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Taves: July 4 isn’t our only birthday. Surviving another 250 years requires we celebrate the other, too.

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Taves: July 4 isn’t our only birthday. Surviving another 250 years requires we celebrate the other, too.

admin July 3, 2026 0

If the U.S. wants to live long enough to see its 500th anniversary, it needs to understand...

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Opinion: Big Oil needs Californians to fall for its slick marketing campaign. Don’t be fooled.

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Opinion: Big Oil needs Californians to fall for its slick marketing campaign. Don’t be fooled.

admin July 2, 2026 0

Stations charge more for "top tier" gas. Stop falling for their gimmicks and save money, argue state...

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Borenstein: A Bay Area mayor sexually harassed City Hall workers. For one, it triggered something even darker.

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Borenstein: A Bay Area mayor sexually harassed City Hall workers. For one, it triggered something even darker.

admin July 1, 2026 0

While it seems much has changed since Concord’s Byron Campbell mistreated women, there are too many similar...

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Opinion: As debate rages over Iran deal, let’s acknowledge how much we have already lost

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Opinion: As debate rages over Iran deal, let’s acknowledge how much we have already lost

admin July 1, 2026 0

'After you've seen what war asks of the people sent to fight it, it's hard to read...

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Letters: Players should have freedom not to observe Pride Night

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Letters: Players should have freedom not to observe Pride Night

admin June 30, 2026 0

Also: Enrollment decline | Trillionaire Musk | Fire prevention | Local ordinances targeted. East Bay Times reader...

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Letters: Plaintiffs in lawsuit could learn from LGBTQ community

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Letters: Plaintiffs in lawsuit could learn from LGBTQ community

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Also: Lawsuit over love | Not inclusive | Priced out | Targeting opponents | Playing slumlord. Mercury...

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Mathews: United Scammers of America celebrates 250

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Mathews: United Scammers of America celebrates 250

admin June 30, 2026 0

The U.S. should ditch its birthday celebrations and embrace its true legacy as a paradise for fraud

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Opinion: ICE detention is as bad as it sounds. I’ve been living it for 2 years.

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Opinion: ICE detention is as bad as it sounds. I’ve been living it for 2 years.

admin June 30, 2026 0

A detainee reveals how private prison corporations profit from the cruel mistreatment of migrants

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Walters: Academic turf war between California colleges underscores need for new higher education plan

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Walters: Academic turf war between California colleges underscores need for new higher education plan

admin June 30, 2026 0

The decades-old framework fails as rival institutions fight for control over degree programs

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Letters: Media should not portray election as a popularity contest

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Letters: Media should not portray election as a popularity contest

admin June 29, 2026 0

Also: Fiscal responsibility | Bike lanes | Keep highways safe | Climate change. East Bay Times reader...

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