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07/10/11 Contra Costa Times columnist Tom Barnidge wrote recently that Friday's launch of Atlantis marked "a bittersweet milestone for NASA because it is the last of 135 in the space shuttle program's history." Then Barnidge asks us to reflect on the accomplishments of the shuttle program over the past 30
07/04/11 Cam Inman, Contra Costa Times Only pitchers will wear the Athletics and Giants caps at the All-Star game, yet again. At least they're making history out of this troubling trend. No franchise has ever sent solely pitchers to eight consecutive All-Star games, a feat the Athletics will pull off July 12 when Gio Gonzalez is dispatched to the Midsummer Classic in Phoenix. For the first time in Giants ...
06/24/11 Cam Inman, Contra Costa Times Cal players leaned against their dugout railing and gazed at the College World Series stage a final few seconds once their magical season ended Thursday night. "We made it to Omaha, something a lot of people said couldn't be done, and we did it with our best buds," catcher Chadd Krist said after an 8-1 defeat to Virginia. "We're disappointed, but we've gotta ...
06/22/11 Monte Poole of the Contra Costa Times: "Seven months after the team officially was acquired by CEO Joe Lacob and co-owner Peter Guber, Robert Rowell is out. His departure is another indication -- perhaps the strongest yet -- that Lacob intends to make good on his vow that his Warriors will not be the same old Warriors only with new names atop the organizational chart and fresh coats of paint in ...
06/06/11 By Marcus Thompson II - Contra Costa Times OAKLAND, Calif. - The Golden State Warriors announced the hiring of ESPN analyst Mark Jackson as their new coach on Monday, and the consensus among the team's front office types was that they indeed got their man. Jackson was chosen over Dallas assistant Dwane Casey, San Antonio assistant Mike Budenholzer and Los Angeles Lakers assistant Brian Shaw. The ...
05/04/11 By ??? Contra Costa Times The Liberty Union High School District Graduates of Distinction Committee would like to thank all those individuals and organizations that helped to make this year's program a success. The Graduates of Distinction Day was held April 1.
04/20/11 By ??? Contra Costa Times Spring Break All Skills Camp -- 9 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. April 25-27. For boys ages 8-14. Sycamore Park, 2101 Holbrook Dr., Danville. $95-$145. 925-708-3173, lancerblankenship@sbcglobal.net , Blankenshipbaseball.com
03/31/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press PLEASANTON, Calif. A 23-year-old Army medic from the San Francisco Bay area has been killed in Afghanistan along with five fellow members of the 101st Airborne Division based in Ft. Campbell, KY. Spc. Jameson Lindskog's mother told the Contra Costa Times on Thursday that her son was shot while tending to injured soldiers from his unit, which came under ...
03/08/11 By ??? Contra Costa Times Corn-based ethanol is the renewable fuel environmentalists love to hate. But as turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa has sent oil prices soaring, U.S.-made ethanol is making a comeback.
03/02/11 By ??? Contra Costa Times Walnut Creek Youth Athletic Association -- WCYAA Baseball and T-Ball sign-ups online. For boys and girls ages 4-8. Heather Farm Park, 301 N. San Carlos Rd., Walnut Creek.$195. 925-933-4884, www.wcyaa.com
02/08/11 To have a support group considered, submit complete information to Kathy Bennett, Contra Costa Times, P.O. Box 8099, Walnut Creek, CA 94596; e-mail kbennett@bayareanewsgroup; or fax 925-943-8362. Announcement forms may be obtained by calling 925-943-8235.
12/28/10 A few weeks ago I joined four other writers who cover Pac-10 men's basketball and completed a preseason five-question survey about the conference. The writers: Ben Bolch (Los Angeles Times), Bob Clark (Eugene Register Guard), Jeff Faraudo (Contra Costa Times) and Doug Haller (Arizona Republic). 1. At this point in the non-conference season, what's surprised you most?
12/07/10 News: Carney (foot) suited up Sunday but didn't play in Golden State's loss to Oklahoma City, the Contra Costa Times reports. ( RotoWire - Mon. Dec 6, 2010)
09/25/10 Concord, Orinda and Richmond tackle sign flaps. Moraga-Orinda firefighters told to make haste when they stop for caffeine. Local PAC fined by the state. And does Pleasant Hill really think the Contra Costa Times is spam?
08/28/10 An excerpt from regularly updated blogs by writers on MediaNews Group websites: ---- JERRY McDONALD, NFL writer for the Contra Costa Times, on what we didn't learn from Raiders camp 2010: - With contact restrictions in practice, there's no way to know if the Raiders will be able to block well enough at the line of scrimmage to generate the running game they want or adequately protect quarterback ...
08/18/10 GARY PETERSON Contra Costa Times One momentous October night in New York, in the final inning of the final game of a playoff, Chris Chambliss hit a home run to put the Yankees into the World Series.
07/28/10 During a Contra Costa Times forum post, I learned from Bob Mankin of Discovery Bay, that ambulance service to Discovery Bay has an extended goal time of 16 minutes, 45 seconds. This also applies to Bethel Island.
06/21/10 REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first employee-based survey of Bay Area companies, Merced Systems has been named one of the Top Work Places in the Bay Area. The employee survey, conducted by an independent company, Workplace Dynamics, was spotlighted in the June 20th edition of the Bay Area News Group, which includes the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Oakland ...
06/21/10 SAN JOSE, Calif., June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first employee-based survey of Bay Area companies, A10 Networks has been named one of the Top Work Places in the Bay Area. The employee survey, conducted by an independent company, Workplace Dynamics, was spotlighted in the June 20th edition of the Bay Area News Group, which includes the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Oakland Tribune ...
06/19/10 Contra Costa Times WALNUT CREEK, Calif. Tough new federal anti-smoking restrictions will go into
06/04/10 Fullback James Hodgins, a member of the Greatest Show on Turf that won Super Bowl XXXIV, now faces the possibility of spending time in the Big House.According to Robert Salonga of the Contra Costa Times, authorities claim that Hodgins swindled... | 
