Chasing the gold
Tom and Sandy Lynum have chased the five rings four times. This year, they are at it again.
Brazil's One-Party Democracy
This time eight years ago, Brazilian democracy took a stress test?and passed with distinction. The onetime radical union leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took charge of Latin America?s largest nation and impressed the world with his moderate politics and prudent economics. That was then.
High-Speed Rail Authority's decision: Train will run through Gilroy
As expected, the California High-Speed Rail Authority reaffirmed its decision to send bullet trains shooting over Pacheco Pass and through Gilroy, forgoing an alternate route over the Altamont Pass. Expected to begin full operations in 2020, the $45-billion, 800-mile system is slated to have routes from Sacramento to San Diego and to the Bay Area with a stop in Gilroy, transporting passengers at ...
O.C. man charged with wife's murder
Officials think Richard Forsberg beat Marcia Forsberg to death in February at their Rancho Santa Margarita home, then took her body to Ventura County. He is arrested after an apparent suicide attempt. Marcia and Richard Forsberg had the appearance of the perfect couple ? holding hands, stealing kisses and still joking around after 39 years of marriage.
Nobody's perfect, but Yanks closest
This was the very definition of a "quality start": six innings pitched, three earned runs allowed (we can discuss how great the "quality" of such an outing really is at a later date). So this probably wasn't what you would call the head of the stretch for A.J...
Pottery artist warms to alternate energy kiln
It took a while, but potter Careen Stoll has finally mastered making pots and other pieces in her home-built kiln. ?Until this year, I hadn?t had any high quality products to share,? says Stoll, a featured artist in the annual Art in the Pearl, Saturday through Monday, Sept. 4 to ...
Book Notes: 'Ice Cold' is a frosty tale of Rizzoli & Isles
Reading ?Ice Cold,? Tess Gerritsen?s newest suspense thriller, in the summer heat seems like it would be a good foil to the ubiquitous whine of the air conditioner. In Gerritsen?s latest Rizzoli & Isles novel, there?s so much snow in Wyoming ski country that it?s tough to find out where the bodies are buried.
Ice Cold
?Ice Cold: A Rizzoli & Isles novel,? by Tess Gerritsen. Ballantine Books, New York, 2010. 322 pages. $26. Reading ?Ice Cold,? Tess Gerritsen?s newest suspense thriller, in the summer heat seems like it would be a good foil to the ubiquitous whine of the air conditioner.
