more letters to the editor
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There is a season meant for talk and a season meant for action. Antioch has had its day lamenting runaway crime. Hand-wringing over back-to-back yearly bad news grabs needed attention but...
Mar 21, 2013 | 0 | 6 |
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The East Contra Costa Historical Society read of the recent retirement of Rick Lemyre with mixed emotions. Rick has been a loyal supporter of ECCHS over the course of these last several y...
Mar 21, 2013 | 0 | 4 |
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Let me get this straight: Merrill Grant screws up the handling of a bad teacher. The parents grab a fat settlement from the BUSD. The school board jacks around, not doing anything, and wh...
Mar 21, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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A recent guest column by City Clerk Arne Simonsen told a success story of tenacious citizen pursuit, combined with efficient city staff code enforcement, in resolving a neighboring squatt...
Mar 21, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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There is no better place to live than Brentwood. Its wonderful country charm, smart growth strategies, fiscal discipline, improving infrastructure, school system, combined with retail and...
Mar 14, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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At the Antioch Unified School District Board meeting on Feb. 27, the board passed a resolution that could terminate up to 14 teachers. One of the positions in jeopardy is one of four teac...
Mar 14, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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The Parents of Playmakers (POPs) board at Liberty High School would like to thank all of the families and friends who helped make the recent “Willy Wonka” musical so successful.
This musi...
Mar 14, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
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How can a growing city like Oakley put up with such a small library? To all the hardworking City Council members, I would like to respectfully state an issue. The local library in Oakley ...
Mar 07, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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The DBPOA has new board members and have agreed it’s time for a real change and direction with the DBPOA.
The new board has agreed the DBPOA has had its shortcomings over the years and l...
Feb 21, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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Tuesday, Feb. 12 was the best of nights; it was the worst of nights. The bad news was the grim crime numbers in Chief Cantando’s annual “State of the Antioch Police” address.
The good new...
Feb 14, 2013 | 0 | 6 |
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Dear City Council members: I write this letter with much respect for all the time and effort you make for our Oakley community.
My husband and I have lived here for 25 years. We have rais...
Feb 14, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
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On behalf of the 2012-13 Leadership class, I would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their continuous support of the Liberty High School Leadership Class and the ...
Feb 14, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
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On Friday, Jan. 25, the Heritage High School Grad Night Committee held its annual Bodacious Bunco fundraiser at Trilogy at The Vineyards. We were generously supported by the following com...
Feb 14, 2013 | 2 | 5 |
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I am pleased to write this letter of support for Dina Holder. I met Dina over 10 years ago and have known her in social settings since then. Her children, at that time, were young, happy ...
Feb 14, 2013 | 2 | 3 |
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My name is Eugena Slayton. I am a speech pathologist and have been a special educator for more than 20 years. I want to speak on behalf of Dina Holder.
I have known Dina for over 30 year...
Feb 14, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
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I would like to tell you about the Dina Holder that I know. The Dina that I’ve confided in time and time again, the Dina that I’ve shared countless memories with, the Dina Holder that I k...
Feb 07, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
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Tonight, backing into my driveway, I saw a girl on a bicycle while “walking” a small lap dog. The dog could not keep up, and at that moment the poor thing fell on its side and was being b...
Feb 07, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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I walk every day at Walnut Park, as do several others. This Sunday morning, there were several people who blocked the sidewalk while putting on shoes, talking, etc. They saw me and anothe...
Feb 07, 2013 | 0 | 4 |
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The annual Brentwood Regional Community Chest food and toy distribution was enormously successful again this year thanks to so many community members. On behalf of the board, we would lik...
Feb 07, 2013 | 1 | 7 |
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As promised, one in my hat collection still stands ready to be eaten should this current Antioch City Council buck its union label. So far, the fedora hasn’t come close to the carving kni...