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Walters: Is Bay Bridge debacle a harbinger?

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:16:18 -0400

By DAN WALTERS - Jerry Brown did one of his characteristic political pirouettes Monday.

NC State women adding Wilson from Arkansas

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:40:30 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - North Carolina State is adding Arkansas guard Dominique Wilson as a transfer.

Ask Babe: Is autographed Jimmy Piersall photo a baseball...

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:22:19 -0400

By BABE WAXPAK - Dear Babe: I have an autographed photo from Jimmy Piersall. It is a black and white 8x10 photo, showing him in a Cleveland Indians uniform.

Walters: Immigration reform backed by California...

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:23:12 -0400

By DAN WALTERS - State legislators often conduct their windiest floor debates over nonbinding "resolutions" commending this or that, condemning this or that, or beseeching Congress to do this or that.

Editorial: Chris Christie's surgery a pointless secret

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:51:02 -0400

An editorial /By Dale McFeatters - This week we learned that back on Feb. 16, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent lap-band stomach surgery to bring down his weight.

Scripps reporter Mary Deibel dies at age 65

Fri, 03 May 2013 18:21:15 -0400

WASHINGTON - By ANN McFEATTERS

Retirement happens -- planned or not

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:23:01 -0400

Many people have surrendered to the idea that they will "work until they drop," especially if they haven't saved enough money to retire. The problem with that strategy is that a high percentage of people who are retired today had to leave the workforce before they planned, either because of failing health, layoffs or family issues. - By age 70 most workers have been pushed out of jobs they may have wanted to keep, according to government data. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in 2011 only 32.3 percent of men and 18.7 percent of women age 70 or older were still listed on employer payrolls.

Treasures: Could wrought-iron furniture be linked to THE...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:34:04 -0400

By HELAINE FENDELMAN and JOE ROSSON - Dear Helaine and Joe:

Walters: Do California tax policies discourage job...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:17:31 -0400

Twenty years ago, as California struggled to emerge from what was then the worst recession since the Great Depression, then-Gov. Pete Wilson and the Legislature enacted a tax break to spur capital investment in job-creating small businesses. - The new law allowed investors in firms with no more than $50 million in assets and that had 80 percent or more of those assets and their payrolls in California to pay only half of the ordinary state income taxes on profits when they liquidated their investments.

Profile: The diet was a pain, but Anthony Mackie's gains...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:28:05 -0400

By BARBARA VANCHERI - Talk about the breakfast of champions. Or gym rats.

NFL draft: N.C. State QB Mike Glennon's game perfect...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:29:48 -0400

RALEIGH, N.C. - By JOE GIGLIO

NFL draft: Who will be the next Russell Wilson?

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:49:29 -0400

Just call it the Russell Wilson effect. - NFL general managers and personnel executives are covering their backsides this draft season after other teams passed over a potential franchise quarterback in the University of Wisconsin's Wilson last season because he did not meet the eyeball test at 5 feet, 10 inches tall.

NFL draft: Steelers will take a long look at QBs

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:19:15 -0400

PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Steelers haven't decided if they will take a quarterback sometime Friday or Saturday in the NFL draft. But, for the first time in a long time, general manager Kevin Colbert said they are open to the possibility.