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About this blog: I am a native of Alameda County, grew up in Pleasanton and currently live in the house I grew up in that is more than 100 years old. I spent 39 years in the daily newspaper business and wrote a column for more than 25 years in add... (More)
About this blog: I am a native of Alameda County, grew up in Pleasanton and currently live in the house I grew up in that is more than 100 years old. I spent 39 years in the daily newspaper business and wrote a column for more than 25 years in addition to writing editorials for more than 15 years. I have served as a director of many non-profits in the Valley and the broader Bay Area and currently serve as chair of Teen Esteem and on the advisory board of Shepherd?s Gate. I also served as founding chair of Heart for Africa and have travelled to Africa seven times to serve on mission trips. My wife, Betty Gail, has taught at Amador Valley High (from where we both graduated) since 1981. She and I both graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, as did both of my parents and my three siblings. Given that Cal tradition, our daughter went south to the University of Southern California and graduated with a degree in international relations. Since graduation, she has taken three mission trips and will be serving in the Philippines for nine months starting in September. (Hide)
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Transforming Stoneridge mall
Jan 12, 2023 9:10 am
Comments: 19 | Views: 3,134
Stoneridge Regional Shopping Center stood as the gem among centers in the East Bay for decades since it opened in 1981.
Originally opened with Macys, Emporium... More
Jan 12, 2023 9:10 am
Comments: 19 | Views: 3,134
Stoneridge Regional Shopping Center stood as the gem among centers in the East Bay for decades since it opened in 1981.
Originally opened with Macys, Emporium... More
2022 brought fresh perspective on holiday season
Jan 10, 2023 8:39 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 880
Unexpected events in this holiday season have brought new perspective to my family and me.
We enjoyed a daytime Christmas Eve gathering with my wife’s family... More
Jan 10, 2023 8:39 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 880
Unexpected events in this holiday season have brought new perspective to my family and me.
We enjoyed a daytime Christmas Eve gathering with my wife’s family... More
Fifty years later the theory is proven at the lab
Jan 5, 2023 8:49 am
Comments: 9 | Views: 1,652
It was major news last month when Lawrence Livermore National Lab teams used the giant National Ignition Facility to achieve nuclear fusion.
The milestone came... More
Jan 5, 2023 8:49 am
Comments: 9 | Views: 1,652
It was major news last month when Lawrence Livermore National Lab teams used the giant National Ignition Facility to achieve nuclear fusion.
The milestone came... More
Bringing home the bacon (pork)
Jan 3, 2023 7:15 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 1,902
You may have seen news stories about Rep. Eric Swalwell touting the federal money he brought home to the district in the hugely expensive omnibus spending bill that... More
Jan 3, 2023 7:15 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 1,902
You may have seen news stories about Rep. Eric Swalwell touting the federal money he brought home to the district in the hugely expensive omnibus spending bill that... More
Valley Humane Society set to open its new clinic
Dec 29, 2022 9:21 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 1,362
January is shaping up to be a great month for Melanie Sadek and the Valley Humane Society.
After a challenging year of construction on its operating room in an... More
Dec 29, 2022 9:21 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 1,362
January is shaping up to be a great month for Melanie Sadek and the Valley Humane Society.
After a challenging year of construction on its operating room in an... More
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Doing more with the natural spaces we have
By Sherry Listgarten | 3 comments | 1,749 views
Feds retreat quickly from natural gas ban, not so California
By Tim Hunt | 5 comments | 1,093 views
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By Monith Ilavarasan | 6 comments | 1,058 views
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By Chandrama Anderson | 1 comment | 976 views
Becoming a Dental Specialist
By Elizabeth LaScala | 0 comments | 743 views