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What a well liked GOP guy thinks about the age of the earth
So this is what a well liked republican, Marco Rubio, thinks about how old the earth is: "“Whether the Earth was created in seven days, or seven actual eras,” Rubio con... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Nov 20, 2012 at 2:15 pm
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 20, 2012 at 10:45 pm.

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Reclaiming America in 2016: Where there's a will there's a way
Republicans need to take heart after their inexplicable defeat of a couple weeks past. Despite Gov. Mitt Romney's heartfelt promise to provide every American with the gift of... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Oliver Towne, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Nov 20, 2012 at 12:18 am
There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 21, 2012 at 10:35 am.

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Hostess business killed by bakers union
Thanks again to another selfish union organization, a long time business has had to shut its doors: Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Casanova, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Nov 16, 2012 at 6:47 pm
There have been 45 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 23, 2012 at 6:03 am.

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County Registrar's vote tally shows Measures B1, A1, I failing to gain 2/3rds majority votes to pass
A measure that would have doubled Alameda County's transportation sales tax to a full 1 cent appears to have been defeated. Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Nov 14, 2012 at 8:59 am
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 15, 2012 at 9:50 pm.

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Mitt Romney and the Republican Party of Dumb
This past presidential election should be looked upon a a real learning experience for the Republican Party and its supporters. It exposed the right wing echo machine as it i... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Oliver Towne, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Nov 13, 2012 at 11:58 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 16, 2012 at 11:41 pm.

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B1 transportation sales tax measure loses by fraction of percent needed to achive 2/3rd majority approval
Alameda County Registrar David Macdonald reported today that final results of the Nov. 6 election show that the hotly contested Measure B1 transportation tax lost by a fractio... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Nov 13, 2012 at 9:33 am
There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 20, 2012 at 3:01 pm.

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Thanks to Our "Unifying" President, 20 States Petition to Secede Thus Far
First it was Louisana. Now 19 other States have petitioned to secede from our Union. These States are... Arkansas, South Carolina, Georgia, Missouri, Tennesse... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by amazing, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood, on Nov 12, 2012 at 1:14 pm
There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 16, 2012 at 11:59 pm.

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Prop 30 passage means no furlough days for Pleasanton teachers, staff
Pleasanton school administrators are breathing a sigh of relief with the passage of Proposition 30. A statement from PUSD superintendent Parvin Ahmadi notes that the district,... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Nov 12, 2012 at 10:18 am
There have been 31 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 15, 2012 at 7:51 pm.

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Evidence Mounts...This Election was Stolen
The reports of vote fraud by the Democrats is breathtaking...but not surprising. This party is so corrupt that they will do anything to stay in power. Yes, they had a good "... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by mitt won, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood, on Nov 12, 2012 at 6:14 am
There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 14, 2012 at 11:13 am.

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Pleasanton teen visits U.N. with Girl Up
Not every day does an American teen get to meet the likes of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, but last month Sri Muppidi, 17, was happy to make the acquaintance of the renowned South ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Nov 12, 2012 at 6:01 am

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Just what WAS Romney thinking? Selective perceptions in the Republican bubble zone
It is becoming clearer. Romney's concession speech was as weak as it was because it was impromtu, written only minutes before he appeared on stage, and while his wife Ann and... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Oliver Towne, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Nov 9, 2012 at 6:57 am
There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 14, 2012 at 9:32 am.

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Pleasanton: Where Teachers and Unionized Workers are Enemy #1
Forget about drugs, crime, poverty,etc. According to comments on the Pleasanton Weekly TownSquare Forum and from local conservatives, there is no greater threat to the well-be... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Sal, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on Nov 8, 2012 at 8:53 pm
There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 11, 2012 at 10:03 pm.

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Time for real republicans to return
Please,I beg all of the Limbaugh,Palin,Norquist types to go away and the moderate,common sense republicans to come back and speak up. I am so sick of the negative,hateful and... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Hoops, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood, on Nov 7, 2012 at 10:11 pm
There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 10, 2012 at 12:33 am.

