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Slow Food Nation celebrates good, clean and fair food
Largest food festival in American history will launch this weekend in San Francisco.  
 
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FOOD BLOGS: ALL YOU CAN EAT l CORKHEADS l WHAT'S ON TAP
Largest food festival in American history will launch this weekend in San Francisco.  
 
 
HEALTH
A new TV commercial shows kids eating hot dogs in a school cafeteria and one little boy's haunting lament: "I was dumbfounded when the doctor told me I have late-stage colon cancer."  
 
 
HOME & GARDEN
Dean Coppola/Contra Costa Times
East Bay designer Laura Guido-Clark doesn't predict trends, she sets them, designing color schemes and skins for everyday products.  
 
 
Religion
This calendar lists special events at churches, temples, mosques and synagogues. Notices must be received at least two weeks before the event, which should be public and of general interest.  
 
 
Real Life
Ah, the family road trip. When kids lament the 'Dead presidents' tour, and Dad loves playing truck driver, where can Mom find her moment of Zen?  
 
 

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