Lee handcuffs Yankees in Series opener
NEW YORK Joe Girardi could take away one comforting thought after watching Cliff Lee shut down the New York Yankees. He can t pitch every day, the Yankees manager said. Lee tickled his teammates with a ho-hum catch, made a behind-the-back snag see...
 5.4K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 249.0 Move over vanilla
BERKELEY, Calif. If you re still using plain old vanilla marshmallows at your campfire or in your cocoa, you re out of touch. The next generation of marshmallow lovers is amping the flavor of their puffy confections, taking their s mores to new hei...
3.7K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 249.0 Mechanical grape harvester a quicker picker
LODI, Calif. Roaring up and down the rows of ripe pinot grigio grapes, the mechanical picker is a model of efficiency on a bright harvest day. Slim rods grip the vines and shake vigorously, sending grapes tumbling into the machine s maw. Conveyor b...
3.5K - Sep. 29, 2009; scored 249.0 Winemakers finding new uses for old places
EMERYVILLE, Calif. Forget wine chateaux shimmering under the Napa sun. A new wave of vintners is choosing city life over the green acres of wine country, setting up shop in warehouses, business parks and other locales that offer more grit than glam...
5.5K - Sep. 15, 2009; scored 249.0 Leonard Ralph Glazier
A viewing for Leonard "Lenny" "Whity" Ralph Glazier, 76, of Coos Bay, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, and from 9 a.m. to noon, Friday, Sept. 11, at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Ave. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. F...
2.2K - Sep. 5, 2009; scored 249.0 Ten ways in 10 minutes to a classier glass of wine
NAPA, Calif. Is life too short to drink cheap wine? Perhaps. But since that s kind of an academic question for a nation living on a beer budget, here are 10 ways to make what you re pouring better in 10 minutes or less. Shop til you drop (the price...
2.9K - Sep. 1, 2009; scored 249.0 A new breed of reporter
SAN FRANCISCO Young, adventurous and versed in the tools of an Internet age, a brave new generation of journalists is spreading out across the globe to tell the stories they care about from an often personal perspective. But it can be a hazardous u...
5.0K - Aug. 7, 2009; scored 249.0 Diplomats press Iran for word on Americans
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Family members of the three Americans being held in Iran after they apparently illegally crossed the border from Iraq said they are concerned for the safety of the group. Friends and family say freelance journalist Shane Bauer, h...
4.2K - Aug. 4, 2009; scored 249.0 American student with cold misses ill-fated hike into Iran
SAN FRANCISCO An American linguistics student traveling in northern Iraq didn't go on an ill-fated hiking trip because he had a cold a twist of fate that prevented him from mistakenly wandering into Iran where his three friends were reportedly de...
3.3K - Aug. 3, 2009; scored 249.0 Presidential link to the links
WASHINGTON When it comes to the sport of presidents, Barack Obama is very much the everyman. He tries, as if willing himself to believe: Yes I can. But Obama s skills on the basketball court are not matched on the links at least not yet. It s a ...
5.8K - Jul. 14, 2009; scored 612.0 IOUs spell uncertainty for California small businesses
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Business consultant Katrina Kennedy has taken her young son out of preschool and put a family vacation on hold. Dairyman Mike O Kelly is wondering whether he is going to have to let employees go. The problem? They rely on cont...
3.3K - Jul. 3, 2009; scored 1000.0 Wine tastings go online
Michelle Locke Associated Press Writer BERKELEY, Calif. As the recession continues to pinch budgets, some tech- (and cash) savvy wineries are rethinking the tradition of jetting their winemakers around the country for in-person tastings with top cr...
3.2K - Apr. 21, 2009; scored 249.0 Bargain bubbly that won't burst your budget
SAN FRANCISCO Trying to sate Champagne tastes when you re stuck with a beer budget can be a problem, but, say wine experts, there is frugal fizz to be had. Champagne, to be precise, generally is considered only sparkling wine from the region of Fra...
2.8K - Dec. 16, 2008; scored 249.0 | 
