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Get those flu shots before it gets you
Early anxiety over the swine flu has waned a bit primarily because the large numbers of flu-like illnesses being reported are just that: typical influnza that we deal with eve... |
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on Dec 2, 2009 at 10:52 am by Janna, a resident of Dublin |
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Schools should help students cope with Virginia Tech tragedy
With bomb threats and disturbing graffiti at high schools in Tracy and Pacifica just a week after the shooting tragedies at Virginia Tech, shouldn’t Pleasanton high schools do... |
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on Jun 10, 2007 at 4:39 pm by Joey, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Hungry in Manhattan at 2 a.m.
My wife Jan and I are just back from another quick trip to Manhattan to visit our son Chris, daughter-in-law Mary and our adorable 14-month-old grandson Jonathan. Chris met ou... |
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on Dec 15, 2010 at 12:50 pm by Look at the date, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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When Don Faught speaks, other Realtors listen
When Don Faught speaks, others listen, or at least other Realtors did last week when Faught talked about the changing work environment in real estate to a large audience at th... |
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on Feb 25, 2011 at 7:27 pm by One size doesn\'t fit, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Despite a depressed market, here's a Realtor who can laugh it off
In the current depressed real estate market, it's good to have Realtor friends who are nevertheless upbeat and humorous.
I've known Hometown GMAC Realtor Pat Griffin for ye... |
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on Nov 17, 2010 at 4:14 pm by ricky, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Bill Berck just keeps on going
It's hard to recall all the schools and organizations former Pleasanton School Superintendent Bill Berck has served, but he's not done yet. In fact, at age 76 Berck tells me h... |
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on Mar 7, 2010 at 3:20 pm by Suzanne Barba, a resident of another community |
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Tom Richert: An entrepreneur who doesn't stop
It's quite a stretch from the tony venture capital investors' offices along Page Mill Road in Palo Alto to a lumberyard in Pleasanton, but Tom Richert made that move in 1976 a... |
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on Jul 25, 2012 at 11:31 am by Rita Zumwalt, a resident of the Carriage Gardens neighborhood |
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Sign-up list growing for new gravesites at Pioneer Cemetery
If you're planning to make Pleasanton your "final" resting place, you might want to sign up soon for one of the 400 burial sites now being installed at the city's Pioneer Ceme... |
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on Nov 13, 2009 at 7:54 am by Another Gatetree Resident, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
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Rwanda 'healing' a formula for peace
Centerpointe Presbyterian Church pastor Mike Barris has returned from a trip to Rwanda, inspired by the tremendous success he saw there in national renewal and family reconcil... |
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on Nov 24, 2009 at 11:38 am by cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Let's keep local journalism thriving
Let's keep local journalism thriving
For more than a decade, the Pleasanton Weekly has delivered news about our town dependably every Friday. We have brought you stories ab... |
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on May 6, 2011 at 7:35 am by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
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Financial woes continuing at daily newspapers, which are mirroring state in ordering staff ‘furloughs’
State of California workers aren’t the only ones being required to take days off from work without pay, being called “furloughs” in business-speak.
Tough times are continui... |
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on Jul 31, 2010 at 3:28 pm by ru_vladimir, a resident of the Ridgeview Commons neighborhood |
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What a way to celebrate Independence Day!
It’s back to work on Monday, July 7 after a fun-filled weekend in Pleasanton. Like thousands of others, about as far as I drove was to the mall to meet others for lunch on Sat... |
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on Aug 27, 2008 at 11:59 am by Long, a resident of the Jensen Tract neighborhood |
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Remembering our city of roses
Pleasanton once was known as a top rose-growing city in America, thanks to Jackson & Perkins (now bankrupt), which grew and developed roses here. Less known is the work of the... |
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on Dec 28, 2011 at 7:47 am by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
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What a parade!
Riding in the Pleasanton Weekly convertible in the Dec. 3 Christmas parade, I had a different perspective on this annual event that now is in its 40th year. Sitting with Gina ... |
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on Dec 8, 2011 at 8:06 am by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
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The Pleasanton Weekly--newly designed, easier to read
Ever find yourself looking at a co-worker who just shaved off his moustache or a female colleague who's sporting a new hairstyle, but you just can't quite pinpoint why they lo... |
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on Jun 8, 2009 at 11:12 pm by Not Happy, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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New Bernal bridge opens, one more to go
A new section of the Bernal Avenue bridge over the Arroyo Del Valle opened last month without fanfare or even without the City Council riding in the first cars to cross the $7... |
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on Nov 23, 2009 at 1:48 pm by Dan Doerr, a resident of the Ruby Hill neighborhood |
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Kay Huff's ladies' day gains in popularity
It's Fair time starting July 1 and once again hundreds are signing up for Kay's Ladies' Day at the Races, scheduled this year for post time at 12:15 p.m. Friday, July 10 at th... |
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on Jun 29, 2009 at 10:14 am by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
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At 50th high school reunion, who are all these people?
Whenever the time comes to join your high school graduating class for its 50th reunion, be sure to go. That's the call Nancy Harrington has put out after attending hers at Dav... |
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on Oct 8, 2012 at 8:04 pm by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
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Golf course road fading into history
Happy Valley residents who have waited at least 10 years for a bypass road that would keep golfers heading to Callippe Preserve Golf Course from having to use Alisal Street th... |
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on May 30, 2009 at 9:17 am by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
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From websites to mailbox delivery, New Media is changing
As readers, viewers and advertisers shuffle the ways they get their news and sell their products as if they have some sort of a universal remote capable of switching media, th... |
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on Jan 13, 2009 at 4:09 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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Salute veterans on Memorial Day in Pleasanton
Memorial Day ceremonies are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, with the observance this year moved to Centennial Park on the open grounds next to the Pleasanton Senior Center. Alth... |
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on May 30, 2011 at 7:47 am by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
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Dublin's Lockhart back in the news to help schools
One of Pleasanton's favorite neighboring politicians--former Dublin mayor Janet Lockhart--has just been named executive director of the Dublin Partners in Education, a non-pro... |
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on Jun 11, 2009 at 8:52 am by Frank Lee, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Lifetime achievement award goes to Ben Fernandez
Ben Fernandez won the Pleasanton Chamber's "Lifetime Achievement Award" earlier this year, and with good reason. At 78, he's still as active as ever, traveling the world with ... |
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on Apr 25, 2009 at 12:30 pm by Jack, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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What Dr. King might have said today
The Tri-Valley YMCA traditionally holds it community-wide breakfast honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. a week after the national holiday so that more people will co... |
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on Jan 30, 2009 at 8:51 am by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
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Back to Vietnam for an ex-flight attendant
Those of us who know Nancy Pennell, and there are no doubt hundreds in Pleasanton who do, also know that she's hard to track down. A world traveler who celebrated her 65th bir... |
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on May 10, 2009 at 7:45 pm by Been there too, a resident of the Ruby Hill neighborhood |
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