more letters to the editor
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An open letter to the BUSD Board of Education: Is Merrill Grant the bedrock in which this board plans on building the future trust of Brentwood’s students, parents and educators? Is he th...
Jan 31, 2013 | 1 | 5 |
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Dear Oakley City Council Members: Respectfully, I believe that you got it wrong by literally abandoning the Friends of the Oakley Library members at the last City Council meeting.
The Cit...
Jan 31, 2013 | 1 | 4 |
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The gun industry in its divine wisdom has chosen a policy that undermines today’s children. I am talking about how the gun industry is distributing millions of dollars into a campaign tha...
Jan 31, 2013 | 1 | 4 |
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Do your shoulders hurt from all the weight of your books and papers, shoved carelessly in your backpack? What would you say if the school could remove that weight? What would you say if D...
Jan 24, 2013 | 2 | 9 |
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Brentwood suffered such a tragedy at the hands of three Brentwood protectors and educators of our children. Merrill Grant (superintendent), Dina Holder (teacher) and Laurie James (principal) were i...
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
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Re-votes, because a minority of the council has second thoughts, does not promote stable leadership. The votes should be upheld. With that said, I do support council members Pope and Hardcastle’s i...
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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Kevin Romick was mayor in 2012; that means the vice mayor Carol Rios would become mayor in 2013. Carol Rios has stated that she could not take that position, so that means the next in line would ge...
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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Here is an idea: Let’s empty all the non-violent offenders out of our overcrowded prison system. Slap probation and an ankle bracelet on the dope smokers, check forgers, white-collar criminals and ...
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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On behalf of the Brentwood Men’s Club, we would like to thank the following local business partners for making our annual Men’s Club Crab Feed a success:
Brentwood Fine Meats, Delta Bay M...
Jan 17, 2013 | 1 | 6 |
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Since Incorporation, the Oakley City Council has operated on a rotation system to determine who holds the important and prestigious position of mayor. Why a change this year? I respect Ca...
Jan 17, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
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Had I known about the millions of ants, at least in my section of Brentwood, I would never have bought a home here! Not just in hot summer but whenever there is a wet, cold December, the ...
Jan 10, 2013 | 0 | 4 |
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On behalf of the Knightsen Firefighters Association, I would like to thank everyone who made our Santa Claus run to the Knightsen School on Dec. 20 such a big success.
The Knightsen Firefig...
Jan 03, 2013 | 0 | 4 |
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It appears the Second Amendment has gotten out of control. A lot has changed since it was first written. New laws to control guns? We are a day late and a dollar short.
Jan 03, 2013 | 0 | 5 |
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Mr. Ed McClelland of Discovery Bay is totally and completely devoted to collecting necessary items and treats for the soldiers in Afghanistan. He meets with the neighborhood people to pack boxes at...
Dec 27, 2012 | 1 | 45 |
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Amid the bitterly partisan political debate on debt reduction in Washington, D.C. came the horrific spree-killing shattering the lives of 20 children in a Connecticut elementary school. Ame...
Dec 27, 2012 | 2 | 4 |
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Of what few circumstances make Brentwood’s economic vitality, none is more important than our Delta. But alas – Sacramento is at it again, and this time we are not even raising a brow as th...
Dec 20, 2012 | 0 | 7 |
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The Soroptimist of East Contra Costa County thanks all those who participated in our annual corsage giveaway. The winner of the monetary award, drawn by Brentwood Mayor Bob Taylor at the ...
Dec 20, 2012 | 0 | 6 |
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Our Healing Hearts, a nonprofit support group for mothers who have lost children, held our seventh annual Candlelight Ceremony in Remembrance of our children on Dec. 6.
We would like to e...
Dec 20, 2012 | 0 | 5 |
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Fiscal responsibility – who is really in control?
It’s interesting to watch the two parties argue and fight about the “fiscal cliff,” the primary dilemma being “tax the rich” versus reduc...
Dec 20, 2012 | 0 | 6 |
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What does it take to reach out to those who are largely forgotten and unnoticed by the community at large? The community.
While it may sound paradoxical, that premise anchors the vision o...