04/27/09
Should we in the East Bay be worried about the swine flu coming here? Should we postpone our Mexico vacations?
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04/26/09
Written by a local boy done good, Lynn looks forward to seeing his flick.
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04/25/09
Contra Costa DA raises stink by saying his office won't prosecute some misdemeanors, race to replace Tauscher heats up, and Berkeley animal-rights activist named an FBI Most Wanted Terrorist for bombing Pleasanton company.
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04/23/09
Teaching children to compliment can set the tone for a lifetime of positive interactions.
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04/22/09
Best-selling author and humanitarian activist to speak Saturday, April 25, at the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church.
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04/21/09
St. Mary's graduating senior—and current Diablo intern—Whitney Medved discusses being awarded a Fulbright teaching scholarship.
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04/21/09
Foothill High grad Brad Bergesen won in his pro debut for the Baltimore Orioles Tuesday night.
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04/20/09
Steve Reich—who received his master's in composition from Mills College—was a one-time collaborator with Grateful Dead’s bass player and has been hailed as “America’s greatest living composer."
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04/19/09
Lynn laments efforts to ban books
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04/18/09
John Madden retires from his NFL broadcasting, Tracy says good-bye to Sandra Cantu while her alleged killer is charged, Tea Party protests around the 'burbs on Tax Day, and 13 drunk guys drive a town crazy.
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04/15/09
“You haven’t been ‘good’ today,” a mother announced. She and her child had been exploring the new Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. We can imagine the mom’s frustration—trying to keep up with her child in the aquarium crowds or grabbing butterflies in the rainforest. I doubted that hearing that he was doing poorly would transform his behavior. Getting children to listen in exciting new places can be tricky. However, we can prepare children for new situations and stop and clearly remind them that they need more self-control. However, we can’t motivate them by saying they’re doing poorly. Many children have difficulty in public places. It’s easy to react by telling ourselves “I’m never taking her into...
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04/14/09
A Walnut Creek father, author, and expert on the impacts of new technology on our culture offers tips on coping with our kids' use of texting, Facebook, and MMORPGs like World of Warcraft.
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04/12/09
Lynn digs into an Acalanes graduate’s travel memoir about living in Italy’s capital.
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04/11/09
Police arrest mom, Sunday school teacher in murder of Tracy's Sandra Cantu, Lafayette's multi-million-dollar tax scofflaw, BART fares may rise, and destructive Pleasanton fire labeled "arson."
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04/08/09
Placing different expectations on how to celebrate kids' birthdays can be beneficial for children and parents.
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04/05/09
Danville’s beloved Rakestraw Books reopens in a new location on Hartz Avenue.
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04/04/09
Oakland woman one of two journalists held in North Korea, protesters chase UC president into Walnut Creek aerobics class, Pleasant Hill's Jayne Appel leads Stanford Cardinal to NCAA FInal Four
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04/02/09
In her debut column, parenting expert Susan Isaacs Kohl explores the effects of "spring fever" on our kids—and how parents can channel all that energy.
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04/02/09
Help clean and blaze open space trails this Saturday with Muir Heritage Land Trust
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