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...held a variety of short-lived jobs and had collected welfare for periods that added up to eight years. By last October, she had just about given up hope of employment, partly because she had not developed any skills in the 20 years since her high school graduation. After Oakland Community College contacted her for a training program it runs with Kelly Services, she missed her first interview, telling herself, "This ain't going to happen." A counselor, however, rescheduled the appointment and even drove Mock to it. The week before Christmas, Mock was hired as an administrative assistant...
...days when going by rail meant going in style, when women dressed up and wore gloves and men sported fedoras and suits with wide lapels, it is the Overland Trail, a 1939 club lounge car that was once a part of the Southern Pacific streamliner that ran from Oakland, Calif., to Chicago. Owners Bill and Debbie Hatrick of Santa Ana, Calif., have restored the car to its original condition and made it available for private parties and public excursions...
This year the Overland Trail will travel with a regular Amtrak train every second Saturday, starting May 13 and ending Dec. 9. The round trips will all originate in Oakland, with either Los Angeles or Santa Barbara as the destination, and fares will range from $125 to $595. Hors d'oeuvres will be served on the short runs, complete meals on longer trips. On the June 17 ride to Los Angeles, passengers will be asked to pay homage to the '40s by dressing in the fashions of that...
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...have a few. I really remember my first baseball game. I was about five years old and my dad and his brother, my Uncle John, took me and my brother to a White Sox double-header against the Oakland A's. Vida Blue pitched the first game for the A's. I remember my dad and Uncle John talking about the A's trading Vida Blue to the White Sox in between games and that he would pitch the second game for the White Sox. I thought "Alright, it's going to be cool for the White...