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Ashley Wolff chats with Laurel’s Leopards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01-31-12 600AM Nationally-acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator Ashley Wolff comes to Oakley on Thursday, Feb. 2 to tell students at Laurel Elementary School abou...

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Colloquium forges Full STEAM Ahead
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01-26-12 600AM Full STEAM Ahead is the theme of this year’s second annual Contra Costa County STEAM Colloquium, to be held Thursday morning, Feb. 2 at the Hilton Concord. P...

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Make a difference – join the CCC Civil Grand Jury
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01-19-12 600AM Contra Costa County’s watchdog agency, the Civil Grand Jury, is an arm of the Superior Court. Unlike a criminal grand jury, this jury does not hear cases but ...

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PG&E accepts applications for college scholarships
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01-07-12 600AM Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced that its Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are accepting applications from aspiring college students for finan...

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Tipsy Tow gives New Year’s Eve drivers a lift
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12-29-11 600AM Had too much to drink counting down to 2012 and need a safe ride home? AAA’s Tipsy Tow Program offers a free tow for drinking drivers in Northern California, ...

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Your home’s security can be compromised in 140 characters or less
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12-13-11 601AM Lock the doors: check. Close all windows, upstairs and down: check. Leave a key with Bob next door: check. Just when you thought you’d mastered the art of bu...

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Protect yourself from carbon monoxide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12-13-11 600AM As temperatures begin to drop, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) urges customers to be mindful of the dangers associated with carbon monoxide (CO). Seve...

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Financial advisors attend national conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12-07-11 600AM Dr. Michael W. Olff of Gateway Financial Advisors, Inc. of Walnut Creek announced his recent attendance at the Cambridge 2011 National Conference in Atlanta, ...

Dec 07, 2011 | 0

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Shell bolsters Los Medanos tech program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12-1-11 600AM Los Medanos College (LMC) has received $10,000 from Shell Oil Company to support the college’s Process Technology Program (PTEC). The monies will be used to o...

Dec 01, 2011 | 0

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State wants to return $17 million in undelivered tax refunds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11-23-11 601AM The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) announced it is holding more than $17 million in returned state income tax refunds. This year more than 52,000 refunds, ranging...

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