WorkAtHome (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Fisherman rescued by Bay Area crew ready to head homeSan Jose Mercury News, USA - 42 minutes ago"There were five boats out there, and everybody was looking for their own little patch of fish to work," Farewell said Monday from a hospital room in San …
Bed and Breakfast Blog (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Tourism experts puzzled by rejection of SC gay adSan Jose Mercury News, USA - 1 hour agoBy PAGE IVEY AP Writer COLUMBIA, SC—In late June, travel agent Matthew DeGuire got a call from a customer about an ad in London's subway. …
Brad Pitt Celebrity News (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Jolie and twins slip out of hospital in NiceSan Jose Mercury News, USA - 1 hour agoIt was not immediately clear if the twins' father, actor Brad Pitt, was with them. Jolie checked into the hospital on July 2 and delivered the babies by …
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Source: [b]San Jose Mercury News[/b] California public students will stick to reading, writing and arithmetic, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger decided as he vetoed a bill late Friday that would have required climate change be added to schools' curriculum. The measure, sponsored by state Sen. Joe Simi...
Petroglyph Paradox (Free subscription) | yesterday
On a daily basis, I read no less than 10 different news sources online. And when I say, "no less", I mean that is the bare minimum. Oh, I have my favorites like, San Jose Mercury , ABQ Journal , KOB , New York Times , and Slate... but my most favorite is the Seattle Post-Intelligencer . I think the Seattle PI is my favorite because, in my heart of hearts, I would love to live in Seattle....
mac.ro (Free subscription) | yesterday
Apple CEO Steve Jobs' recent health problems are not life threatening and are not due to a recurrence of cancer, the New York Times reported today.
Chuqui 3.0 (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
3 naked men robbed after women lured them to motel by promising to party - San Jose Mercury News: The men told Riverside County sheriff's deputies they met three women in a Yucaipa park and they rented a room at the request of the women. After the men took off their clothes, sheriff's investigators say four other men entered the room and robbed them of about $80 and fled. Okay, what should make...
Sify (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
... moon in coming years, with countries like India, Germany and South Korea playing key roles, the San Jose Mercury News has reported. It also allows NASA to share costs. While the United States has budgeted money for four lunar spacecrafts, scientists want it up to eight landers on the surface. "It's sort of like the beginning of a beautiful friendship, like at the end of Casablanca," NASA's...
Bed and Breakfast Blog (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Ed Perkins on Travel: Is rail an answer to the oil crisis'San Jose Mercury News, USA - 1 hour agoOn trips of that length, high-speed rail can compete effectively on door-to-door travel time with airlines and, in many cases, personal cars. …
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Editor's note: The Soul and the San Jose SaberCats meet tomorrow in New Orleans to play ArenaBowl XXII, the championship of the Arena Football League. Inquirer columnist Bob Ford and San Jose Mercury News columnist Mark Purdy have been looking forward to this showdown for quite a while, and someone might just get banged into the sideline barriers before it is over.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
By Elise Ackerman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jul.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Architect of unsuccessful Yahoo bid leaves Microsoft LOS ANGELES, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The architect of Microsoft's effort to buy Yahoo is leaving his job, in an unexpected move that raises questions about the software giant's continued pursuit of the Internet company, the San Jose Mercury News reported on Thursday.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
By Brandon Bailey and Pete Carey, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jul. 24--The architect of Microsoft's star-crossed effort to buy Yahoo is leaving his job, in an unexpected move that raises questions about the giant software company's continued pursuit of the Sunnyvale Internet firm.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
By Brandon Bailey and Pete Carey, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jul. 24--The architect of Microsoft's star-crossed effort to buy Yahoo is leaving his job, in an unexpected move that raises questions about the software giant's continued pursuit of the Sunnyvale Internet company.
Ghost Word (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
When the San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News were imploding a year ago, I wrote extensively about the layoffs and the damage the downsizing would do to local news coverage. Well, the newspaper business has only gotten worse since then, with draconian cuts at papers around the country almost a weekly occurrence. At some point I made the conscious decision not to follow the news...
