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Summary Box: Worried investors turn to gold

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:35:29 +0000

SEEKING SAFETY: Gold settled at a record high Tuesday as more worries resurfaced about European banks and the global economy. EUROPEAN FACTOR: European finance ministers said the recovery is still fragile. There were also reports that European banks may have..

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C&T Publishing sale in Concord

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:47:07 +0000

Lucky Bay Area shoppers: C&T Publishing, an industry leader in the publishing of books and products for quilters and fiber arts markets worldwide, has its headquarters and distribution center in Concord. On Saturday, it will open its warehouse for its annual...

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Correction: College textbooks story

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:05:18 +0000

In an Aug. 8 story about the cost of college textbooks, The Associated Press misidentified a Web site that sells digital textbooks

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Woman battles rare cancer

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 16:45:31 +0000

All Penny French Garrett wanted to do was sleep.

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Roundup of children’s books

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:40:12 +0000

Lots of sweaty 8- and 9-year-old girls still go for stories about fairies and princesses after the soccer game. Two Newbery Gold Medalists have turned their attention to such multifaceted and independent readers

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Music review: San Francisco Symphony’s Mozart

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:15:02 +0000

Playing Mozart is a tricky thing for a modern symphony orchestra, which is designed for other music entirely. So a Mozart performance as splendid as Wednesday's by the San Francisco Symphony under guest conductor Jeffrey Kahane is a rare treat. And two on a...

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Private Collections: A spring art tour

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:33:39 +0000

The Private Collections spring art tour offers a rare glimpse into the homes of some of San Francisco's most notable art collectors. Among the 10 participating in this year's event - which takes place Thursday night - are Sabrina Buell, Orlando Diaz-Azcuy and...

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‘Rare and Unreleased’ at NIAD Gallery

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:48:53 +0000

No longer outsiders In the late 1940s, Jean Dubuffet began collecting art created by people in European insane asylums. He called the work art brut ("raw art" or "rough art") and described it as art "created from solitude and from pure and authentic creative...

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Roundup of children’s books: Baseball, history (San Francisco Chronicle)

admin — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:07:45 +0000

With Opening Day coming up, this is the perfect time to share some baseball history with kids. It's hard to find a more inspiring story than that of heavy hitter Hank Aaron, in Henry Aaron's Dream, by Matt Tavares (Candlewick; 40 pages; $16.99; ages 9-12)....

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Roundup of children's books: Baseball, history (San Francisco Chronicle)

Hope Valley author races to keep up with local history (The Westerly Sun)

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:26:28 +0000

Lifelong Hope Valley resident Joseph Soares has always been interested in local history, and it was his passion for collecting historic photographs that led him to pen books on the area's history.

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Hope Valley author races to keep up with local history (The Westerly Sun)