COMMENTS ON STORIES
Religion and our Constitutions
Dear neighbors,
Is it possible that our United States of America is becoming so defined by a new Christianity that we now are excusing our prejudices, blind hatred, greed a... |
Phil Awful |
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on Oct 28, 2008 at 7:18 am by Tom Paine, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Still Time To Enter Exchange Club's Scholarship Essay Contest
The Exchange Club of San Ramon Valley will be conducting the second session in its annual College Essay Scholarship Contest with the topic "Federal and State Mandates¨CDiscuss... |
Phil Lindner |
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on Mar 24, 2011 at 4:55 pm by Phil Lindner, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Exchange Club Scholarship Essay Contest
Exchange Club of San Ramon Valley presents the seventh annual College Scholarship Essay Contest with the topic "Federal and State Mandates–Discuss whether mandates by the gove... |
Phil Lindner |
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on Mar 22, 2011 at 4:16 pm by Phil Lindner, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Question re Town Forum: How to follow subsequent Replies to comments?
First Issue -- no NOTIFICATIONS of followup comments:
I might be missing something obvious, but I have question about participating in the comments sections of the Town Squar... |
psmacintosh |
1001 |
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on Dec 14, 2011 at 8:06 pm by psmacintosh, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Corner sidewalks being dug up at Hartz/Prospect intersection--for what?
Just drove in downtown Danville and saw tractors digging up the concrete corners and sidewalks at the intersection of Hartz/Prospect. (This intersection has been the subject ... |
psmacintosh |
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on Sep 26, 2010 at 5:02 pm by Ewest@danvilleexpress.com, editor of Danville Express |
SPORTS
Danville Little League - Majors Division Highlights
Division Majors
Athletics 9 Angels 6
Athletics Highlights: Hitting - Morgan, 3-3, 2 Runs, 2 RBI's,Triple, Double, Zuniga, 2-3, Double, 2 RBI's, Weinstein, Triple,... |
Publicity - Danville Little League |
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on Mar 29, 2010 at 11:55 am by Publicity - Danville Little League, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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President Obama vs Jeremy Lin
New York Times is reporting that President Obama was quoted as saying that "He was the Miami Heat, and Romney was Jeremy Lin".
What a strange, but ironically accurate quote... |
Q |
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on Sep 5, 2012 at 4:57 pm by Voter, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
St. Isidore's 8th gr. Men Basketball -CYO TRI-VALLEY CHAMPIONS
On Sunday, February 28th the St. Isidore's 8th grade Men's "American" team came back from an 8 point deficit with 2 minutes left to win the TRI-VALLEY CYO championship game ... |
R2K4 |
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on Mar 20, 2010 at 12:41 am by LongList, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
LAFCo Incorporation Studies: when do we pay the bill?
Diablo Vista (Alamo) region neighbors will donate $25 or more per residence to the Alamo Community Foundation, www.alamocommunity.org, after Contra Costa LAFCo studies are rev... |
Rachel Wells |
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on Jul 11, 2008 at 1:32 pm by Beth Rauch, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Alamo Community Foundation Donations
Dear Diablo Vista region neighbors,
The Iron Horse neighbors are asking neighbors throughout our region to donate $20 or more per residence before August 1st so sufficient ... |
Rachel Wells |
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on Jun 15, 2008 at 10:49 am by Rachel Wells, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Measure J Great for Anyone Riding Public Transit
In the East Bay, and even more in Contra Costa County, population density is increasing. New residential construction will be mostly infill, near transit hubs. That will mak... |
Ralph Hoffmann |
620 |
1 |
on Aug 20, 2010 at 11:32 am by Hal, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
Wash your CAR, we need the RAIN, please
Dear Editor,
Let's encourage everyone, and another, to wash their cars so we know it will rain. You know! You wash your car and the next week it rains and messes up all yo... |
Ralph N. Shirlet |
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on Jan 5, 2012 at 4:46 pm by Ralph N. Shirlet, a resident of another community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
It's Showtime at the MAC!
