SAN JOSE, Calif.--Jan. 1--It seems companies, like people, don't want to get too specific about New Year's resolutions. SAN JOSE, Calif.--Jan. 1--It seems companies, like people, don't want to get too specific about New Year's resolutions.
Jan. 2--RESOLVE TO GOSSIP MORE IN THE NEW YEAR: As Wiretap prepares to enter the third millennium, I thought it high time to pause and quietly reflect on just what this column needs more of: Jan. 2--RESOLVE TO GOSSIP MORE IN THE NEW YEAR: As...
Jan. 10--For most of the Western world, the holiday season ends with the last bowl game of New Year's Day or the summary ejection of the Christmas tree. But for 80,000-odd faithful in my tribe, the most important and joyous holidays have yet to come. Jan....
Dr. George L. Barry wrote to his good friend Al Kayser back home in San Jose at the hour enshrined by Armistice Day, later named Veterans Day: It was the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, near the front lines somewhere in Belgium -- Nov. 11,...
By John Boudreau Mercury News BANGALORE, India -- When Cisco Systems Chief Executive John Chambers dispatched top lieutenant Wim Elfrink to India nearly two years ago, the executive vice president's mother-in-law drew the only logical conclusion. "What did you do to...
BANGALORE, India When Cisco Systems Chief Executive John Chambers dispatched top lieutenant Wim Elfrink to India nearly two years ago, the executive vice president's mother-in-law drew the only logical conclusion. "What did you do to deserve this?" she asked the 56-year-old executive, whose old...
The company that owns dozens of daily and weekly newspapers around the Bay Area, including The Montclarion, the Contra Costa Times, Oakland Tribune and San Jose Mercury News, announced a shakeup this week, replacing John Armstrong as president and publisher of Bay Area News Group-East Bay and folding local circulation...
WALNUT CREEK -- The company that owns dozens of daily and weekly newspapers around the Bay Area, including the Times, Oakland Tribune and San Jose Mercury News, announced a shakeup on Tuesday, replacing John Armstrong as president and publisher of Bay Area News Group- East Bay and folding local circulation...
As a Filipino guerrilla in World War II, Dominador Valdez of San Jose fought side-by-side with American soldiers, suffered through malaria and felt the excruciating pain of a hot-metal bullet lodged in his left arm. So after the U.S. Senate passed a bill in April to...
Web Watch What they're writing about Michael Phelps Michael Phelps was "good to the last drop," as The Baltimore Sun said in a headline about the swimmer winning a record eighth gold medal in the Beijing Olympics. Among other accolades: *Ann Killion,...
SAN JOSE, California AFP — Point guard Baron Davis opted out of his contract with the Golden State Warriors shortly before Tuesday's free agent deadline, the San Jose Mercury News reported. According to the newspaper, Davis left 17.8 million dollars on the table in order to become an...
The headline ran a week ago in The San Jose Mercury News: Santa Clara County to pay $400,000 to Palo Alto family Sounds like a lot of money, doesn't it? Just look for the family driving new BMWs. But as is...
SAN MATEO -- The Times welcomed Glenn Rabinowitz on Wednesday as its new executive editor. Rabinowitz, an experienced and award-winning journalist who last served as chief of copy desks for the San Jose Mercury News, promised sharp, in-depth local coverage as well...
Kentucky's restless two weeks are over. Billy Gillispie is the Wildcats' new coach, and he insists the winningest school in college basketball history is on solid ground despite an early ouster from the NCAA tournament. The former Texas A&M coach succeeds Tubby Smith and agreed to...
SAN MATEO -- John Bowman, former managing editor for the San Mateo County Times, is the newspaper's new editor. Bowman takes the helm from Jennifer Aquino, who is moving to the San Jose Mercury News as an assistant city editor. Bowman comes...
PHOENIX -- Commissioner Bud Selig made his annual visit to Phoenix Municipal Stadium on Saturday, as he continues his tour of major league camps, but his yearly message changed. Selig, who for years had used the visit to hammer home his opinion that the A's needed...
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Kids call it robo-tripping or skittling -- downing high doses of cough syrup or pills to get high off dextromethorphan, a cough suppressant commonly found in over-the- counter medicines. A new study concludes that robo-tripping is sharply on the rise among teenagers --...
Some immigrants who want to become Americans will be given a new, more detailed test next year, one designed to gauge not just their memorization skills, but a broader sense of their knowledge of government and history. For present citizens who slacked off in high school...
Bruce Bochy, who is getting ready to manage a major league team on its exhibition tour in Japan, reportedly has taken care of some other business first. The San Jose Mercury News reported last night that Bochy has agreed to become the new manager of the San Francisco Giants, taking...
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- California is experiencing one of its worst wildfire seasons in a decade, and the most brutal part of the season -- fall -- has only just begun. A spate of new fires has popped up in recent days, with warm weather and tinderbox-dry...
Articles 2006-09-26
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