East Bay's Rachel Maddow is cable's new talk-show titan
The McCain-bashing host of "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC has boldly bolted into the cable-TV boys club of political punditry while racking up mostly rave reviews and robust ratings.

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Gary Bogue: A flight of golden geese is a beautiful surprise
The setting sun turns a V-flight of Canada geese into golden specks of light. The lights blink off and on as they flap their wings.  
 
 
Prison guards' recall effort should be put behind bars
The state prison guard union says Arnold Schwarzenegger should be removed from office for "gross fiscal mismanagement," "reckless borrowing," "soliciting and accepting special-interest money at levels never before seen in California history," "betraying voter trust and mortgaging our children's  
 
 
Review: Pieces don't fit together in 'Fracture"
The game never grasps the bigger ideas outside of terrain deformation and combat  
 
 
Willows' 'Lying in State' offers silly election hilarity
Willows Theatre's slapstick farce 'Lying in State' has it all: big laughs, casket mix-ups and stripper politics  
 
 
The Eye: Cullen in the middle, even on his way out
AFTER RECEIVING A STANDING OVATION from the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors last week and a chamber full of onlookers, outgoing County Administrator John Cullen posed for a picture with the supervisors and a framed proclamation honoring his years of service to the county.  
 
 
Tony Hicks: Debates need more action -- and flying food
Also, a caged match with weapons might be nice.  
 
 
Anniversary moment: No ordinary Joe
NO ORDINARY JOE - Even now, 36 years later, Joe Rudi will hear about it. He has been out of baseball longer than many of its current players have been alive, but hardly a week goes by without somebody making mention of The Catch (baseball version).  
 
 
Hey, local teams: The games count
Can Inman's NFL Crystal Ball: Week 7  
 
 
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Joan's World: Natalie Wood movie and cute dogs
Dear Joan:It may have been in the late 1970s or early 1980s when Natalie Wood starred in a movie where she was a well-to-do housewife turned bank robber.  
 
 
Peterson: Phillies' Stairs surprised by his lofty steps
The Philadelphia Phillies' Matt Stairs has never been so close to the World Series, and he's never been so far removed from his humble, permafrost-covered roots.  
 
 
The Queen:Enter the Cushiest Commute Contest
Enter the Cushiest Commute Contest  
 
 
Nilda Rego: Golden Gate Bridge plan is built, step by step
Days Gone By: Stories of the people who settled in Contra Costa County  
 
 
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Treadway: Teddy bears gather for tea
The teddy bears may not be having their picnic that day, but they will be around for tea from noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 1 at the historic Rockefeller Lodge in San Pablo for the eighth annual gala hosted by Soroptimist International of Richmond.  
 
 
Watch the money roll in
The candidates, political parties and independent groups have spent $2 million this year in this hotly contested East Bay-San Joaquin Valley race.  
 
 
Updated: October 14, 2008 6:37:30 PM PDT
Social Security funds haven't lost a cent
FEW investment funds in the world can brag that they have weathered this financial hurricane that has battered global markets without losing a dime. You are very likely invested in such a fund, maybe even without your knowledge.  
 
 

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