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| | More research is emerging that shows a connection between using our brains and postponing some forms of dementia as we age.The old saw, "Use it or lose it," is not a guarantee.
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| | VAN JONES HAD almost no marketing budget for his book "The Green Collar Economy" when it came out last month. He'd had a difficult time even getting a publisher.
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| | Six million pounds of garbage: Alameda County's refuse for just one day, all collected in a huge, horrifying pit.
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| | This past summer I got the opportunity to live several people's lives by stepping into their work boots for a day.I started the six-week series by spending a day in the life of a firefighter.
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| | THERE'S A NEW MAN in my life. Juan is handy around the house, he cleans up after himself, and if he inconveniences me, he apologizes.He has spent the past three weeks with me, and that is just fine with Keeper.
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| | NO, THAT'S NOT a fabulous festival of pork products scheduled for Dec. 13 along the Peninsula.It's the 19th annual San Mateo Hogs Toy Run — and those are motorcycles, not swine, sir.
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| | Partisan offices in the Tri-Valley reflected the reality that campaign veterans were saying for months. It was a lousy year to have an "R'' after your name and a very good one to have a "D.
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| | LOTS OF FUN and lovely weather highlighted South San Francisco Adult School's 75th anniversary celebration Oct. 15 at the school's main campus at 825 Southwood Drive.
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| | There's something about discovery that makes you feel important. You find a favorite restaurant, resort or champagne, and it's exhilarating.Nobody told you about it.
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| | IF I'M NOT careful about how I write this, you'll think I'm horrible when you read it.For more than a year, I've debated whether or not I should even try to write this column.
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| | It is a time for a change. We witnessed the most historic election in modern history. President-elect Barack Obama has proved that America is the land where anything is possible.
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| | Applications for "Valley Idol: Geezer Edition" will be accepted starting today.Don't be insulted by the feature's title. The purpose of "Idol-Geezer" is to demonstrate that our Valley residents older than the age of 28 have significantly more experience, bravado and raw talent than the
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| | FLAGS were waving, children were playing and adults were cheering Tuesday as the 2008 Alameda County Veterans Day Parade rolled through downtown Hayward.
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| | IT WAS, if nothing else, a seminal moment for the nation. Most will undoubtedly remember where they were, even those in opposition, when the country tabbed Barack Hussein Obama as its president-elect.
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| | In abandoning the core idea behind the $700 billion bailout, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson made clear his intention that the government will not attempt to extinguish the foreclosure fire burning in all parts of our country's economy.
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| | What do movie actor-director Clint Eastwood, oil man T. Boone Pickens and college football coach Joe Paterno have in common? They are all well past age 75 and still working.
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| | "Plan for a hundred years, but live each day as your last." This blast of hyperbole offers one of the best antidotes for coming to terms with the stock market's deluge.
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| | Lady says bell on cat's collar alerts birds and gives them a chance to escape. Gary says only if it's a 300-pound bell.
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| | After more than 400 meals in the name of the Mercury News, Aleta Watson puts down her fork.
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| | New prime-time shows humorously play upon the headlines and bring a much-needed black perspective to a genre dominated by the likes of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.
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| | Acclaimed director of 'Argonautika' adapts tales of 1,001 nights legend; CC Civic Theatre fishes for laughs with 'Greater Tuna."
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| | The video game sequels create memorable chapters in their flagship franchises. They flesh out intriguing worlds. They incorporate new gameplay elements. But they take different paths in doing so.
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| | It was one for the history books. Yet, Friday night's concert at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland may well be one that Brian Wilson will want to forget.
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