A non-commissioned Naval officer with a zest for bicycling was so incensed by the hit-and-run death of 18-year-old David Wayne Aldridge II earlier this week that he is offering $1,000 of his own money to anyone who will give police information that could lead to resolving the case.
Dorothea Cole, a resident of Sonoma since 1984, died on July 10, 2008, at the age of 85. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, David Cole, three daughters, Linda Cole, of Benicia, Shirley Cole, of Reserve, New Mexico, Joyce Edwards, of Glen Ellen, and five grandchildren.
BEIJING | Only 12 days remain before the start of the Summer Games, but in Tiananmen Square the Olympic spirit has been alive for a year. A leafy green topiary tennis player whacks a serve amid a garden of Olympic rings, drawing smiling Chinese visitors. They swing pretend rackets and take photos of one another.
Finalist | Harvey Restoration Ministries is one of 10 finalists for the 2008 Samaritan Award, created by the Acton Institute to honor grassroots nonprofit organizations. More than 300 organizations from across the country applied for the Samaritan Award. Applications were reviewed and scored by a team of social science experts at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich. As one of the top finalists,