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<![CDATA[Pagano's hardware to open new store at Alameda Towne Centre]]>
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<![CDATA[Original business will remain on Lincoln Avenue]]>
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<![CDATA[phegarty@bayareanewsgroup.com (Peter Hegarty / Staff Writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:52:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Teen jazz group to perform at library]]>
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<![CDATA[n Last in fall series to be held Saturday]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Janet Levaux / Correspondent)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:40:12 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Life on the Island: Community gets involved in cleanup, fundraisers and more]]>
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<![CDATA[THE LAST FEW WEEKS have put Alameda in the spotlight, and the Alameda Journal Blog (at www.ibabuzz/alamedajournal/) has done its best to keep up.With the oil spill of Oct.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Janet Levaux / Columnist)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:40:08 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA['House of Blue Leaves' takes foolishness to silly new level]]>
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<![CDATA[n St. Joseph Notre Dame students romp through zany '60s production]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Alice Chalip / Correspondent)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:38:32 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Encinal actors shine in 'The Odd Couple" ]]>
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<![CDATA[Merge a slob with a neat freak in close quarters and the two can only be headed for disaster. The Encinal High School production of "The Odd Couple" opened last Friday and will run through this weekend.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Palwasha Khatri and Sophia Williams / Contributors)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:38:29 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[City leaders to visit Irvine on fact-finding trip]]>
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<![CDATA[Southern California's plans for El Toro could guide Alameda in dealing with Navy]]>
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<![CDATA[phegarty@bayareanewsgroup.com (Peter Hegarty / Alameda Journal)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:36:52 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Council delays decision on Boys & Girls Club funding]]>
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<![CDATA[Vote on $2 million allocation may come in December]]>
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<![CDATA[phegarty@bayareanewsgroup.com (Peter Hegarty / Alameda Journal)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:36:48 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Alameda City Briefs]]>
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<![CDATA[Community Thanksgiving meal on ThursdayChrist Episcopal Church will hold its annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner, and this year they are expecting a record turnout.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (ALAMEDA JOURNAL)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:36:28 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Be alert to holiday food dangers for pets]]>
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<![CDATA[THE ALAMEDA ANIMAL SHELTER has a lot to be thankful for this year. The number of adoptions is up and the past week continued to see new homes for pets-in-waiting.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Linda Treml Hallam / Columnist)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:36:25 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Man faces drunken driving charge following collisions, police say]]>
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<![CDATA[Police arrested a man on suspicion of drunken driving Nov. 11 after they said he crashed into five parked vehicles on three streets and then fled the scene.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Alameda Journal)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:36:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Artists can critique other artists at Alameda art gallery's sessions]]>
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<![CDATA[n Sessions at Autobody Fine Art invite artists to critique other artists' work]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Jennifer K. Rumple / Correspondent)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:28:13 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[A call for turkeys]]>
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<![CDATA[Food Bank sees surge in need for holiday meals in tough economic times]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (by Janet Levaux / Correspondent)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:28:12 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Kaiser doesn't renew surgical services contract with Alameda Hospital]]>
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<![CDATA[n Health care giant opts against renewing surgical services contract; will continue through March 2010]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Michele Ellson / Correspondent)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:28:00 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Alameda Letters to the Editor]]>
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<![CDATA[Applebee's tribute appreciatedCongratulations to Applebee's in Alameda for making it a true Veterans Day by giving a free meal to any vet who showed up.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (ALAMEDA JOURNAL)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:17:16 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[My Word: Don't be fooled by SunCal's pretty propaganda]]>
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<![CDATA[By Rosemary McNallyON FEB. 2, THE most important election in Alameda's history will determine the city's future. SunCal, a developer with a history of 27 bankruptcies, and DE Shaw, a Wall Street global hedge fund, have written an initiative that Alameda voters will vote on.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Rosemary McNally)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:17:08 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Gilmore running for Alameda mayor]]>
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<![CDATA[Council member becomes first to declare in 2010 race]]>
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<![CDATA[phegarty@bayareanewsgroup.com (Peter Hegarty / Alameda Journal)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:11:23 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Guido the Gardener: Mouthwatering recipes for the holiday table]]>
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<![CDATA[THANKSGIVING, GRATITUDE, FOOD! Let's get to it.Easy Peasy Pear Sauce is great when you have a few pears that just get away from you, ripeness-wise. But for a real tasty side dish, try this instead of apple sauce.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Guido the Gardener / Columnist)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:11:22 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[MediaNotes: Radio personality Dave Ross understands the media spotlight]]>
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<![CDATA[FIVE YEARS AFTER he offered to buy me lunch, I finally took radio commentator Dave Ross up on it. I just had to go to Seattle to do it.It was well worth it.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Bill Mann / Columnist)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:40:48 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Top-seeded Jets open NCS playoffs]]>
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<![CDATA[Defending champs home against Sonoma Valley; Alameda at Ygnacio Valley in Division II]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@contracostatimes.com (Matt Smith / Correspondent)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:21:31 -0700]]>
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