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A considerable grain of saltWhat happened with the cheer / stunt team at California High School last school year has bothered me for several months. The way I see it, 28 teen girls were...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Oct. 10, 2022Last comment by Kevin, on Oct 11, 2022 at 6:39 pm | 3 comments | 9145 Views
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A privilege to know him
Jerry Thorne lived most of his life in Northern California but he never lost the folksy, gentlemanly ways of the South where he was raised.
Thorne,...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Mar. 30, 2022Last comment by Michael Austin , on Mar 31, 2022 at 7:31 pm | 1 comment | 5013 Views
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How Livermore Lab helped avert a nuclear warMuch has been written about the similarities between Russia’s current war in Ukraine and past aggressive behavior. “We’ve been through this...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Apr. 12, 2022Last comment by Michael Austin , on Apr 16, 2022 at 3:51 pm | 3 comments | 4663 Views
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A seat at the tableThe quest to make nutritious food available to all public school students for free is a laudable idea, but some students say the school-provided food isn’t...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on May. 18, 2022Last comment by Michael Austin , on May 18, 2022 at 5:44 pm | 1 comment | 4503 Views
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Gun violence shatters sense of safetyThe sense of safety is as fragile as glass. I realized this when I made a trip to Stoneridge Mall recently, by myself, at dusk. As I parked, I thought of all...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Aug. 4, 2022Last comment by pleasantonweekly.com, on Aug 6, 2022 at 8:29 pm | 21 comments | 4440 Views
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Strength in numbersOur region is unique in that the five communities that make up the Tri-Valley -- the cities of Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin and San Ramon and the town of Danville...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Mar. 18, 2022Last comment by DublinMike, on Mar 19, 2022 at 10:31 am | 1 comment | 4297 Views
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Comfort, communication -- and the lack of bothDanielle Solito was justifiably upset when she spoke about her daughter’s “extremely uncomfortable” experience at school. Solito said her 15-year-old...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Sep. 17, 2022Last comment by Gina Channell, Publisher, on Oct 5, 2022 at 5:27 pm | 23 comments | 4254 Views
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Tool to fight RHNA?At the end of the July 26 Pleasanton City Council meeting, there was a topic brought by Councilmember Julie Testa about the city joining a coalition of other municipalities...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Aug. 29, 2022Last comment by Michael Austin , on Aug 30, 2022 at 6:05 pm | 4 comments | 3874 Views
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The Traveling Alphabet brings help to Ukrainians
“We struggle to process and make sense of the situation in Ukraine. Images of bombed apartment buildings, civilians dead on the side of the...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on May. 5, 2022Last comment by keeknlinda, on May 6, 2022 at 10:22 am | 1 comment | 3694 Views
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Chance of rain? This isn't time for city to dip into rainy day reservesUnexpected rainy days happen. Less than two weeks ago we experienced a rare and unexpected June rain. Let’s hope the City of Pleasanton doesn’t...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Jun. 14, 2022Last comment by Jarred, on Jun 17, 2022 at 6:43 am | 3 comments | 3539 Views
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Blackhawk’s ‘first lady’ leaves a lasting legacyPatricia “Pat” Behring, considered the “First Lady of Blackhawk,” leaves a legacy that stretches around the world and a void in the hearts...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Aug. 19, 2022Last comment by Kelly Winslow, on Aug 24, 2022 at 10:40 am | 1 comment | 3226 Views
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Contradictions and consequencesThe following has nothing to do with politics. I am not taking a stance on candidates, issues or anything of a political nature here. This is about perceived contradictions...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Jun. 4, 2022Last comment by Michael Austin , on Jun 8, 2022 at 10:04 pm | 1 comment | 2892 Views
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Kreycik search revealed ‘best of humanity’While most think of a community as a group of people living in the same area, the community that came together last year to search for a missing runner transcended...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Jul. 14, 2022There are no comments yet. 2867 Views
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Training 'empowers' volunteers to help"It could be a domestic violence issue. It could be a sexual assault issue. Sometimes it's a life-functioning issue. Sometimes it's someone feeling suicidal....
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Jul. 5, 2022There are no comments yet. 1944 Views
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A hat tip and (re)introductionThe name of this column is a hat tip to two journalists who had columns in this space for many years. Jeb Bing, the founding editor of the Pleasanton Weekly,...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Mar. 8, 2022There are no comments yet. 375 Views
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Gun violence shatters sense of safetyThe sense of safety is as fragile as glass. I realized this when I made a trip to Stoneridge Mall recently, by myself, at dusk. As I parked, I thought of all...
Original post made by Gina Channell Wilcox on Aug. 4, 2022There are no comments yet. 0 Views
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