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Boonen cleared to ride
MONACO Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen was cleared Friday to compete in the Tour de France after winning his appeal of a ban for testing positive for cocaine. The French Olympic committees arbitration panel handed down the decision a day before the Tour... Published July 3, 2009 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090703/SPORTS/907039931
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Two die in Highway 101 crash near Leggett
An Oregon girl and a Willits man were killed when their Dodge pickup crashed through a guard rail and tumbled 100 feet down a cliff on Highway 101 north of Leggett on Thursday, the California Highway Patrol reported. The names of the victims, ages... Published July 3, 2009 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090703/ARTICLES/907039983
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CSU faculty criticizes Carinalli loans
The association that represents California State University faculty said Thursday that the Sonoma State University Foundation betrayed the publics trust by making loans to Clem Carinalli, a former board member who said he is now unable to make... Published July 3, 2009 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090703/BUSINESS/907029875
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Gov. Sarah Palin to resign
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise announcement Friday that she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012... Published July 3, 2009 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090703/ARTICLES/907039975
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'1 vs. 100' could be future of gaming
Thanks to the Internet, as well as the sophistication and ever-shrinking nature of portable entertainment, we're nearing a time when we can watch any movie, hear any song or play any game wherever we want, whenever we want. You can fire up 1997's... Published July 3, 2009 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090703/ENTERTAINMENT/907031037
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Windsor walkers to bikers, boarders: Stay away
In their golden years, the residents of Brooks Creek subdivision in Windsor think they should be getting more respect at least from the bicyclists and skateboarders whizzing by on the neighborhood path. Published July 3, 2009 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090703/ARTICLES/907039987
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Looking for a melting pot? Try the barbecue pit
Is there anything more democratic than a big-city park on a hot summer afternoon, the smoke from a dozen barbecues commingling into a sweet cloud of garlic and charred flesh, a dozen picnic tables groaning under the weight of iced drinks and... Published July 3, 2009 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090703/OPINION/907039977 -
On money, a founding mother knows best
Thomas Jefferson died so deep in debt that his beloved estate, Monticello, had to be sold to satisfy his creditors. James Madison also left behind mounds of financial obligations. But John Adams, the man Jefferson turned out of the White House... Published July 3, 2009 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090703/OPINION/907039979 -
PD Editorial: Big ideas
MOUNT RUSHMORE, S.D.
On Aug. 20, 1924, Doane Robinson, historian for the state of South Dakota, fired off a letter to a man working on a large sculpture in Stone Mountain, Ga. Dear Mr. Borglum, he wrote, In the vicinity of Harney... Published July 3, 2009 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090703/OPINION/907039981 -
Santa Rosa cyclist struck by car at Guerneville Road
The bicyclist was riding Friday morning with a woman on the handlebars who was uninjured. The man suffered a trauma to the leg and cuts and bruises to the face. Published July 3, 2009 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090703/ARTICLES/907039985