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Prop 8 does discriminateDanville Mayor Candace Andersen's Letter to the Editor printed in the paper Oct. 3 stating "Under California state law the...
Original post made by Pat on Oct. 16, 2008Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Oct 30, 2008 at 12:49 pm | 205 comments | 16379 Views
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Community divided by Prop 8A number of issues on the November ballot have sparked debate and discussion, but none has been as polarizing as Proposition...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2008Last comment by Someone, on Nov 25, 2008 at 11:09 am | 108 comments | 9742 Views
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McNerney, Garamendi join Democrats to pass historic health care reformA bill reforming America's health care system, what one Bay Area congressman called "a critical step," was approved Sunday...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2010Last comment by Rainman, on Mar 31, 2010 at 12:26 am | 106 comments | 6580 Views
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Danville's congressman to skip Trump presidential inaugurationSecond-term U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord), whose district includes Danville and Alamo, has announced that he will...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2017Last comment by sponge_b0b_roundpants, on Jan 30, 2017 at 11:49 am | 90 comments | 9400 Views
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Court blocks broadcast of same-sex marriage trialThe U.S. Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote today blocked a proposed limited broadcast of a federal trial in San Francisco on the...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2010Last comment by spcwt, on Jan 20, 2010 at 10:53 am | 62 comments | 6339 Views
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Did you hear that McNerney voted for ObamaCare?Well Jerry never heard that either, or at least he would like you think that. But the unfortunate reality is that HE DID...
Original post made by Rick Pshaw on Oct. 29, 2010Last comment by jrm, on Nov 5, 2010 at 8:58 pm | 59 comments | 5452 Views
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Sad day - Michele Bachmann is not seeking re-electionIf there was one person who was the hope for our country, that was her. Please call/email her and ask her to reconsider the...
Original post made by Julia on May. 29, 2013Last comment by Republican, on Sep 22, 2013 at 1:16 pm | 47 comments | 5417 Views
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A man of Peace??So Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. There is no greater evidence needed to confirm that this award is totally political and...
Original post made by Fred F on Oct. 9, 2009Last comment by cardfark, on Oct 14, 2009 at 1:35 pm | 44 comments | 6304 Views
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Letter: McNerney will create jobs"I write with rage and confusion to ask what David Harmer proposes to do when 'government exits the business of running and...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2010Last comment by askidoo, on Oct 26, 2010 at 8:16 pm | 37 comments | 4778 Views
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Ban 4th of July Parades!These 4th of July parades are just conservative-supporting, RightWing, pro-American displays and are not reflective of Democrat...
Original post made by ! on Jun. 30, 2011Last comment by Bob Landy, on Jul 5, 2011 at 5:13 pm | 34 comments | 5608 Views
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State calls Anthem Blue Cross rate increases 'excessive and unreasonable'California's Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said yesterday that his department has found the latest rate increase by Anthem...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2013Last comment by Matty, on Jun 5, 2013 at 8:22 am | 34 comments | 11617 Views
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Are you ready for the presidential election?We all like to be fully I nformed, but it takes a lot of time! There is a lot of hypocrisy, exaggeration, double standard,...
Original post made by Marie on Nov. 6, 2016Last comment by Dave, on Mar 24, 2017 at 4:24 pm | 31 comments | 2432 Views
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Justice vs Fear...and Justice, for this moment, prevailsMy faith in the American judicial system is, for this moment, restored. Equal rights for ALL is the foundation of our country,...
Original post made by Caroline on Aug. 4, 2010Last comment by Citizen Paine, on Sep 4, 2010 at 7:32 pm | 31 comments | 4937 Views
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Obama & Democrats Anti-Police Rhethoric Ignites Race WarThe Police are human, and as humans, make mistakes. They have an incredibly difficult job to do, and everyday when they leave...
Original post made by American on Jul. 8, 2016Last comment by Danville, on Jul 31, 2016 at 6:16 am | 31 comments | 3405 Views
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Joan Buchanan: Resign your Assembly seatJoan Buchanan: Resign your Assembly seat. Quoting from your campaign for the State Assembly: "California's budget is a mess!"...
Original post made by David Abelmann on May. 14, 2009Last comment by ED COSGROVE, on Jul 7, 2009 at 4:23 pm | 30 comments | 6655 Views
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McNerney introduces bill to fight outsourcingU.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney (D., 11th District) has introduced a bill to stop outsourcing by cracking down on what he calls...
Original post made on Jul. 4, 2010Last comment by DaveB, on Jul 9, 2010 at 3:15 pm | 29 comments | 5707 Views
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McNerney wins re-election but opponent won't concedeCongressman Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) has clearly won his re-election bid against Republican challenger David Harmer,...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2010Last comment by Chet, on Dec 1, 2010 at 10:56 pm | 28 comments | 6870 Views
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WHTGWWHTGW? Whatever happened to Global Warming? You don't hear much about it these days since it came out that the data were...
Original post made by Rick Pshaw on Dec. 10, 2013Last comment by Huh?, on Jan 10, 2014 at 12:52 pm | 28 comments | 4658 Views
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Both McNerney, Harmer in Washington as Congressional vote count continuesBoth 11th District Congressional candidates from the Nov. 2 election are now in Washington, D.C. While McNerney has declared...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2010Last comment by Citizen Paine, on Nov 21, 2010 at 9:58 am | 27 comments | 5185 Views
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State Senate committee hears arguments on stronger gun control lawsVoices on both sides of the gun control debate were heard Tuesday in Sacramento, as the Senate Committee on Public Safety...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2013Last comment by Raul, on Apr 24, 2013 at 11:38 pm | 24 comments | 4754 Views
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