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Opinion: King Lear, Joe Biden and running the place at an advanced age

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

King Lear had a terrible time in old age, but at least he did not have to run for re-election. President Joe Biden officially, as of last week, has no such luxury.In Shakespeare’s play, whole acts go by without Lear’s subjects commenting obsessively on his age. Not a single duke or earl calls attention to any trouble the king might have had with staying on a bicycle. And only the fool gets away with mocking the king’s gaffes.It helps to be king.For weeks and weeks, innumerable commentators, pundits, and quotable political strategists have made it their mission to remind us that our president is very, very old. But now, on the grounds that I have been brooding about the dilemmas of aging for half a century, I am pleading for a personal exemption from this drumbeat of reminders.When I was a student at the University of California at Santa Cruz, I was a constant commuter between the company of the young and the company of the old. This began as an ill-conceived project for turning the ...

DU women’s lacrosse, nation’s last undefeated team, eyes first national title

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

Everybody out east is waiting on the University of Denver women, the nation’s only undefeated lacrosse team left, to falter.Those naysayers may not want to hold their breath.Under the direction of 17th-year head coach Liza Kelly, the No. 3 ranked Pios have the highest ranking in school history and tied the program mark for longest win steak at 17 via a 12-5 victory over Marquette in Saturday’s regular-season finale. Now, with their first undefeated regular season cemented, they’re eyeing the program’s first national title as the first Western women’s team to accomplish that feat.“We work in the dark here,” DU senior All-American defender Sam Thacker said. “Liza has been grinding in the dark, under the radar, building the program from the ground up. No matter where the spotlight is, and regardless of what recognition this program is getting, we’re always putting in the work to be a nationally elite team.“We do us, and if we ...

L.A. workers rally for better pay and conditions on May Day

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

Rallies are being held in Los Angeles Monday to commemorate International Workers' Day, also known as "May Day."Demonstrators in Chinatown said they were marching for better pay and conditions. More marches are happening throughout the day.Ellina Abovian reports for the KTLA 5 News at 1 on May 1, 2023.

Fired California Big Lots manager says she was just trying to get shopping cart back from shoplifter

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – You wouldn’t think that a retail store manager would have to make a decision between recovering store property and keeping her job but that’s exactly what a Big Lots manager in California says happened to her.On April 5, at a Big Lots store outside Bakersfield, a customer had apparently loaded his shopping cart with 15 big orange jugs of Tide laundry detergent and headed straight out the door. Two Big Lots managers followed him out – but not to try and detain him or even confront him. They just wanted to get their shopping cart back after he was finished with it. A week later, they were both out of jobs, Lily Oxford said. She had been the manager of the store's furniture section. Coachella road rage incident caught on video “For Christmas, we had just got 40 brand new carts,” Oxford said. “It’s March, we’re down to five carts. So, we are instructed, no carts are to leave that store whatsoever. No matter … customers are not allowed to take it. Nobo...

2 Injured in Wrong-Way Crash on Interstate 19 [Green Valley, AZ]

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

DUI Suspected after a Wrong-Way Crash on Interstate 19 Left 2 People HurtGREEN VALLEY, AZ (May 1, 2023) – Tuesday evening, two people were injured following a wrong-way crash on Interstate 19.The incident happened on April 18th, at around 9:00 p.m., in the southbound lanes of Interstate 19.According to reports, the incident first started when a vehicle passing the checkpoint on Interstate 19 was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes.Deputies tailed the driver until the vehicle collided with two other vehicles traveling southbound at kilometer 63.As a result, one person from the involved vehicles and the suspect suffered injuries. Medics transported the victims to a local hospital for treatment.Following the collision, the officers suspected DUI as a factor in the incident.At this time, officials have not released the condition of the victim. Further investigation into the wrong-way crash on Interstate 19 is still underway.Failing to yield the right-of-way is one of the ...

