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November 10, 2005
A successful life’s detour |
Almaden man honored at MS Dinner of Champions Former executive Doug Richardson flourishes despite “unexpected change in direction”
By Julie Davis Berry
Executive Editor
The man with the smiling blue eyes and boyish shock of gray hair quickly navigates his way around a crowd in his motorized scooter, happily greeting friends as he approaches them.
The 50-something man is Doug Richardson, who was honored last month at the Silicon Valley Multiple Sclerosis Dinner of Champions with an achievement award for his dedication to helping those coping with the devastating disease live to the best of their abilities.
Those who know Read more...
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| Mailbox massacre
Destructive ‘sport’ angers residents
By Kymberli W. Brady
Staff Writer
For nearly a month, more than a dozen residents near T. J. Martin Park have been the repeated victims of a sport that makes midnight vandals go postal—literally.
It’s a not-so-nice twist on an American pastime. However, the only similarity in mailbox baseball is the bat. The playing field changes constantly and is literally in our front yards. And unlike its counterpart, bashing mailboxes is a federal offense under Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 1705. Anyone caught playing Read more...
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