Wolverines' Fox has star power
Deer Valley High teammates feed off the junior's relentless playing style |
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Curtain Calls: Cast buoys Town Hall's production of 'Earnest'
TOWN HALL Theatre's jazzy rendition of "The Importance of Being Earnest" plays through March 27, with a thoroughly delightful cast. Under the thoughtful direction of Susannah Martin, the actors have a great deal of fun with Oscar Wilde's witty satire on society's foibles. |
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Contra Costa pension board changes rules for new hires
Spiking provisions are vested rights for current workers although legislation may change the rules |
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Local band Pladdohg shares its own brand of Celtic music in concert, on CD
Local band Pladdohg shares its own brand of Celtic music in concert, on CD |
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Campaign-finance measure's backers sue over ballot arguments
The plan's fee would really be a tax on businesses and charities, opponents argue. |
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Liberty school board votes to cut $3.2 million, eliminating 22 positions
BRENTWOOD Despite pleas from counselors and librarians to reconsider, Liberty Union High School District trustees eliminated some of their jobs Wednesday while axing $3. |
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War widows struggle, often in isolation, with a special grief
East Bay casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan weigh on wives, children |
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Neighbors hope to block later hours at Pittsburg Elks Lodge
Residents plan to ask the City Council to reverse a Planning Commission decision. |
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Southern California robber holds up 11 people, gets $6
THERMAL Riverside County authorities say a woman with a gun robbed 11 customers at a market and got away with $6. |
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Two arrested at suspected Pleasanton meth house
PLEASANTON Police arrested two brothers Wednesday after discovering a hidden meth lab at a Pleasanton house.Officers arrived at the home of 40-year-old Matthew Donald Magoon, in the 800 block of East Angela Street, about 1:15 p. |
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Traffic snarled on 101 near San Mateo as police investigate possible suicide
SAN MATEO Traffic on southbound Highway 101 was snarled Wednesday afternoon as police investigated a possible suicide.Drivers called police around 10:30 a. |
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5 arrested in Antioch SWAT operation
ANTIOCH Police arrested five people Wednesday in a SWAT operation related to a shooting earlier this month.Officers used a distraction device that set off a loud bang before entering a house in the 3000 block of Camby Drive about 4 p. |
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Reward offered in Tracy bank robbery
TRACY A $10,000 reward is being offered by U.S. Bank for information leading to the conviction of the man who robbed its Tracy branch on Monday. |
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Brentwood's Edna Hill tapped as 'School to Watch'
Middle school honored for its academics, social and emotional support for students |
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DA: Martinez teen killed over theft of guns to pay drug debt
Youth took weapons from dad to pay drug debt but was killed when he wanted to confess, prosecutor says |
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West Contra Costa teachers must decide on president's recall, election
In addition to voting on new officials, West Contra Costa members must decide whether to recall their president |
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Former manager of drug recovery center sentenced; sold meth to patients
SANTA CRUZ The manager of a Santa Cruz sober living environment arrested by drug detectives last year on suspicion he was selling methamphetamine to residents of the supposed drug-free house will spend a year in County Jail, Judge Paul Marigonda ruled Tuesday. |
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Senate passes jobs measure while House introduces bill to slow layoffs
Senate passes $137.9 billion measure to help unemployed; House focuses on cities, schools |
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Senate passes jobless aid measure
WASHINGTON The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor. |
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Families get calls from three American hikers imprisoned in Iran
Sarah Shourd, 31, Shane Bauer, 27, and Josh Fattal, 27, were arrested July 31 in Iran while hiking a trail that crossed an unmarked range of the Iran-Iraq border. They've been held in a Tehran prison ever since, and Tuesday was the first time any of them were allowed to hear their families' voices. |
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