Spanish ideals influence the world for 300 years

THE world is square. That is the way the Spanish have designed their zocalo, the town square where the church, the town hall and all people gather around the square in the evenings beneath the trees to trade or chat with each other.

Teen earns scholarship for flu study

Bishop's junior does research on epidemics By Jenna Jay Contributor A study on the spread of epidemics has yielded $25,000 for 14-year-old Meredith Lehmann, a scholarship recipient selected by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development in Arizona as a 2010 Davidson Fellow. Lehmann, a junior at The Bishop's School, used trip data from every county in the continental United States to track ...

Football. An Inaugural Ball

Since 1913, when Jesse Harper was hired as Notre Dame's first athletic director and also took over as the head football coach, almost every Irish boss has enjoyed a resounding "Inaugural Ball."

Local teen earns scholarship for her swine flu study

A study on the spread of epidemics has yielded $25,000 for 14-year-old Meredith Lehmann, a scholarship recipient selected by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development in Arizona as a 2010 Davidson Fellow.

Health Scene calendar

American Red Cross Blood Drives -- Martinez: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, 2500 Alhambra Ave. Appointments, 800-733-2767, www.redcrossblood.org (code: ccrmc)).Walnut Creek: noon-5 p.m Sept. 8. John Muir Medical Center, Ball Auditorium, 1601 Ygnacio Valley Road. Appointments, 800-733-2767, www.redcrossblood.org (code ...