Mistake of the Century

OAKLAND -- To borrow a phrase from a Bay Area sportswriter, it's time for the Dead Wrong in Public awards. In our Dec. 10 issue, the editor stated, "What is clear is that 1999 closes out the 20th century."Sharp-eyed and mathematically proficient readers Ralph Sbragia and Matt Carman correctly point out that 1999 was not the end of the century. Because there was no "year zero" when the A.D. system began, the new century actually begins Jan. 1, 2001, for the same reason that the new millennium start