisenhower set aside the pristine wilderness in the northeast corner of Alaska that we know... Read more »
11.17.10 at 9:41 AM | Comment count loading...
Number of farms on the rise
Dave Stockdale
Sustainability Honcho
There's always a lag time to completing major reports, so the 2007 Census of Agriculture has only been out a year or so. The last such census was in 2002. Contrary to what many might have guessed... Read more »
11.12.10 at 9:35 AM | Comment count loading...
Google News Politics: Anti Sarah Palin Post Gets Google Censorship
Zennie62
11.23.10 at 8:16 PM | Comment count loading...
Disney's male execs stop movies starring girls
Margot Magowan
11.22.10 at 8:25 PM | Comment count loading...
Stop hyperventilating: 5 airport security screening tips
Chris McGinnis
11.22.10 at 9:08 AM | Comment count loading...
Let's Get Jobs As Airport Screeners and Grope People!
Harmon Leon
11.22.10 at 8:00 AM | Comment count loading...
Sherlock Holmes and the adventure of the black bishop: pt. V
Mark Coggins
11.22.10 at 7:00 AM | Comment count loading...
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