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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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A very rapid transition for the lab
Oct 31, 2013 7:57 am
Comments: 9 | Views: 20,443
The surprise of the week, if not the month, was the
abrupt resignation of Parney Albright as director of Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory... More
Oct 31, 2013 7:57 am
Comments: 9 | Views: 20,443
The surprise of the week, if not the month, was the
abrupt resignation of Parney Albright as director of Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory... More
Bright state revenue forecast obscures major financial issues
May 29, 2014 8:02 am
Comments: 20 | Views: 20,127
California revenues are booming, but so are expenses.
Governor Jerry Brown announced earlier this month that the May revision of his January budget proposal would... More
May 29, 2014 8:02 am
Comments: 20 | Views: 20,127
California revenues are booming, but so are expenses.
Governor Jerry Brown announced earlier this month that the May revision of his January budget proposal would... More
Tuesday thoughts
Jan 28, 2014 8:56 am
Comments: 19 | Views: 19,983
The memorial service for former Mayor Ken Mercer drew more than 500 people to a standing-room-only event at the Pleasanton Senior Center.
Political colleagues... More
Jan 28, 2014 8:56 am
Comments: 19 | Views: 19,983
The memorial service for former Mayor Ken Mercer drew more than 500 people to a standing-room-only event at the Pleasanton Senior Center.
Political colleagues... More
Karin Mohr's legacy
Nov 14, 2013 7:54 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 19,464
Former Pleasanton City Council woman Karin Mohr died Monday after falling from a ladder while cleaning the rain gutters at her home last week.
Her untimely death... More
Nov 14, 2013 7:54 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 19,464
Former Pleasanton City Council woman Karin Mohr died Monday after falling from a ladder while cleaning the rain gutters at her home last week.
Her untimely death... More
Two men with competing visions
Feb 7, 2012 8:03 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 19,393
During my career as a daily journalist in the Livermore Valley, I have chronicled and commented on politics.
Two major players—with greatly differing perspectives,... More
Feb 7, 2012 8:03 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 19,393
During my career as a daily journalist in the Livermore Valley, I have chronicled and commented on politics.
Two major players—with greatly differing perspectives,... More
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