Articles Posted in the Human Interest Category
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Tiger Woods’ Mea Culpa
Tiger Woods By Ralph E. Stone February 20, 2010 I am not a golfer. I have never watched a golf tournament live, or on television. Yet, Tiger Woods became a worldwide phenomenon that transcended any…
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Mystery Author Dick Francis Dead at 89
Mystery Author Dick Francis in 2000. By Ralph E. Stone February 17, 2010 I enjoy a good mystery, but I was hesitant at first to pick up a Dick Francis mystery. After all, I don’t…
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“The Last Station” and “Creation”
“The Last Station” is about the last year of Tolstoy’s life. He fell ill at Russia’s Astopovo station and was taken to the station master’s house where he died in 1910. The film is terrifically well-acted, especially performances by Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren.
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Authors Discuss Genesis of Marriage Equality Book
Authors Geoffrey King (left) and Sunny Angulo, with City Attorney Dennis Herrera, pose for a picture during a release party event for their new book, Such a Bitter Sweet Day: Marriage Equality in the Wake…
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Los Diablos de Amor “Blitz Busks” San Francisco
A “Blitz Busking” Los Diablos de Amor played an hour-long set of Latin Grooves, Blues, Reggae and Funk on the Embarcadero last week. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas October 28, 2009 There’s never…
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Brown, Hall, Pritikin Bedazzle Guests During Mural Unveiling
Former Mayor Willie Brown, former Supervisor Tony Hall and former ad-executive Bob Pritikin performed at the Pritikin Mansion Sunday as part of an official ceremony to unveil the world’s largest portrait mural. Photos and video…
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Kissing the Blarney Stone
Blarney Castle Photo by Judi Iranyi By Ralph E. Stone October 21, 2009 On our recent trip to the Republic of Ireland we stopped in Blarney, County Cork, where the 15-century Blarney Castle — and…
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