DOING COLLEGE
5 TopTips to Tackle The UC Essays
Seniors all over the country are busy writing their college application essays. Juniors will be doing the same task next year. Students applying to the UC are required to wr... |
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on Aug 6, 2012 at 7:34 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
Tri-Valley Babe Ruth 13YO All-Stars Split, Play Must Win Tonight
Last night, the Tri-Valley Babe Ruth 13 year-old all-star team lost an epic hard-fought 3:42 battle, 22-15 to Central California in the Pacific Southwest Regional tournament i... |
Msvenezia@gmail.com |
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on Aug 3, 2012 at 12:14 pm by Msvenezia@gmail.com, a member of the Montair Elementary School community |
PUBLISHER'S BLOG
Tri-Valley Heroes: We're looking for a few good men and women . . .
Daniel Boorstin wrote, "In our world of big names, our true heroes tend to be anonymous. In this life of illusion and quasi-illusion, the person of solid virtues who can be ad... |
Gina Channell-Allen |
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on Aug 2, 2012 at 6:28 pm by Gina Channell-Allen, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Downtown Danville comes alive
The Thursday night street fair is from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 9 in downtown Danville on Hartz and Prospect avenues. For more information, visit www.discoverdanvilleca.com.
Re... |
Editor |
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on Aug 2, 2012 at 9:08 am by Editor, Danville Weekly Online |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New SRVUSD Bond - late meeting notice
It was nice to receive a mailing from the San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD), announcing an informational meeting to discuss their new school bond proposal, sch... |
C. R. Mudgeon |
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on Aug 1, 2012 at 4:29 pm by C. R. Mudgeon, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
DOING COLLEGE
What to Bring to College Next Fall
What do you bring to college? Most parents of seniors know a great deal about the work and stress of college admissions: visiting schools, taking standardized tests, filling o... |
Doing College |
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on Jul 24, 2012 at 6:44 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
SPORTS
No-Hitter Propels Tri-Valley Babe Ruth 13YO All-Stars to Pacific SW Regionals
The Tri-Valley Babe Ruth 13YO All-Star team defeated Bel Mateo last night 6-1 in Woodland, California to advance to the Babe Ruth Pacific Southwest regional championships in A... |
Sean Venezia |
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on Jul 23, 2012 at 10:44 am by Sean Venezia, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
SPORTS
Sledding to Hawaii
I usually write about San Ramon as the San Ramon Observer (pardon the typo in my User Name here), but this is a story of regional and even national interest.
Alex Mehran, J... |
San Ramon Oberver |
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on Jul 13, 2012 at 1:02 pm by San Ramon Oberver, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
SPORTS
Nor-Cal Valley Stompers 12U & 14U Fall Softball Tryouts
Nor-Cal Valley Stompers Travel A-Ball Program is holding open tryouts to fill their Fall Rosters for the 12U and two 14U teams. All positions are open.
Dates:
August 11th ... |
Steve Renfro |
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on Jul 11, 2012 at 10:25 am by Steve Renfro, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
SPORTS
Nor-Cal Valley Stompers 12U & 14U Fall Softball Tryouts
Nor-Cal Valley Stompers Travel A-Ball Program is holding open tryouts to fill their Fall Rosters for the 12U and two 14U teams. All positions are open.
Dates:
August 11th ... |
Steve Renfro |
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on Jul 11, 2012 at 10:24 am by Steve Renfro, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
DOING COLLEGE
Get Going on Your College Applications Now!
A San Ramon resident asks:
Hi Elizabeth!
