You, the voters of Contra Costa, made this project happen. Over 71% of you passed Measure J in 2004, extending a one-half percent sales tax for Contra Costa County transportation projects. The first dollars to fund a project from Measure J, attracted a myriad of small amounts. But the light changed to green when we …

The talk about the re-born Chevrolet Camaro has been the topic of car buffs and automotive journalists for some time. Pictures have been circulating for the past few years and Camaro concepts have traveled to major auto shows across the country. Well, the wait is over – the all-new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro has arrived and …

The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) celebrated its first SABR Day in America on Jan. 30 at 34 locations around the world, including Armadillo Willy’s restaurant in Dublin. SABR is a member-driven nonprofit organization made up of nearly 7,000 members who are fans of baseball and its rich and varied history. Although a sizable …

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As our winter hibernation period winds down, we lethargically come out of our cozy caves, stretch, and feel the warmth of the sun. When our muscles and limbs warm up, we receive a surge of new energy. Spring has arrived! After a good afternoon frolic in the sun, we are given an opportunity to return …

They say that everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. (Those of us who are also Irish the other 364 days of the year graciously allow that.) Up until the past decade, however, the foods of Ireland gave little cause for culinary rapture; so March 17 was all about the beverages the Irish are known …

My children were born and grew up here in California. Barbara and I loved, nurtured, fed, and educated them to the best of our ability. Meanwhile there were places around the world where children of a comparable age were being raised under entirely different circumstances. One of these extreme cases was in Cambodia. Here a …

We all want to make our partner happy. We try to compromise on those big decisions such as which car to buy and how to design the interior of our shared abode. But what happens when he wakes up one day and is surrounded with floral bedding, his beloved recliner is missing, and he actually …

THANKS FOR ASKING Q. Last year, I discovered a beehive in my juniper bushes. I ended up with four stings to the head. In January, I hosed it down with a high-pressure nozzle. I think I destroyed the hive or maybe it just got too cold, as I saw no evidence of any activity. What …

The month of March has a reputation for being windy. I believe there’s an old saying that goes, “Spring comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” Translation: March is usually pretty blustery and I don’t much like the “blust.” Wind makes me cold. It messes up my hair and it causes …