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I was a young sub-teenager when I first learned how to [tag]candy orange peel[/tag] from my beloved grandmother Yetta. It was the time of the ?Great Depression? and we were all living together in a crowded apartment in a Brooklyn slum. Because she had to work to support the family after her Husband David Laffer [...]

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I would like to welcome you to another week of [tag]self-discovery [/tag]and [tag]universal understanding[/tag]. If you have been following my column, which has been running for almost three years now; you would know that I will deviate from the norm from time to time. That?s fine with me, because that?s me. To tell the truth [...]

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Good Day Caf?, 38 Admiral Callaghan Lane 707 557-8802 Mon- Sat 6 a.m. ? 3 p.m. Sunday 7 a.m. ? 3 p.m. Walking into the [tag]Good Day Caf? [/tag]feels like stepping into a great aunt?s crowded living room. Knick-knacks line the windowsills and hang from the ceilings. Tables, chairs and booths are crowded together. Everyone [...]

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[tag]Johnny Depp[/tag] and his crew of drunken reprobates have returned to pillage, plunder, and pirate their way across the Caribbean, through theaters, and into our hearts. Over the top is a good phrase for [tag]Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man?s Chest[/tag], the center film in the planned trilogy. Traditionally center movie in trilogies have been [...]

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Over the past few weeks, I have been researching some of Vallejo?s earliest residents. That research has taken me to a variety of places, including [tag]Vallejo?s Carquinez Cemetery[/tag] on Benicia Road. Far from being creepy, my visits to the ancient burial site, located next to St.Vincent?s Catholic Cemetery at Benicia Road and Rollingwood Drive, have [...]

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On Thursday, July 13, the [tag]Solano County Fair[/tag] held a [tag]Fine Arts Reception[/tag] for all the artists entered in the 2006 fair. I was impressed. This is one of the finest collections of art I have seen displayed anywhere this year. [tag]Solano County[/tag] residents are a talented lot and an excellent selection of art can [...]

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The [tag]8th annual Battle of the Bands[/tag] is coming to Vallejo Saturday, July 22, 2006, 8 p.m. – 1 a.m. at [tag]Chris Club[/tag] located at 656 Benicia Road (next to Starbucks/Shell/McDonalds). The Battle of the Bands is dedicated to promoting people, music & culture in the world. If you want to register, it costs only [...]

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The [tag]11th annual Vallejo Pow-Wow[/tag] will be held this weekend – July 22-23 2006 at Vallejo’s Waterfront. The theme for this year is “[tag]Red Road to Wellness[/tag]“. Many sacred prayers and dances will be performed this weekend for the betterment of families. Peace and unity within the family structure is the goal this weekend. Come [...]

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It?s a rare [tag]theatrical feat[/tag] to combine humor, warmth, history, struggle, sorrow, joy, and genuine humanity into one musical. [tag]Fiddler on the Roof[/tag] has been doing that for nearly 42 years, thanks to a splendid score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick and to Joseph Stein?s brilliant book. This perennial classic is a perfect fit [...]

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Hi Martha, I just read your editorial on VCAT. I thought it was fair, balanced, and overall a good job. While I might not agree with everything that was stated by some of the people, it was fair and to the point. Mark Mazzaferro Public Information Officer for the City of Vallejo, VCAT Boardmember Excellent [...]

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There seems to be no shortage of activities at the height of summer here in Vallejo. This issue of Listen & Be Heard Weekly points the way to many of the things you can do with or without the kids this week and beyond. Our calendar editor, Cyndi Combs, (who won an award at the [...]

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