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Library’s New Technology Sparks Controversy By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday February 15, 2005
Beneath its tranquil surface, the Berkeley Public Library is rife with tension. -more-

Bloomberg Joins Daily Planet in Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart Stores By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday February 15, 2005
Freedom of information advocates got a boost this week when national media company Bloomberg Financial Markets joined the Berkeley Daily Planet’s action to unseal California Wal-Mart records filed in a class action lawsuit. -more-

BHS Student Faces Hearing on Gun Possession By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday February 15, 2005
A Berkeley High School student accused of inadvertently bringing a gun on campus in her backpack is entitled to an expulsion hearing before the school board which could limit her punishment, expel her for a full year, or find her innocent, according to a youth rights expert. -more-

Family-Owned L.A. Chain Takes Over Solano Avenue’s Oaks Theater By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday February 15, 2005
Blocked from showing first-run art films by the collective clout of Berkeley’s two major theater operators, Allen Michaan has given up the Oaks Theater at 1875 Solano Ave. -more-

UC Objects to Richmond Field Station Cleanup Proposal By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday February 15, 2005
UC Berkeley Monday asked the Richmond City Council to derail a proposed council resolution that calls for stricter oversight of the ongoing toxic waste cleanup at the Richmond Field Station (RFS). -more-

Arab Press Emboldened By Historic Saudi Elections By MOHAMAD OZEIR News Analysis

Pacific News Service
Tuesday February 15, 2005

School Board Considers New Small School, Academic Choice By J. DOUGLAS ALLEN-TAYLOR

Tuesday February 15, 2005

Budget Tops Council Agenda By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday February 15, 2005

U.N. Ambassador Helps Kick Off Kyoto USA Drive By MATTHEW ARTZ

Tuesday February 15, 2005

Indian Husbands in U.S. Fall Victim to Dowry Fraud By LISA TSERING

Pacific News Service
Tuesday February 15, 2005

Letters to the Editor

Tuesday February 15, 2005

Editorial Cartoons By JUSTIN DeFREITAS

Tuesday February 15, 2005

Subtracting Points From ‘Million Dollar Baby’ By SUSAN PARKER Column

Tuesday February 15, 2005

The Truth About American Family Values By P.M. PRICE Column

THE VIEW FROM HERE
Tuesday February 15, 2005

The War in Iraq: Roll Over, George Orwell By BOB BURNETT Commentary

Special to the Planet
Tuesday February 15, 2005

Police Blotter By RICHARD BRENNEMAN

Tuesday February 15, 2005

Northern Light: Canada Shows How to Save Public Pensions By MICHAEL KATZ Commentary

Daily Planet Foreign Service
Tuesday February 15, 2005

Coming Out on Abortion By MONIKA RODMAN, ANNE MARIE TASSONE, STEVE FINNEGAN, JOHN WATKINS and VICKI EVANS Commentary

Tuesday February 15, 2005

California Students: It’s Time to Stand Up For Education! By LILY DORMAN-COLBY Commentary

Tuesday February 15, 2005

Washington Elementary Grows Around Principal’s Vision By JONATHAN KAMINSKY

Special to the Planet
Tuesday February 15, 2005

Berkeley’s Best: The May Flower By ROY LETTIERI

Tuesday February 15, 2005

Ragged Wing Ensemble Makes a Splash With ‘The Serpent’ By KEN BULLOCK

Special to the Planet
Tuesday February 15, 2005

Arts Calendar

Tuesday February 15, 2005

Hummingbirds Herald Spring’s Arrival in East Bay By JOE EATON

Special to the Planet
Tuesday February 15, 2005

Berkeley This Week

Tuesday February 15, 2005

Jakob Schiller: Art Serna, an employee at the downtown public library, scans a Radio Frequency Identity Device before putting it in a children’s book on Monday afternoon.
Jakob Schiller: Art Serna, an employee at the downtown public library, scans a Radio Frequency Identity Device before putting it in a children’s book on Monday afternoon.

Editorials

Smoking Candy in the Back Room By BECKY O'MALLEY Editorial

Tuesday February 15, 2005
“This is the story of a thousand people drinking Shirley Temples and smoking candy cigarettes, and they all think they’re in a back room with their Scotch and cigars.” -more-

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