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Newhouse: Ageless golfer shoots his age -- 88

pressure during World War II as a Navy aviation safety equipment specialist. He survived two life-threatening experiences. On Nov. 3 at the Lake Chabot Golf Course in Oakland, Joe Melgarejo shot an 88. It's certainly not the first 88 carded there, ...

From DAVE NEWHOUSE, Inside Bay Area,  15 Nov 2009

Newhouse: Sportscaster, supervisor a team

education. I thought, 'This is a very intelligent guy with a good personality.'"" The Bitkers, of Alameda, are communicators. Steve Bitker is the morning sports anchor on KCBS radio (740 AM). Alice Lai-Bitker, his wife, is president of the Alameda ...

From DAVE NEWHOUSE, Inside Bay Area,  14 Nov 2009
Related Topics: University of California Berkeley,  Wilma Chan

Newhouse: Poor in the purse, rich in the heart

Afterward, a white classmate called Michael the N-word. Philanthropy isn't the exclusive right of wealthy philanthropists. You know their names — Getty, Gates, Pickens and Buffett. Fortune 500's more fortunate. Philanthropy can come, too, from those ...

From DAVE NEWHOUSE, Inside Bay Area,  12 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Oprah Winfrey

Newhouse: He's sharp with a lens or a laptop

3,000 books in print on Pearl Harbor, and amazon.com just rated my book No. 2 in that category," he said Friday. "Sometimes, it's rated No. 1." Robert Stinnett achieved stature as a photographer and author — he got the picture in both fields — but his ...

From DAVE NEWHOUSE, Inside Bay Area,  8 Nov 2009
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  Amazon.com,  Studs Terkel,  Franklin D. Roosevelt

Newhouse: A Sunday kind of book love

beginning, but I joined an interesting group with diverse views that are intellectually stimulating. There's always the needle, but it doesn't penetrate too deeply. Tom Barber, English instructor, DVC: "I get a male perspective on books that I end up ...

From DAVE NEWHOUSE, Inside Bay Area,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: BBC,  University of California Berkeley

Dave Newhouse: Garamendi puts his brand on politics

candidate David Harmer. "It's a whole new career. Most people my age are retiring. I'll get sworn in Thursday morning (in D.C.), and vote on health care — one of the most important things we must do as a society — Thursday evening." John Garamendi ...

From DAVE NEWHOUSE, Inside Bay Area,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: John Garamendi,  U.S. Democratic Party,  University of California Berkeley,  Bill Clinton,  Ellen Tauscher

Newhouse: From reluctant speaker to voice of Oakland police

between right and wrong," said Bob Thomason, entering his 22nd season in Stockton as UOP coach. "I was surprised he went into law enforcement, but I believe in life you gotta do what you gotta do." OFFICER Jeff Thomason, in some ways, is the face of ...

From DAVE NEWHOUSE, Inside Bay Area,  28 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Chauncey Bailey

Newhouse: Serving as counsel, not council

agencies, corporations, businesses, trade and professional associations, educational and health care institutions, and community organizations. Marilyn Snider's goal once was to serve on the Oakland City Council. Today she doesn't mind telling the ...

From DAVE NEWHOUSE, Inside Bay Area,  25 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Ron Dellums,  U.S. Congress,  University of Washington,  National Park Service

Newhouse: No soft-shuffling in this game

because "I wanted something I could make money at, and pool hustling wasn't there." Dave Keithahn would be an excellent watchmaker. He can turn the thumb and first finger of either hand into various clocklike positions: nine and three, seven and one, ...

From DAVE NEWHOUSE, Inside Bay Area,  24 Oct 2009

Rupe Ricksen, lawyer and Cal fixture, dies at 77

The last week of his life, I knew that he was in pain, but he never complained. He still had his sense of humor. It was so valiant." It's difficult for a sibling when another sibling passes on after a lifetime together. Imagine how hard it is for a ...

From DAVE NEWHOUSE, Inside Bay Area,  23 Oct 2009
Related Topics: University of California Berkeley,  Chris Carpenter

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