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Victory's Glow??
The Contra Costa Times headline this morning reads, "Democrats bask in victory's glow.
This makes them Glowing Baskerds, doesn't it?
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Senators, governor seek high speed rail funding
U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein (both D-CA) and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) wrote to President Barack Obama on Monday in support of California's requests f...
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TOWN HALL MEETING FOR CALIF GOVT REFORM
State senator Mark DeSalnier hosted a town hall meeting at the Danville Veterans Hall last night to discuss efforts being made to promote "State Government Reform". The meeti...
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Vice mayor, vice president have a lot in common
Some 15 million people visit Washington, D.C., each year. But leave it to Danville Vice Mayor Mike Doyle to spend some time hobnobbing with Vice President Joe Biden in a White...
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Congress honors Sentinels of Freedom
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution Nov. 2 honoring the San Ramon-based Sentinels of Freedom. U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney (D., 11th) authored the resolution, wh...
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Tolls may be raised at all seven Bay Area bridges
A key transportation committee is considering raising tolls by at least $1 on the Bay Area's seven state-owned bridges next year, but the proposal doesn't seem to be generatin...
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10th Congressional District to the polls
Alamo and some Danville voters will go to the polls in the Nov. 3 election for a new congressional representative for District 10. Two polling places will be open in Alamo and...
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Gavin Newsom withdraws from governor's race
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced this afternoon that he is pulling out of the California governor's race, citing time constraints and his growing family as the prima...
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A man of Peace??
So Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. There is no greater evidence needed to confirm that this award is totally political and is presented without any recognition of reality. C...
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Candidate Statement Missing!
I just received my vote by mail ballot and there is no candidate statement for David Harmer in the literature. What happened?
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Meet U.S. Rep. McNerney today
U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney (D., 11th) will hold a Congress at Your Corner to meet one-on-one with his constituents from noon to 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 5, at the Dougherty Station ...
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Obama and the Olympics
Question: Why wasn't Obama able to bring the Olympics to Chicago?
Answer: Because lying isn't an Olympic sport.
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Online drug monitoring targets 'doctor shoppers'
A new program unveiled Tuesday by California Attorney General Jerry Brown will provide doctors, pharmacists and police with a new weapon to slow down the rising tide of prescr...
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Jimmy Carter is not a man of peace
Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize. Presumably he was awarded this high honor for promoting peace in the world.
Unfortunately he is doing just the opposite in the Unit...
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Museum acquires 'Miracle on the Hudson' quilt
A quilt artist from Missouri donated her creation, "Miracle on the Hudson," to Danville and the Museum of the San Ramon Valley last week. It fits in perfectly with the current...
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Bridge crack could delay reopening Tuesday
Construction crews working on the Bay Bridge retrofitting project discovered a crack Saturday night that could keep the heavily traveled bridge closed beyond its scheduled reo...
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Letters to the Editor
Reproductive health services vital
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 4, 2009, 12:00 AM
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Fire Vote?
I understand that the Governator extended the time the polls were open so that 6 Contra Costa firefighters would be able vote on the fire lines.
I don't want to take anythi...
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Voters trickling in to polls
Ann Smith receives her ballot from election worker Shirley Scolini around 8:30 a.m. this morning at the 11th Precinct polls at the Walnut Creek Elks Lodge. Contra Costa County...
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A Time For Remembering 9-11
The Exchange Club of the San Ramon Valley is again sponsoring a 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony at the All Wars Memorial in Oak Hill Park on Stone Valley Road. The program begins at...
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