I hate to get you involved in a dispute, but my husband and I need an expert's advice. Our son thinks he should get going on h... |
Doing College |
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on Jul 9, 2012 at 4:44 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Fourth of July Pet Safety Tips
Ask most dogs (yes, yours too) what is THE single worst day of the year, and July 4th gets 4 paws up. Fireworks and other loud noises are the primary culprit, but also please... |
the dogfather |
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on Jul 2, 2012 at 5:14 pm by the dogfather, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
BOOKS & MOVIES
'Rome' review spot-on
Your review of Woody Allen's latest was on-the-mark. The vignettes were shallow, the acting terrible, Allen himself grossly annoying, timing chaotic, and I'd add that there w... |
Cecil B. |
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on Jul 2, 2012 at 11:19 am by Cecil B., a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
DOING COLLEGE
How to respond to the most important question colleges ask?
Dear Elizabeth LaScala: I hear the supplements of the college applications ask many questions that are tough to answer. Can you help me out with how to write essays that wil... |
Doing College |
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on Jun 26, 2012 at 6:42 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
DOING COLLEGE
Be Yourself When You Write College Essays
A Reader Writes:
Dear Dr. LaScala,
Our family reads your articles all the time. There is so much written about the college essay, we would like your thoughts on the s... |
Doing College |
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on Jun 12, 2012 at 5:59 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Misinformation in Your Mailbox?
Over the past few weeks you have probably been sent various mail pieces about the District II Contra Costa County Supervisor Race. A few of them are informative, others humoro... |
Candace Andersen |
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on Jun 4, 2012 at 3:01 pm by Candace Andersen, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
The Place for Markets: every place?
As a young lobbyist for a big east coast company and a college Econ major, your scribe was once assigned to cover a public meeting in which the possibility of consolidating Ci... |
Tom Cushing |
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on May 31, 2012 at 12:06 pm by Tom Cushing, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
DOING COLLEGE
The Up and Down Sides to AP Coursework
A student asks Dr. LaScala: Will AP coursework help me get into college and will these courses get me through college faster?
Alex
Dear Alex,
Depending on how your pa... |
Doing College |
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on May 26, 2012 at 8:19 am by Doing College, a resident of another community |
DOING COLLEGE
The Top 10 Factors that Get You into College
The single, most common question I hear as a college advisor is some version of the question "What does it take to get into a selective college?" Here are my selections for t... |
Doing College |
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on May 14, 2012 at 3:00 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Pair sentenced in San Ramon pimping case
Two men convicted of running a prostitution ring out of San Ramon in 2009 and committing sex crimes against their underage victims are facing years in prison. Duwan Fields, 33... |
Editor |
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on May 8, 2012 at 1:41 pm by Editor, Danville Weekly Online |
SPORTS
19th Annual Golf Tournament
Danville Rotary's 19th Annual Greater Danville Open Golf Tournament
Monday, May 21st, 2012
Blackhawk Country Club, Lakeside Course
$155, includes lunch
10:30 am re... |
valerie vicente |
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on Apr 25, 2012 at 6:21 pm by valerie vicente, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
DOING COLLEGE
Smart College Financial Aid Strategies
Dear Dr. LaScala: My son is a high school sophomore and the gap between what we can pay and what a college education costs has widened. He has good grades so we are hoping f... |
Doing College |
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on Apr 25, 2012 at 12:48 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
All Danville-Based Businesses-Register for Danville Thursday Night Street Festivals!
Discover Danville Association invites all DDA and Danville Area Chamber of Commerce members and Danville-licensed businesses to participate in the Danville Thursday Night Stre... |
Discover Danville Association |
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on Apr 23, 2012 at 10:15 am by Discover Danville Association, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Schmooze with green-minded artists on April 20
Join the town of Danville and the Village Theatre Art Gallery from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, April 20 for Being Green with Art. This is the second year the town has hosted thi... |
Editor |
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on Apr 19, 2012 at 6:54 am by Editor, Danville Weekly Online |
DOING COLLEGE
Waitlisted at the UC? What You Should Know Now!
Over the past week, I received many questions regarding waitlists. The first point to bear in mind is that colleges build waitlists to help the college, not the student. They... |
Doing College |
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on Apr 16, 2012 at 8:20 am by Doing College, a resident of another community |
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