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20 Ways Obamacare Will Take Away our Freedoms...
Ok, Pleasanton Weekly, I read where you have written glowing article about "wonderful" McNerney for voting 'yes' on Obamacare. It is media like the PW at the local level, al... |
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on Mar 24, 2010 at 3:39 pm by Tickled, a resident of the Jensen Tract neighborhood |
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CBO says Obamacare Increases Healthcare premiums
An Inconvenient Truth: Obamacare Would Make Ms. Canfield’s Health Insurance Even More Expensive
Monday, March 15, 2010
Americans rightly believe the goal of any healt... |
Pleasanton Mom |
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on Mar 17, 2010 at 12:53 pm by Rae, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
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Anti war chant!
Anybody wonder what happened to Cindy Sheehan and the anti war demonstrators now that Bush is not President? Obama has doubled the number of troops in Afghanistan and more of... |
Pete |
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on Feb 20, 2010 at 1:36 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Top 10 Most Ridiculous Uses of Stimulus Funds (Updated)
You've got to hand it to "Democrat Economics." Help me understand how any of these "stimulus" projects increase jobs and improve our economy. Total = 19.79 jobs for $65.7 mil... |
Ruth |
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on Jan 8, 2010 at 7:27 pm by John, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Liberals are pathetic
Conservatives are angry because some of them voted for our current president thinking he was going to be in the middle; he is not, so the conservatives are upset; wouldn't you... |
Drexl |
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on Jul 29, 2009 at 3:47 pm by Johnny, a resident of the Grey Eagle Estates neighborhood |
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If Romney wins....
For those who say that women's rights are not in danger if Romney wins this November, read this article. It is about how Texas has now stopped funding for Planned Parenthood... |
Resident |
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on Nov 5, 2012 at 9:47 pm by Arnold, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Why are we last as a state?
Is this because of the image projected by our politicans or what is the reason? In 1970 California ranked as the number one state in the US and now we are last by a long shot... |
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on Mar 6, 2012 at 5:46 pm by 38 states, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Shhhh... (not taught in public schools and may soon be gone)
Shhh...
Don't tell anyone you've seen the following because it may be too controversial. You'll be mocked by liberals wherever you go if you even bring up this subject and es... |
Ann |
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on Jun 17, 2010 at 10:05 am by Ann, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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From Sweden: Wow! Cutting Taxes for Economic Growth...What a Concept!
As Pleasanton residents hover around the TV on Sunday to watch President Obama on FIVE programs (except FoxNews, which would be too scary because he'd actually have to answer ... |
Carol |
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on Sep 22, 2009 at 12:24 pm by a reader, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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This IS why we went to WAR!
This is why we go to war, this is why we went to war and this is why we will continue to wage war! Just about the only thing we build in America, is WAR machines! War creates ... |
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on Jul 26, 2009 at 8:42 pm by Linda, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Sotomayor is Biased
I thought it was strange that some politician expressed reservations that Sotomayor would be 'biased' as a Supreme Court Judge. Name one Supreme Court Judge in the histor... |
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on Jul 15, 2009 at 1:02 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Letter: McNerney another Pelosi puppet
Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 13, 2009, 12:00 AM |
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on Apr 3, 2009 at 12:09 pm by Matt, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Stark, Swalwell take top 2 spots in November's 15th District congressional race
In the newly-aligned 15th Congressional District that covers all of Pleasanton, longtime Congressman Pete Stark advanced to November's general election in Tuesday's "top two" ... |
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on Jun 8, 2012 at 9:35 pm by steve, a resident of the Stoneridge neighborhood |
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How is the new health care law working out?
How is the new health care law working out of you? For me not so good:
- Insurance premiums increased by 10% this year
- Perscription cost increased by 33% in the last ... |
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on Oct 28, 2011 at 3:43 pm by Kay, a resident of the Vineyard Hills neighborhood |
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Here is the next California time bomb!!!
Even though this article was reported by a paper other than the Pleasanton Weekly I believe that a 500 billion dollar unfunded pension deficit does not look good for the state... |
Paul |
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on May 19, 2011 at 9:23 pm by Christy, a resident of the Lemoine Ranch neighborhood |
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Channel 2 news story - San Ramon City Manager salary...
is $359,000/yr.
Livermore, Danville, Santa Clara, etc. all have City Managers pulling in more than $300k per year.
Give me a @#$@## break, this is a joke. These people ... |
Pleasanton Parent |
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on Sep 23, 2010 at 8:14 pm by It\'s a long line, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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sick days and pensions
What is the deal with sick days? I read in the paper yesterday that the San Ramon city manager had accumulated 9 months of sick days that somehow gets counted towards years o... |
wondering |
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on Sep 16, 2010 at 4:43 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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Replace Jerry McNerney
We need jobs. We need a new direction. Let's replace Jerry McNerney
David Harmer - CA 11 is Running Against Insider Incumbent Jerry McNerney
Web Link=... |
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on Sep 16, 2010 at 2:12 am by Kelly, a resident of the Canyon Meadows neighborhood |
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The Reagan vs. Obama Debate (short videoclip...worth viewing)
An extremely profound videoclip of the difference in ideals between Reagan and Obama.
Very sobering to see that it is Obama's intention to fundamentally transform America... |
Jerry |
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on Mar 12, 2010 at 8:59 pm by jimf01, a resident of another community |
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Only GOP will defend "In God We Trust" ?
44 members of Congress signed an amicus brief opposing an attempt by the Madison, Wisc.-based Freedom From Religion Foundation to remove the inscription, which also includes t... |
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on Nov 19, 2009 at 8:40 pm by David, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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Afghanistan more difficult than thought
President Obama ran on an end the war platform among other promises and now the war in Afganistan is expanding under his watch.
Web Link_... |
Jon |
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on Jul 24, 2009 at 6:35 am by Juan, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Prop 8 puts discrimination in the Constitution
Dear Pleasanton Neighbors,
After weeks of reading about Prop 8 in the news, I feel compelled to write. I know this is lengthy, but I hope you'll read it to the end. Let m... |
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on Oct 30, 2008 at 3:46 pm by PJ, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Calif Teachers Indirectly Own 6% of Bushmaster
The nation will be faced with a great number of questions as talk turns to how to prevent the next massacre. We will talk about strengthening gun control legislation. We wil... |
A Neighbor |
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 11:00 am by Bug Zapper, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE IS ON!
A few minutes into the Presidential debate I realized the candidates were reading from their perspective scripts and redundantly sounding their familiar bell weather platforms... |
Foot Race To Victory |
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on Oct 19, 2012 at 9:48 am by Hoops, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
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Fox AND msnbc
Cable tv is helping to destroy our political system because it dominates the airways and is a voice of the extreme of both parties.Good against evil is all we hear.No compromi... |
hoops |
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on Apr 3, 2012 at 12:01 pm by Why?, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |