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Berkeley, California · BerkeleyPaul Canin passed away April 12, two weeks shy of his 101st birthday. In lieu of an obituary, Berkeleyside is republishing this story, which tells the story of Paul’s life.See the Story
With a brush made of his own hair, he painted to survive in a Nazi POW camp. At 100, this Berkeley houseboat resident shares his art
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Berkeley, California · BerkeleyMemoirs about a mentally disabled man whose last year is spent with his loving sister and artistic Berkeley community and hippie narratives that recount Berkeley’s glory days in the 1960s and ’70s are some of the recent books with links to Berkeley.See the Story
A baker’s dozen of new books with Berkeley ties to read this spring
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Berkeley, California · BerkeleyDivorce is having a moment—for women. For example: Actor Drew Barrymore, who recently divorced for the third time, shared on her talk show that divorce is liberating. I had so much shame around divorce and, for some reason, something happened, and I said, “I’m no longer willing to feel this way.” And it just lifted from me. When you find yourself in a situation that isn’t working out the way you hope and want, you accept it and improve the quali…See the Story
When Is Divorce Good for Women?
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Berkeley, California · BerkeleyBerkeley historian Richard Schwartz considers Maurice B. Curtis (1849-1921) a “national hero and Berkeley’s greatest and most-loved eccentric.” Mauritz Bertram Strellinger (real name) was sometimes later in life referred to as Sam’l of Posen, the name of the play that made him very rich and famous. When Congress refused to pay to light the newly dedicated Statue of Liberty, Curtis paid for it, the only private citizen ever to do so. However, thi…See the Story
Sam’l Posen: The Fake Townsite and Free-Lot Swindle
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Columbia University · BerkeleyHere are the closing paragraphs of yesterday's NBC News article, "Columbia University protesters resume demonstrations after mass arrests": Is this really a fair and objective summary of what happened at the Chemerinsky dinner? "Confronted a Muslim student," with no further explanation, strongly implies that the student was confronted for being a Muslim, rather than that for trying to give a speech in the middle of a social occasion. I know of …See the Story
"Last Week, a ... [UC Berkeley] Professor Confronted a Muslim Student During a Dinner for Graduating Law Students"
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Berkeley, California · BerkeleyBerkeley police are investigating a report of a double catalytic converter theft in southwest Berkeley on Saturday morning.One person told police the culprits fired a gun when they were interrupted, but officers had found no evidence of a shooting as of publication time.Just before 6 a.m. Saturday, residents on Mathews Street near Ward Street called Berkeley police to report suspicious activity on the block.Residents heard the sound of cutting t…See the Story