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The creator of the Farley cartoon strip; 1943-2007.

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Small, independent games deliver big value

PC gaming isn't dead. With major PC games delayed and released with their console counterparts, like...

Now hear this: Put a muzzle on the PA announcer

Because I'm a little weird that way, I've been watching videotape of the CBS telecast of the 1981...

A tiger tale

It was Science Fair time at the Charles L. Dodgson School for Valiant Children, where my granddaughter...

Tension between labor, left over historic sites

Ever since the noisy demonstration at the Democratic Party's Unity Luncheon two weeks ago, everyone...

Markets look at bright side, break into black

Marking a dramatic change in sentiment, the Standard & Poor's 500 index has turned positive for the year...

Big Apple is crisp and tangy

We flitted about, reassessing once-scorned Brooklyn, where purveyors of Italian ice coexist nowadays...

Newspapers leaning to the left until bitter end

Why are most newspaper reporters and editors liberal? I've been working in the business for more than 20...

Tired of A-Rod? Say hello to Favre

So you're sick of Alex Rodriguez, are you? Can't endure another syllable? Begging for relief? Well, here...

Obama riles high-tech exec over outsourcing

Carl Guardino usually comes across as an amenable, mild-mannered Silicon Valley executive. But not on...

Sunset Reservoir solar plan meets green goals

With San Francisco's aggressive efforts to develop renewable energy sources and President Obama's...

App of the Week: Koi Pond

There's a reason this app is one of the most frequently downloaded - it's calming and addictive. However...

What the out-of-town experts say about S.F.

Talk to San Francisco architects for any length of time and unless they worship at the shrine of...

Dear Americans: Get over yourselves

Jean Twenge has a knack for chronicling the obsession that many Americans have with, well, themselves...

Berkeley: Lights out in crosswalk

What's not working, Day 1 : In theory, the Berkeley crosswalk lights are supposed to flash at drivers...

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