Kurtenbach: Why Steph Curry’s Warriors will beat LeBron James’ Lakers in 6 games

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

Well, hello, old friend.It’s funny to see you over here, in the Western Conference playoffs.Anyway, a yellow jersey suits you well, LeBron. What do you say, first to four wins again?I don’t think it should take the Warriors more than six games to get there.Coming off the Warriors’ seven-game first-round classic with the Kings, this confidence level in Golden State might seem misplaced.But that’s a credit to the Kings, who were built to give the Warriors fits — probably because they were built in the mold of the Warriors. Yes, the Kings knew every move the Warriors would make and made excellent adjustments throughout the series. It wasn’t until the second half of Game 7 that the Warriors’ biggest advantage — experience — shone through.The Lakers do not present the same kind of challenges to the Warriors. And while Golden State will need outstanding play from the team’s new triumvirate — Andrew Wiggins, Kevon Looney, and the immortal Steph Cur...

Harlem Globetrotters legend Larry “Gator” Rivers dies at 73

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

Associated PressSAVANNAH, Ga. — Larry “Gator” Rivers, who helped integrate high school basketball in Georgia before playing for the Harlem Globetrotters and becoming a county commissioner in his native Savannah, died Saturday at age 73.Rivers died from cancer, Chatham County Commission Chairman Chester Ellis told the Savannah Morning News. Campbell and Sons Funeral Home said Rivers died at a hospital in Savannah.Rivers was a sophomore on the all-Black Beach High School team that won the first Georgia High School Association basketball tournament to include Black and white players in 1967.He blossomed into an all-state player, graduating from the Savannah high school in 1969 and going on to be a small college All-American at Moberly Junior College in Missouri and an all-conference guard at what is now Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph.He went on to play and coach for 16 years with the Harlem Globetrotters, reuniting for a time with high school coach Russell ...

Clayton Valley football coach Tim Murphy announces his retirement

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

Tim Murphy’s long ride as a high school football coach is over.After 221 victories, 20 league championships, three Northern California regional titles and one state crown over 26 years at three schools, Murphy told the Bay Area News Group in a text that on Monday that he will not be back for a 12th season at Clayton Valley Charter.“I was trying to muster up the energy for Spring ball, and I just couldn’t do it,” Murphy, 53, wrote.Murphy has hinted about retiring, telling this news organization in August 2021 that he planned to step down after the season that year.But Murphy did not step down.He returned last fall and led the Ugly Eagles to the East Bay Athletic League Mountain Division championship and the North Coast Section Division I final for the second consecutive year.In 11 seasons at Clayton Valley, Murphy guided the Concord school to 12 league and four NCS titles. He also won three regional championships and a state title in 2019 while leading the Ugl...

Unhoused man found dead at camp along Oakland freeway

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

OAKLAND — An unhoused man was found dead Monday morning inside a make-shift structure on a freeway offramp in North Oakland, authorities said.Authorities were trying to identify the man, who appeared to be in his 40s or 50s, the California Highway Patrol said.The CHP said a preliminary examination indicated the man may have died from a drug overdose but that an autopsy would determine the exact cause of death. There was no apparent foul play, the CHP said.The man was found dead about 11:12 a.m. Monday inside a wood and tarp structure alongside the Martin Luther King Jr. WaY offramp from eastbound Highway 24, the CHP said.How long the man was dead before someone saw him and called the CHP is under investigation.The offramp was closed approximately 40 minutes while the CHP investigated.Anyone with information about the death is asked to call the CHP at 510-457-2875.The death is the second one involving an unhoused person in the same area in a month.On April  3, a 53-year-old man...

The top 10 most expensive home sales in Oakland, reported the week of April 24

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:52:39 GMT

A house in Piedmont that sold for $3.8 million tops the list of the most expensive real estate sales in Oakland in the past week.In total, 15 real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1.8 million, $882 per square foot.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of April 24 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $1.4 million, single-family residence in the 6000 block of Snake RoadThe sale of the single family residence in the 6000 block of Snake Road in Oakland has been finalized. The price was $1,410,000, and the new owners took over the house in March. The house was built in 1963 and has a living area of 1,904 square feet. The price per square foot was $741. The house features 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.Snake Road9. $1.5 million, single-family home in the first block of Mandalay RoadThe property in the first block of Mandalay Road in Oakland has new owners. The pri...