SCHOOLS & KIDS
Lady Mustang jumps for joy
Stephanie Schafer, still only a freshman, recently broke the 23-year-old high jump record at Monte Vista High School of 5 feet 5 inches.
"She is a hard worker and an excell...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Remodeler plans to buy discounted solar systems
Gayler Construction of Danville is looking for 250 homeowners in the Tri-Valley who are interested in buying bulk solar energy systems, which would drop the purchase price sig...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Diablo Views: Letters live on
Is the written personal letter a thing of the past? I remember learning in grammar school the correct way to write a letter and the practice letters I sent. Pen pals were a po...
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STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
e-campaigns: the new politics
Dear neighbors,
The collateral of politics has always been communication. Money is the basis of public campaigns because of the costs of public communications. But there ...
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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Escape to Mount Diablo
It's hard to believe peace and tranquility are only a stone's throw away. Even though we are at the foot of Mount Diablo, it's probably not the first place that comes to mind ...
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STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Does transportation impact current home prices
Dear Neighbors,
Today, via HSVT (HSBC), a Reuters report discussed the impact of transportation access on the value of homes in the current USAmerican markets. Homes far f...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Updating The House on the (Mona Lisa) Hill
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Dear Alamo neighbors,
As towns named Alamo and Poplar throughout North America e-chained their thoughts on Indian Gaming, Propositio...
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STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Watch out for GAMING!
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Heads up, California,
When gaming becomes a major income stream for your State, the character of the State Goverment changes. As yo...
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AROUND TOWN
Chicken Salad revisited
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Today, we shared new chicken salad recipes on this forum and in our All thing Alamo and Pop(u)lar e-chain. The chicken salad bread from...
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STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Hillary is running against Oprah in DRAG
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Oprah Winfrey is running for President. She has picked a staff member to be her image in the campaign, Barak Obama.
Oprah elected Ar...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
On the RECORD
Dear neighbors,
There is a new CD by Ms. Emma Rossum, the young star of the movie, Phantom of the Opera. It is fusion jazz, light opera and contempory pop all combined in ...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Passage to New Zealand
The tropical midnight air was calm as Andre Lay steered the 65-foot schooner through the Pacific Ocean somewhere between Tonga and Fiji last August. The rest of the crew was s...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Letters to the editor
Study incorporation
Read the full story here http://www.danvilleweekly.com/story.php?story_id=3941 posted Friday, January 4, 2008, 12:00 AM
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
AIM answers 'legitimate questions'
Murmurs that the Alamo Incorporation Movement has stopped answering Web site inquiries about cityhood were echoing around town - but operators of the site and representatives ...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Start the new year with T'ai Chi
The room is completely quiet as adult students of all ages line up on the hard, shiny floor. Teacher Bob Kipper stands in the front row, dressed in loose-fitting Asian garb. T...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Mayor's Morning welcomes all this Friday
Mayor Candace Andersen is holding her monthly Mayor's Morning on Friday, Jan. 4, starting at 7:30 a.m. at Father Nature's restaurant on Prospect Avenue. She will use this info...
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AROUND TOWN
The State of the ONION address
As we prepare, thank GOD, for GW Bush's last year in occupancy of the White House, we need to celebrate the last State of the ONION address from Walla Walla WA, Washington Deh...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Alamo pledge for aquatic center expires
Alamo Parks and Recreation Committee is throwing cold water on its $200,000 pledge for an aquatic center - at least for now.
Read the full story here http://www.danvilleweekl...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
T'ai Chi Ch'uan
The room is completely quiet as adult students of all ages line up on the hard, shiny floor. Teacher Bob Kipper stands in the front row, dressed in loose-fitting Asian garb. T...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Drunk in public results in arrest
Danville police arrested a loud, staggering 48-year-old drunk woman at Meenar's Bar last week, according to police reports.
Read the full story here http://www.danvilleweekly...
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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Of note
Realtors give gifts to 'angels'
Read the full story here http://www.danvilleweekly.com/story.php?story_id=3922 posted Friday, December 28, 2007, 12:00 AM
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Letters to the editor
Change coming for Alamo
Read the full story here http://www.danvilleweekly.com/story.php?story_id=3917 posted Friday, December 28, 2007, 12:00 AM
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