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About this blog: I am a native of Alameda County, grew up in Pleasanton and currently live in the house I grew up in that is more than 100 years old. I spent 39 years in the daily newspaper business and wrote a column for more than 25 years in add... (More)
About this blog: I am a native of Alameda County, grew up in Pleasanton and currently live in the house I grew up in that is more than 100 years old. I spent 39 years in the daily newspaper business and wrote a column for more than 25 years in addition to writing editorials for more than 15 years. I have served as a director of many non-profits in the Valley and the broader Bay Area and currently serve as chair of Teen Esteem and on the advisory board of Shepherd?s Gate. I also served as founding chair of Heart for Africa and have travelled to Africa seven times to serve on mission trips. My wife, Betty Gail, has taught at Amador Valley High (from where we both graduated) since 1981. She and I both graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, as did both of my parents and my three siblings. Given that Cal tradition, our daughter went south to the University of Southern California and graduated with a degree in international relations. Since graduation, she has taken three mission trips and will be serving in the Philippines for nine months starting in September. (Hide)
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Remembering Mr. Mayor
Feb 3, 2023 8:46 am
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I was sadden to read in last week’s Independent that former Livermore Mayor Dale Turner had died in New Mexico at the age of 85.
Flags flew at half mast in Livermore... More
Feb 3, 2023 8:46 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 1,191
I was sadden to read in last week’s Independent that former Livermore Mayor Dale Turner had died in New Mexico at the age of 85.
Flags flew at half mast in Livermore... More
Shining a spotlight on Tri-Valley start-ups
Jan 30, 2023 10:05 pm
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Last week was a great one to gain further insight into the thriving Tri-Valley economy. I reported Thursday about Innovation Tri-Valley’s annual forum that... More
Jan 30, 2023 10:05 pm
Comments: 1 | Views: 1,496
Last week was a great one to gain further insight into the thriving Tri-Valley economy. I reported Thursday about Innovation Tri-Valley’s annual forum that... More
Health care agencies collaborate as well as compete here
Jan 26, 2023 8:39 am
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Attending Innovation Tri-Valley’s 9th annual Innovation Forum, you cannot help but be impressed by all that’s going on in health care and the life sciences... More
Jan 26, 2023 8:39 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 1,440
Attending Innovation Tri-Valley’s 9th annual Innovation Forum, you cannot help but be impressed by all that’s going on in health care and the life sciences... More
Feds retreat quickly from natural gas ban, not so California
Jan 24, 2023 9:15 am
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California launched the war on natural gas with actions by the Legislature and the state air board.
When President Joe Biden took over as president, his administration... More
Jan 24, 2023 9:15 am
Comments: 5 | Views: 1,732
California launched the war on natural gas with actions by the Legislature and the state air board.
When President Joe Biden took over as president, his administration... More
Dallas vs. San Francisco Sunday sparks plenty of memories
Jan 19, 2023 8:17 am
Comments: 6 | Views: 1,424
Sunday’s Dallas-49ers game sparks lots of memories for me.
I started in the newspaper industry as a sports writer and wrote sports throughout the late 1960s and... More
Jan 19, 2023 8:17 am
Comments: 6 | Views: 1,424
Sunday’s Dallas-49ers game sparks lots of memories for me.
I started in the newspaper industry as a sports writer and wrote sports throughout the late 1960s and... More
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