Death row inmate freed
Mitch Hedifant
October 30, 2006
It was the worst day of Greg Wilhoit’s life. The worst day was not the day he discovered that his wife, from whom he was separated, had been raped and murdered. It was not the day an Oklahoma jury found him guilty of the crime. Nor was it the day he was sentenced to die. The worst day of Wilhoit’s... Read more »
Beauty on death row
Toni Dickinson
October 25, 2006
Want a dark, grim, shocking glimpse of condemned men on death row? The “Shadows of Death” exhibit will disappoint. The exhibit, featuring the introspective work of death row inmates at San Quentin includes an unexpected number of colorful and nature-laden pictures that display beauty from... Read more »
Ozcat finds ‘no place like home’ in Vallejo
LaTasha Monique
October 25, 2006
So I’m driving down Georgia Street about to make a left onto Sonoma to avoid the traffic from that Saturday’s farmers market, when I reached down to turn the dial on the radio, tired from all the repetition the current radio stations were playing. I pass by a station that’s playing... Read more »
Fairfield’s little piece of Mexico
LaTasha Monique
October 25, 2006
Tacos, enchiladas, burritos, quesadillas and home made pisole. Some students are just hungry to start a business as Laura Gomes Duran did when she decided to open a family restaurant in downtown Fairfield called Las Cavañas. Laura, who is an international business major, hopes to transfer to U.C.... Read more »
Contractors in Iraq overused, overpaid
Jack Turner
October 25, 2006
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are, no doubt, a controversial topic. There is one aspect of this issue which seems to have been strangely overlooked in all the argument and general hoopla about everything from the ethical morality of the conflicts to the typical attitude of the average Iraqi bloke.... Read more »
Military Contractors
Jack Turner
October 25, 2006
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are, no doubt, a controversial topic. There is one aspect of this issue which seems to have been strangely overlooked in all the argument and general hoopla about everything from the ethical morality of the conflicts to the typical attitude of the average iraqi bloke.... Read more »
What it takes to get sex into college
Special to the times
October 25, 2006
(Note: A paper was presented at the California Community College Social Science Association National Convention in Los Angeles, March 1977. It has been modified for editorial purposes) In part one of this series of articles, I described how Solano Community College had offered a course on Human Sexuality... Read more »
Former professor gives students a history lesson
Special to the times
October 25, 2006
On Wednesday, Oct. 11th Solano Community College students and faculty from various classes and divisions had an opportunity to hear a presentation from former SCC ethnic studies and history instructor Milton A. Combs on his book, “The African-American Quiz Book for ALL Americans: A Wealth of Knowledge... Read more »
Tobacco tax won’t cure state’s ills
October 25, 2006
Smokers rank on the social pariah scale just a few degrees higher than John Mark Karr. Now we are asking them to solve the problem of covering the approximately 6.9 million Calif-ornians without health insurance. Proposition 86, one of 13 initiatives on the November 7 ballot, seeks to amend the state... Read more »
Student remembered as bright and enthusiastic
Mitch Hedifant
October 25, 2006
Solano College student Jamie Michelle Ainley, 18, of Vallejo, was killed October 7 while motorcycling off-road in the Southern California desert. Ainley is remembered fondly by her fellow students and faculty alike. “She had a way of making you feel comfortable,” said SCC student Ian Fisher. Fisher... Read more »