Bay City News reporter and cartoonist Joe Dworetzky is covering this week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, accompanied by fellow Bay City News reporter Jay Harris and contributor David Paul. (Joe Dworetzky/Bay City News)
IF YOU WANT to understand how Pleasanton resident Jeff Nibert became a Democratic Convention delegate, you have to go back to his early childhood fascination with the luge.
A luge is a small sled that weighs more than 40 pounds. The rider — the luger — lies on his or her back with feet pointed downhill and goes shooting down the mountain on an icy track at speeds that can approach 100 miles an hour.
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IF YOU WANT to understand how Pleasanton resident Jeff Nibert became a Democratic Convention delegate, you have to go back to his early childhood fascination with the luge.
A luge is a small sled that weighs more than 40 pounds. The rider — the luger — lies on his or her back with feet pointed downhill and goes shooting down the mountain on an icy track at speeds that can approach 100 miles an hour.
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