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OBAMA WINS!!! Is the Romney Victory Parade Canceled?
I�m so sorry to all the teacher-hating, unionized grocery worker-hating, liberal-hating local conservatives. Must be tough see OBAMA WIN!!! Don�t let that stop you from fighti... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Sal, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on Nov 6, 2012 at 8:49 pm
There have been 146 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 11, 2012 at 7:46 am.

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"No on 32" equates to "I Like What Happened to Detroit"
Vote Yes on 32 For 40 years the autoworkers' unions and politicians kept a lock on the Detroit auto industry...in return for favorable government regulations and concession... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Joe, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Nov 4, 2012 at 11:51 am
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 6, 2012 at 3:45 pm.

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CA Teachers' Union spends $20,961,399 on its "No on 32" campaign
The CA Teachers' Union has spent $20,961,399 of its members' union dues on its "No on 32" campaign as of Oct. 27. CA teachers must pay union dues, and there is no easy way fo... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Joe, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Nov 2, 2012 at 8:12 pm
There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 6, 2012 at 12:30 pm.

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Brown urges voters to pass Prop. 30 tax measure, but poll shows it's failing
Gov. Jerry Brown, seeking to promote his Proposition 30 tax initiative, is telling voters that while "the California dream is still vibrant," the tax increase is needed to kee... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Nov 2, 2012 at 9:11 am
There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 16, 2013 at 10:21 pm.

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Supreme court to decide about drug sniffing dogs
The decision about drug sniffing dogs is expected soon: "The second case involved Clayton Harris, who was stopped by a sheriff's deputy in Liberty County outside Tallahasse... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 31, 2012 at 10:14 pm

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Romney victory parade?
Since the Giants are having a victory party, shouldn't we have one for Romney? Rasmussen has Romney winning every state and only losing Washington DC! Now is a great time to... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Steve, a resident of the Stoneridge neighborhood, on Oct 31, 2012 at 9:55 am
There have been 39 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 8, 2012 at 7:43 am.

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Romney is Right -- Proposition 13 Needs reform
I saw this article today on Bloomberg, and I can't help but agree that measures 30 and 38 don't really address the core problem in California. Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by john, a member of the Vintage Hills Elementary School community, on Oct 30, 2012 at 7:46 pm
There have been 28 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 3, 2012 at 11:03 am.

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Stark Continues To Show Why He is Not Qualified To Represent
Here's the latest disregard that Stark has demonstrated for his constituents. He was asked by KCBS for an interview as was Eric Swalwell. Despite numerous requests from KCBS, ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Dave, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Oct 30, 2012 at 1:20 pm
There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 1, 2012 at 11:46 pm.

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Vote Yes on 37 - Unregistered
This is a parallel conversation to the topic created by Susan Stasek in which she was asking people to vote for Prop 37, but restricted it to those registerd so the Against 37... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Ngo Loon, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 30, 2012 at 9:58 am
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 3, 2012 at 1:53 pm.

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Democrat Pollster: "U.S. Mainstream Media Has Now Become an Enemy of America"
Now even a democrat pollster, Pat Caddell, is so outraged that he states loudly that ... "the mainstream media in this country is becoming a fundamental threat to American ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Anyone But Obama, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood, on Oct 30, 2012 at 7:58 am
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 31, 2012 at 11:11 am.

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Robert Murray of Murray Energy: "Obama will destroy low cost energy in America"
Check this video out. It is an interview with Robert Murray of Murray Energy who talks about a group of his 500 coal miner employees who wrote a letter to Obama asking him, "... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by More Coal, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood, on Oct 28, 2012 at 10:19 pm
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 29, 2012 at 6:45 pm.

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Vote Yes on Prop 37
I am dismayed to see that The Pleasanton Weekly recommendation is to vote no on Prop 37. Even more distressing is the reasoning: It is too expensive to relabel food. I a... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Susan Sasek, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 28, 2012 at 7:29 am
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 31, 2012 at 10:53 am.

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