Dear Editor,
Will it be a last hurrah at the Contra Costa County Municipal Advisory Council, Alamo meeting, September 6, 2011, at Hap Magee Park? Well, it seems so because... |
Ralph N. Shirlet |
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on Sep 6, 2011 at 3:04 pm by CDSI Courtesy, a resident of another community |
RESTAURANTS
Just in case: How good is the coffee?
Dear Editor,
As regional neighborhoods gather representatives to join Mayor Stepper for coffee Friday morning several potential reps have wondered about how good the coffee... |
Ralph N. Shirlet |
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1 |
on Sep 2, 2011 at 9:39 am by Ralph N. Shirlet, a resident of another community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Tomi van de Brooke, why aren't we laughing?
Dear Editor,
Tomi van de Brooke wants to be the next District 2 supervisor. Why are we not simply laughing?
Tomi was considered by neighborhoods and communities little m... |
Ralph N. Shirlet |
532 |
1 |
on Aug 28, 2011 at 7:03 pm by Ralph N. Shirlet, a resident of another community |
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More BANG for our news buck!
Dear Editor,
Today, a few neighbors were discussing how changes at BANG would affect the nature of news in Contra Costa County. Since Walnut Creek BANG facilities are to b... |
Ralph N. Shirlet |
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0 |
on Aug 25, 2011 at 8:48 am by Ralph N. Shirlet, a resident of another community |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Where and WHO will lead our global violence?
Dear Editor,
There is a more pointed Streetwise question to ask now that we have accomplished our violence in Libya. Where will our country take its violence next and what... |
Ralph N. Shirlet |
505 |
0 |
on Aug 22, 2011 at 7:13 am by Ralph N. Shirlet, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
TWITS or TWEETS?
Dear Dolores,
I do not Tweet or do I sit out on a limb except politically. In my view, when someone sends a Tweet to me I can only wonder, “why should I care that someone ... |
Ralph N. Shirlet |
806 |
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on Dec 15, 2010 at 9:20 am by Ralph N. Shirlet, a resident of another community |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Another new years, please
Dear Emily,
Starting around Labor Day and continuing to April Fools Day, our world has many New Years Day(s) celebrations. We have Yule Tide, which is often attached to rel... |
Ralph N. Shirlet |
774 |
5 |
on Jun 9, 2010 at 6:51 am by CDSI Research, a resident of another community |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Important Results quite punishing!
Dear Emily,
The ability to make and understand puns is, without the slightest doubt, the highest level of language development. These are the ten first-place winners in the... |
Ralph N. Shirlet |
709 |
1 |
on Jun 7, 2010 at 10:08 pm by Pedal Power, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Is your name Arthur?
Dear Emily,
Each year San Ramon invites those named Arthur to their own festival to celebrate that name, as "ART," and the winds that bring good times. The San Ramon Art an... |
Ralph N. Shirlet |
598 |
0 |
on May 18, 2010 at 9:00 am by Ralph N. Shirlet, a resident of another community |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
May Day, May Day, time to celebrate!
Dear Emily,
"Polling established that 94.7% of Tea Party participants do not drink Tea!"
Please let it by my turn to excite the fringe pseudonyms that populate exchanges... |
Ralph N. Shirlet |
728 |
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on May 3, 2010 at 10:38 am by jrm, a member of the Vista Grande Elementary School community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Exceptional Utility Bills
Dear Dolores,
When PG&E offered me the opportunity to pay for three times the natural gas I actually used in December and early January, I turned to our Iron Horse corridor... |
Ralph N. Shirlet |
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on Apr 27, 2010 at 6:30 am by Careful Scrutiny, a resident of another community |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Where are we?
Today, Emily, our neighborhoods considered where are we as a corridor and district 3 in consideration of our role in a global economy and community. E-exchanges discussed the... |
Ralph N. Shirlet |
715 |
0 |
on Apr 15, 2010 at 6:59 pm by Ralph N. Shirlet, a resident of another community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Betty White for President
Dear Emily,
Can you imagine Betty White, with her exceptional humor, delivering an interaction with the Saturday Night Live better-than-Sarah cast member Tina Fey, where th... |
Ralph N. Shirlet |
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0 |
on Apr 12, 2010 at 7:02 pm by Ralph N. Shirlet, a resident of another community |