more letters to the editor
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This entire idea of a volunteer fire department is outdated and offers nothing new, as we no longer live in a time where volunteers can get to a station quickly to have an impact in an em...
Jun 28, 2012 | 4 | 18 |
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My name is Carissa Pillow. I am a wife, a mother, a registered nurse and a passionate resident of Brentwood. It is my pleasure today to announce that I will be running as a candidate for Br...
Jun 28, 2012 | 0 | 3 |
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Survivor support endures for the sixth year, June 3, 2012, at St. Anthony Church.
Oakley’s “Quest for a Cure” is a consecutive event. Since the inception six years ago, the objective of t...
Jun 21, 2012 | 0 | 4 |
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After requisite soul-searching and vigorous discussions with my better half, I have decided to run for Antioch City Council. It was a tough decision.
Firstly, I respect and like my collea...
Jun 21, 2012 | 1 | 6 |
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Monday morning I was shocked, driving through our local Safeway parking lot, by all the empty beverage containers, discarded papers and other debris waiting for “someone” to pick the crap...
Jun 21, 2012 | 0 | 5 |
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Antioch Charter Academy II recently held its second annual Walkathon/Silent Auction and would like to thank the following East Contra Costa businesses and individuals for their donations,...
Jun 21, 2012 | 0 | 4 |
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On May 4, Ron Nunn Parents Club held the 2012 Spring Gala fundraising event Denim & Diamonds. This event raised more than $9,000 in funds for Ron Nunn Elementary School. On behalf of Ron ...
Jun 14, 2012 | 2 | 13 |
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After reading the story of the Heritage students being suspended and missing their finals and graduation due to their “prank,” I’m reminded of the words a mentor passed on to me around th...
Jun 14, 2012 | 1 | 8 |
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The front page of the Brentwood Press, about the 2012 senior class prank at Heritage HS, was a bit of a shock and so disappointing to read!
I truly believe that the Heritage officials act...
Jun 14, 2012 | 0 | 14 |
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ECCFPD Board President Kevin Romick stated that “… even as we are forced to vote on what stations to close and how many firefighters to lay off. …”
What? When is the public sector going t...
Jun 14, 2012 | 2 | 9 |
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As active and supportive parents of the Liberty Union High School District and Brentwood Union School District, we find the penalties given to those students involved in the senior class ...
Jun 14, 2012 | 0 | 7 |
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What a disappointment that these 50 students chose to take on such a disrespect to their school, community family and friends, most of all showing that they are irresponsible and most def...
Jun 07, 2012 | 0 | 3 |
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As we approach the closing of our schools for summer break, we must recognize that this will be the beginning of our children spending a lot more time out and about on our neighborhood st...
Jun 07, 2012 | 0 | 5 |
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This past Saturday, You, Me, We Oakley!, Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization (CCISCO) and the International Institute of the Bay Area (IIBA) hosted a Citizenship Dri...
May 31, 2012 | 11 | 34 |
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County Supervisor Mary Piepho was recently quoted in the Brentwood Press touting the ability of fire district employees to retire at age 50 with a pension at nearly full salary, calling i...
May 31, 2012 | 0 | 34 |
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As a Latina woman, I am offended that race and sex have entered the Assembly District 11 race by Patricia Hernandez and her supporters.
I received a flyer last week from her that included...
May 31, 2012 | 0 | 3 |
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I generally subscribe to Barbara Zirvica’s tight-fisted prudence. I, too, pride myself on fiscal integrity. For the record, I, like Barbara, disagreed with extending the Mello Roos tax, t...
May 31, 2012 | 0 | 6 |
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I support Mike Hudson for the California State Assembly, District 11, which includes the East County. Mike has been endorsed by the Contra Costa Times as the only candidate who understand...
May 31, 2012 | 1 | 28 |
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I am again writing to you about the problems and the misguided opinions of people in favor of Measure S.
Another aspect to think about is the reason we don’t have the business growth and ...
May 31, 2012 | 4 | 31 |
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Measure S contains no plan at all to solve the long-standing financial problems of the CCC fire departments. Because there is no comprehensive solution, the responsible thing to do is to ...