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Jan. 22, 2015
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1. CGS units
5. Yataghan
10. River
in Umbria
15. Slumgullion
19. Be furtive
20. Pugilist’s
prize
21. Like some
leaves
22. Worry
23. Arrow poison
24. Yawning
25. Fifth
canonical
hour
26. Old Norse
king
27. Start of a
quip by
Jimmy Fallon:
4 wds.
30. __ -skelter
32. Thesaurus
entry: Abbr.
33. Guy
34. Shot
35. Shipway
36. Of voting age
38. Take the bait
40. Term in
Freudian
psychology
43. Nabokov title
45. Woody’s son
46. Like a judge,
proverbially
47. Cask
48. Tidal bore
49. Fall birthstone
50. Muslim
mystic
51. Legendary
chalice
53. Part 2 of
quip
54. Part 3 of
quip: 3 wds.
57. __ iron
58. Yesteryear
59. AstroTurf
alternative
60. Ant
61. Sub __
62. Kind of
elephant: Var.
63. Eye part
64. Any work
of art
66. Did a
kitchen job
67. Insectivorous bird
68. Hydro
71. Part 4 of
quip: 5 wds.
74. Part 5 of
quip: 2 wds.
75. Listing
76. Part of
NASA: Abbr.
77. Rocker __
Hilmer
Lofgren
78. Belief
79. Clear
80. Mournful
poem
82. Got a high
mark on
83. Maps
84. ‘70s band
__ Wheel
86. Litigant
87. Selected
88. Flatten on
impact
89. Routine
90. Rich soil
91. Be obliged
94. “Masked”
animal: Var.
96. End of the
quip: 2 wds.
100. Slavic name
101. Wheat
variety
103. Carriage
104. Monarch
of old
105. Occupation
106. Ham it up
107. Pinchfist
108. Video
recorder
brand
109. Offschedule
110. Judge
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111. Entreaties
112. Belgian
river
DOWN
1. Walter __
Disney
2. Undercooked,
in a way
3. Aquatic
organisms:
2 wds.
4. Distort
5. Kitchen tool
6. Lordly
7. Nails
8. Get a
glimpse of
9. Diver’s milieu
10. Term of
office
11. Socratic __
12. Cement
13. Dir. letters
14. Form anew
15. Graduated
16. Blabbermouth
17. __ Palmer
Halliburton
18. Dam
28. Bony plate
29. Rose oil: Var.
31. Demoniac
35. Threedimensional
37. The lowdown
38. Bric-a- __
Please consider
Youngblood
AWC’s board of directors voted
to donate the funds to nine local
non-profits. These include Girls Inc.
of the Island City, Alameda Boys
and Girls Club; Meals on Wheels;
Alameda Food Bank; Alameda
Family Services; American Red
Cross’s Holiday Food and Toys;
Alameda Homeless Network;
Friends of the Alameda Shelter
(FAAS); and Alameda Educational
Foundation’s Equip for Success.
We encourage all Alamedans
to support ABN, an organization
of business professionals. Please
check out ABN’s website: www.
alamedabiznet.com.
— Linda Grant, President
Alameda Welfare Council
The Alameda Sun received a
copy of this letter.
Just a little strange
Continued from page 4
If every new Alameda employer
were required to pay a subsidy
to every employee who lives on
the island, we could seriously cut
peak-hour traffic demand across
the estuary.
It requires some legal work, some
legislation, some bargaining, some
jawboning, but this idea or something
like it could actually and demonstrably reduce traffic demand. I leave it to
the activists in the community to take
this idea and run with it.
— Stephen Lowens
Dear School Board President
Barbara Kahn:
My name is Helene Onaga. I am a
current resident of Alameda. I have
three children attending school in
our district. Over the last 10 years,
we have enjoyed a mix of both public and public charter school experiences in Alameda. I have been
an active PTA member in all of the
schools my children attended and
have had the pleasure of working
with many dedicated parent/guardian volunteers.
I understand that someone I
have had the opportunity to work
with through PTA and various
Alameda sports programs is applying for the open seat on the school
board. It is my honor to support her
in this bid. I ask that you consider
Sherice Youngblood as an excellent
candidate for this position. I have
witnessed Youngblood’s commitment to her family, our community
and to equitable education for all.
I am available to speak with you
personally should you have further
questions about my support for
Youngblood.
— Helene Onaga
Editor:
Did anyone else think the recent
Alameda Sun article about the New
Year’s Eve robbery at Wells Fargo
Bank a bit odd? (“Police Looking
for Information on New Year’s Eve
Bank Robber,” Jan. 8.)
No one witnessed the robbery?
How does a person with a gun
demand money in a bank without
drawing attention? Police could not
get a description of the suspect’s
face? Didn’t the suspect speak to a
teller who should have been able to
describe him to the police?
The bank was previously robbed
in June of last year, but police don’t
see a pattern? Being robbed over
two consecutive years sure sounds
81. Lover of hero
39. Unreasoned
82. __ -da-fe
40. Seats
83. Second drinks
41. Kind of trip
85. Orbital point
42. Just
86. Dog days time
43. Latvian
87. Forage plant
44. Lanai neighbor
89. Itinerary
45. Date: Abbr.
90. Cad
46. Like dishwater
92. Follow a
49. Kissavos, alterwinding course
natively
93. Misprint
50. Mosh: Hyph.
94. Bun
52. Avatar of Vishnu
95. Inter __
54. Kind of tripod
Thank you, ABN
96. Horse’s gait
55. Pressed
97. The Mounties:
56. Jewish month
Editor:
Abbr.
58. Town in Idaho
The Alameda Welfare Council
98. Make turbid
61. Film spool
(AWC) would like to publicly thank
99. Courtroom fig.
62. Devoutness
the Alameda Business Network
102. Genus of
63. Extinct ox
(ABN) for its generous contribution
reptiles
64. __ jury
to the AWC. ABN raised $13,000 at
65. Nacreous
its holiday fundraiser and donated
66. Goes very slowly
the money to AWC.
67. Moor
68. Depthperception
SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLES
69. Painter __
Mondrian
70. Conjunctions
71. Excludes
72. Niter
anagram
73. Funeral
stand
74. Gershwin
and others
78. Chew
noisily
like a pattern to me, regardless of
the day of the year that the robberies occurred.
I guess most thieves are passing information among themselves
that there seems to be a flaw in
the bank’s security system. Doesn’t
a bank teller activate the security when confronted by a robber? Where were the South Shore
Center’s security officers when the
robbery happened?
There seem to be holes in this
story.
— Ken Hensley
Home tour host reflects
Editor:
On Dec. 13, I had the pleasure of
having my home open as part of the
Alameda Family Services League’s
annual Holiday Home Tour.
My home was one of five homes
on the tour, which also featured a
Christmas bazaar at the Elks Lodge
and an afternoon tea. After the
heavy recent rain, the tour day
began as a sunny day. The tour
docents, who were greetings guests
and taking good care of everything,
were organized and terrific.
In the morning, I decided to
stay home, playing hostess and
interacting with many tour guests.
This was an especially fun experience, answering their interesting
questions or responding to their
thoughtful comments. In fact, The
tour guests were so nice, that it
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