Is a Roth conversion right for you?
February 1, 2010 by Damien Couture · Leave a Comment
As you may have heard, there has been quite a bit of hoopla surrounding the change in the Roth IRA conversion rules for 2010. Could it be right for you? Let’s examine the basics and then discuss when it might be appropriate. Starting this year and for all subsequent tax years all taxpayers, regardless of …
Market Fresh
February 1, 2010 by Peggy Fallon · Leave a Comment
Most of us have been trudging through a self-imposed period of penance since January one, trying to make amends for the excesses of the holiday season. For weeks now it has been a steady diet of Spartan meals, limited sugar, miniscule portions of fat, more sleep, more exercise, and only the occasional tipple of alcohol. …
The Dirt Gardener – Thanks for Asking
February 1, 2010 by Buzz Bertolero · Leave a Comment
Q. I received a Christmas Cactus plant as a gift but I do not know how to care for it. Could you help me out with some information about watering, fertilizing, etc.? A. Christmas Cactus, are very easy to grow. Both Thanksgiving and Christmas Cactus are the same variety, Schlumbergia truncata. Over the years, …
Recognizing Service
February 1, 2010 by Mike Doyle · Leave a Comment
During this past holiday season I had the great privilege, on behalf of the Town of Danville, of welcoming home two active duty servicemen at an Operation Welcome Home ceremony hosted by the Town of Danville on December 27 at the Veterans Memorial Building. Operation Welcome Home was started in March 2004 as a way …
A Mighty Oak Indeed
February 1, 2010 by Scott Denison · Leave a Comment
In the fall of this New Year we will celebrate the 20th birthday of the Lesher Center for the Arts. I am reminded of a thought by James Hillman that was batted around in the early stages of the planning of the Center, “Inside the acorn, one finds the image of the oak tree that …
Healthy Eating and Improving Your Skin
February 1, 2010 by Theresa Taylor Grutzeck · Leave a Comment
If you read the papers, watch TV news or the Dr. Oz show, then you know that doctors, nutritionists and scientists seem to be constantly changing their opinions about what we should eat. Deciphering the conflicting reports is sometimes so confusing that you’d rather just dig into a good old fashion cheeseburger and fries and …
Alamo MAC Makes its Debut
February 1, 2010 by David Bowlby · Leave a Comment
Contra Costa County District III Supervisor Mary Nejedly Piepho now has seven Alamo residents to provide a voice for Alamo and its community through the newly-formed Municipal Advisory Council (MAC). The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the creation and appointment of the seven MAC members in October 2009, and we were officially sworn in at …
