‘A Picasso’: An edgy study in art and politics
Playwright Jeffery Hatcher takes a moment in history and offers
For trainer Charles Perales, boxing is a counter punch
About four years ago, Charles Perales ended a journeyman professional basketball career that took him to teams in Greece's second division, the Mexican League and a short stint in the revamped American Basketball Association.
Marty: The immense value of human capital
Debates about San Benito County’s future development, such as occurred place at this week’s special meeting of the board of supervisors, usually focus on land use and economics measuring their effects in traffic jams and potential dollars moving in and out of the county coffers. Rarely, if ever, do we discuss the benefits generated by human capital, yet the products of human capital – not the mere impact of human existence – have the greatest influence on our lives.
MLB: Giants continue shutout streak
SAN FRANCISCO - The Giants appear to have zeroed in on a formula for first-place permanence - just don't let the opponent score ever again.
Column: King’s book underscores realities of PTSD
The Free Lance had a newsroom full of likeable eccentrics in the early 2000s, but I’m guessing most of them would acknowledge that Linda Lee King was the most eccentric of the bunch in those days. Linda never stopped telling stories, in person and on paper. Usually, the topics weren’t so serious—her chickens were the main characters in a lot of them—but she had plenty of somber, ice-cold experiences to share as well.
Waking up a teen-ager is dangerous work
When you first become a parent, nobody tells you that the tiny,
