more WebExtras!
May 10, 2011 | 0 
| 145 
| 
| 145 |
Both men died on May 1. One in 1945. The other in 2011.
Bin Laden and Hitler were their names – two guys who had a whole lot in common. Both stood in front of mirrors to practice their hate speeche...
May 10, 2011 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 |
Your child’s rude ’tude isn’t always intentional. Sometimes kids don’t realize it’s impolite to interrupt, pick their nose or loudly observe that the lady walking in front of them has a large behin...
May 04, 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |
About the time the sun melts the ice on the mud, hunkers happen. It’s an American malady and it struck Dud out at the sales barn the other day. You could kinda see it coming on. All the signs were ...
Apr 27, 2011 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 |
Linzy Gordon, Jr. recently completed his Eagle project, which benefited the nonprofit organization East County Military Friends and Family. Gordon supervised the collection of donations and packing...
Apr 20, 2011 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 |
ANTIOCH
Antioch Municipal Marina : 5 Marina Plaza, 925-779-6957
Ebony Boat Club : 3305 Wilbur Ave., 925-757-4430
Lloyd’s Holiday Harbor : 415 Fleming Lane, 925-757-2346
New Bridge Marina : ...
Apr 06, 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 |
Contra Costa County education officials recently visited Oakland Unity, an independent public charter school and the highest-performing high school in the Oakland Unified School District. Oakland U...
Apr 06, 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 |
The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) Board of Directors recently authorized the purchase of 798 acres that will expand Black Diamond Mines Regional Park in Eastern Contra Costa County.
The a...
Mar 23, 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 |
Contra Costa County Library is the recipient of a $45,000 Bay Area Library and Information Systems Technology Grant to co-develop a consortia-based virtual museum pass reservation system with Quipu...
Mar 23, 2011 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 |
I re-lived the joys of childhood last March 10 at the Special Olympics for special-education students of the Contra Costa County Office of Education. Like magic, the excitement was contagious and t...
Mar 23, 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 |
Attending State Superintendent Tom Torlakson’s recent meet-and-greet reception, held at the Cal Sate Hayward Student Union, from left, are Antioch School Board Trustee Walter Ruehlig and President ...
Mar 21, 2011 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 |
Los Medanos College (LMC), 2700 East Leland Road in Pittsburg, hosts its annual Celebrating the Life of César Chávez awards dinner on Friday, March 25 at 6 p.m. in the college cafeteria.
The event ...
Mar 16, 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 |
So you’re turning 65. Congratulations! It’s time to start taking advantage of your Medicare benefits. And just how do you do that?
First, a quick overview of the benefits: Medicare Part A pays for ...
Mar 11, 2011 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 |
The Network of Care hosts its fifth annual crab feed Saturday, March 19 at the Antioch Fairgrounds Sunset Building. The $50 admission includes dinner, a raffle and silent auction. Doors open at 5:3...
Mar 07, 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 |
You may have heard about the strong 4.8 earthquake we had. Well. I was in the elevator going up to the 5th floor in the hospital when the earthquake hit!! That was the first time I have been in an ...
Mar 07, 2011 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 |
Not many quakes today. It makes me almost more nervous to have this eerie quietness from the earth than to have the continuous small quakes. Makes you wonder if a larger aftershock might hit.
Mar 01, 2011 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 |
On Feb. 22, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. Dave Trumm, brother of Press graphic artist Carol Laird and a former resident of Concord, lives about a mile fr...
Mar 01, 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |
To give an idea of how strong the earthquake was: The earthquake had a force of 2G (twice the force of gravity).
Mar 01, 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |
Normally, as you approach the city, from about an hour away you can see the glow of the city, and as you get close, the city lights are brighter and brighter. But this time, I saw nothing in the di...
Mar 01, 2011 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 |
It is so very strange how our lives have gone from the everyday, normal things to this state of emergency and survival.
Mar 01, 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |
We still don’t have any portaloo on our street but I am sure they are coming. Food and fuel are easy to come by. Water continues to be a concern but we are on top of it.