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In sorting through submissions to Letters to the Editor this past week, I was struck at how mean some letter writers can be to one another. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In scene after scene, a new documentary, "Citizen McCaw," captures the tranquil aura and stunning beauty of Santa Barbara. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The law enforcement lobby is going a bit crazy in Sacramento these days. It's working to overturn Supreme Court decisions that affirm the right of you - the taxpayers who pay the salaries of public safety officers - to know who they are, how much they are being paid and the extent of their disciplinary records. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A U.S. boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow did not compel the Soviet Union to leave Afghanistan. The retaliatory boycott of the 1984 Games in Los Angeles did not bring capitalism to its knees. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

I often wonder why anyone of modest means would send his or her hard-earned money to a political campaign. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Finally, we can stop talking about which is the larger hindrance of the 2008 campaign, racism or sexism. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

With apologies to friends who are making a nice living in public relations, there is no great mystery to getting good press. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

UPSHOT: One-stop shopping for all things politics, a must-read for serious students of Sacramento. Its stated mission is to "advance the conservative cause here in the Golden State." It rings with attitude and is chock-full of conservative viewpoints, but, to its credit, it doesn't just preach to the choir. There are liberal pieces in the mix. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

There was a time when the Cow Palace was the place to be when the main event came to the Bay Area. Beatles, Stones, Doors. Heavyweight fights and the Billy Graham Crusade. The NBA and NHL. This is where President Dwight Eisenhower accepted his nomination for re-election in 1956 and Barry Goldwater thrilled a fledgling conservative movement - and chilled his general-election chances - by running roughshod over establishment Republicans at the 1964 convention. "Extremism in the pursuit of liberty is no vice," he thundered in his acceptance speech. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

At least the polls of Campaign 2008 agree on something: The "science" of political surveys is taking a beating. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Larry Baer, the San Francisco Giants' chief operating officer, still remembers the "No-Park Ballpark" headline on an Aug. 3, 1998, Chronicle news story that questioned whether 5,000 parking spaces could accommodate game-day traffic. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

It doesn't seem fair that the Democratic nomination might be decided by the well-connected, unelected "superdelegates," or by the primaries in Florida and Michigan that were not supposed to count. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Tears welled in San Francisco Zoo director Manuel Mollinedo's eyes. After taking more than hour of questions that often challenged his professional judgment and competence, this one should have seemed easy. Yet this was the one that elicited emotion. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The questions were finished, but Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., was not. He had one more point to make before leaving his meeting with the Chronicle's editorial board. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Californians are not accustomed to asking for much in a presidential primary. The last time the Golden State loomed critical in the primary schedule was 1972, when George McGovern needed victory here to wrap up the Democratic nomination. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Each year brings highs and lows for all of us, but rarely to the extremes experienced in 2007 by three men who dominated San Francisco headlines: Mayor Gavin Newsom, Supervisor Ed Jew and baseball superstar Barry Bonds. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In the past few weeks, editorial page editors across the country have been comparing notes about what to offer their readers on Christmas Day. Some have traditions of offering their readers the same thing every year ("Yes, Virginia, I did read this somewhere!") while others enjoy the challenge of figuring out something topical but not too heavy on this day of reflection and family celebration. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The CNN/YouTube debate with the Republican presidential candidates produced enough heat to melt a snowman. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In high political circles, the challenge of an incumbent in a party primary is considered the ultimate taboo. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

What's up with late-night comedians being the first casualties of the Hollywood writers' strike? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Four years ago, at the start of the mayoral campaign, our editorial board came out with its list of "10 ways to improve San Francisco." Our list included government efficiency, homelessness, schools, ethics, housing development, parks, police accountability, traffic, parks, the business climate and attention to the details that add to a city's quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The most dangerous measure on the San Francisco's Nov. 6 ballot is the one with the most benign-sounding summary. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The two leaders of the California legislators had better start polishing their resumes. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

It's the voters' turn to ask questions of the candidates for mayor of San Francisco. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]