Month: December 2019

Racing! Stewards’ rulings are back

Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we have only one week of racing left before the break. Before we get to the stewards’ rulings, a hearty thanks to the couple dozen of you who said you enjoyed Sunday’s lesson on the language. A lot of you…

By JohnValbyNation December 9, 2019 0

California's presidential primary is wide open — but not because Kamala Harris dropped out

SACRAMENTO —  The winner of the Democratic presidential primary in California will likely be decided in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. Maybe throw in Nevada as a California decider too. That’s how human nature behaves, and therefore so does American politics. Those other states will vote first, starting with pampered pipsqueaks Iowa and New Hampshire.…

By JohnValbyNation December 9, 2019 0

Earthquakes: 3.2 quake near Soledad, Calif.

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Monday at 4:46 a.m. 12 miles from Soledad, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Central California earthquake occurred 13 miles from Hollister, 17 miles from Salinas, , 20 miles from Prunedale, and 21 miles from Greenfield. In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of…

By JohnValbyNation December 9, 2019 0

How did 'Joker' do in the Golden Globe nominations?

In the run-up to this morning’s Golden Globes nominations, it hasn’t been exactly clear which way the Oscar-season winds are blowing for “Joker.” On the one hand, director Todd Phillips’ grim, gritty take on the origin story of the iconic supervillain won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival in September and has proved…

By JohnValbyNation December 9, 2019 0

The complete list of 2020 Golden Globes nominees

The nominations for the 2020 Golden Globes have been unveiled today in Los Angeles, with Netflix’s “Marriage Story” leading the movie categories with six nominations, and TV projects “Chernobyl,” “The Crown” and “Unbelievable” tying with four nominations each. Tim Allen, Dakota Fanning and Susan Kelechi Watson announced the nominees. The 77th Golden Globe Awards will…

By JohnValbyNation December 9, 2019 0