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...coaching job as an assistant at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, Calif., in 1960. His idiosyncratic coaching style there and later as head coach at San Diego State made him popular among his players and gained the attention of another individualist: Al Davis, the cantankerous owner of the Oakland Raiders. Madden served as Raiders head coach from 1969-1978, during which the Raiders never had a losing season, won their division seven times and the Super Bowl in 1977. Famous for his wild sideline gestures and unruly shock of hair, Madden was a gifted team builder, taking risks with...
...could always tell he was mad when his face got red." - Former Oakland Raiders Linebacker Ted Hendricks, explaing how Madden got his nickname as a coach: Pinky...
Ramon Arias, executive director of Bay Area Legal Aid in Oakland, Calif., agrees, noting that he would "emphatically" welcome new associates with open arms. Still, Arias adds that his organization is so understaffed that an influx of young and eager associates could present an already overworked infrastructure with a host of logistical challenges. "A lot depends on our capacity to incorporate these lawyers in an effective way," he explains. "Who oversees employee benefits? What about health insurance? Bar dues? Nonpersonnel costs...
During a 1984 appearance at an Oakland, Calif. school, then-First Lady Nancy Reagan was asked by 10-year-old Angel Wiltz what to do if someone offered her drugs. "Just say no," replied Reagan. Within a year, 5,000 "Just Say No" clubs had formed around the country, with Soleli Moon Frye, (Punky Brewster) as honorary chairperson. The Los Angeles Police Department's 1983 Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) school lecture program, grew into a national phenomenon that, by 2003, cost $230 million and involved 50,000 police officers. Partnership for a Drug-Free America launched a similarly memorable...
...Blues. Members of JetBlue's TrueBlue loyalty program can earn a free trip from Boston to any destination, if they fly two round-trips between Boston and Denver, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco or Seattle. Register here before booking, then buy your tickets online. Take two round-trip flights before May 31 and the third ticket is yours to fly anywhere JetBlue goes by Dec. 15 (except on certain blackout dates...