Who owns Sunset Beach? That question was raised after the city attempted to show it holds title to the beach at the western end of Gulf Road in order to qualify for a state grant. ...more

December 6, 2008

No. 2 draft pick Pedro Alvarez refused to sign his contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the players' association filed a grievance Wednesday claiming the Aug. 15 deadline was unilaterally extended by Major League Baseball without the union's permission. ...more

August 28, 2008

Regarding "Shake China's Hand, But Arm Taiwan" (Our Opinion, Aug. 12): In the editorial you used the term "reunite" when talking about China invading Taiwan. Imperial China deeded Taiwan to Japan in 1895 in a legal and binding treaty, the Treaty of Shimonoseki. Following World War II, the Japanese were removed from Taiwan as a condition of their defeat, but the legal retraction of ownership was not until 1952. During this time Taiwan was administered under United Nations jurisdiction by the ROC government; however, Taiwan was never returned/deeded back to the Chinese government but left in an independent state. ...more

August 14, 2008