Teen athletes, coaches debate A-Rod case

Scott Lucas
July 17, 2009

It has been eight years since the pinstriped powerhouse of the American League East has won a World Series. In search of a crown, the Yankees have been throwing millions of Franklins at celebrity athletes. In December of 2007, Alex Rodriguez was the latest beneficiary of the Yankees’ money-grows-ontrees... Read more »

Closing Gitmo isn’t easy, but it’s right

Adrienne von Schulthess
July 16, 2009

Closing a prison is harder than it looks. Recently, the Senate rejected President Obama’s request for $80 million to close Guantanamo Bay military prison. In response, last Thursday Obama announced that he would close the prison with or without support, saying that it is time to “clean up... Read more »

Disney’s new movie warns of global warming

Allegra Gordon
July 15, 2009

[video Disney's Earth] It’s a shocking 95 degrees in April in San Francisco. Instead of fog, the air is filled with the sound of music and kids playing in flip-flops and shorts. For once, you could go to the beach without wrapping yourself up in a parka. Unfortunately, it’s all too good to be true.... Read more »

Angel Island Reborn

Celine Buehl
July 14, 2009

It is Feb. 15, a blustery and rainy day in the Bay Area and also the long-anticipated re-opening of historic Angel Island. The weather certainly does not reflect the momentous event. The ferry rocks across the bay, and the water is rough and angry, soaring over the sides and splashing everyone on board.... Read more »

Place of poetry

Celine Buehl
July 14, 2009

Haunting the barrack walls on Angel Island are more than 200 poems, etched into thin sheets of lead paint. I pause, notebook in hand, to observe a man in his early 60’s as he traces the carvings with his fingers. He introduces himself as Walter W. Ko, and hands me his latest publication, a book review... Read more »

Shirin Ebadi: U.S. and Iran must work for peace

Daniel Moattar
July 13, 2009

Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi spoke to a packed auditorium at the San Francisco Jewish Community Center on May 18, touching on Iran’s feminist movement, the country’s upcoming June elections, and the need for peace between Iran and the United States. The question-and-answer discussion with... Read more »