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Interview with Beverley Brown
Jane Armbruster
"I guess service is in my blood," says Beverley Brown, explaining why she likes being the new advertising manager for the MacArthur Metro. She pauses for a moment and then adds, "The Metro helps knit the fabric of my community."Beverley has been at.
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Fairy Godmother's Society
Meredith Florian
Believe it or not, Fairy Godmothers exist in the East Bay. They may not alight with fabled gossamer wings and glimmering wands, but they touch down long enough to rescue worthy causes from the cinders. These local sprites, founded by Laurel resident .
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Reginald H. Scudder Passes
Gordon Laverty
The many friends of the Scudder family, long-time operators of The Colonial Chapel Funeral Directors on High Street, were saddened to learn of the passing on Sunday, June 9, of Reginald H. (Reggie) Scudder.Mr. Scudder, father of Paul F. Scudder, pr.
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PAL Fishing
Sheila D'Amico
Children in the Oakland Police Athletic League (PAL) summertime program are fishing once again at the trout ponds at McCrea Park on Carson Rd. Director Sergeant Mullnix from Youth & Community Services says fishing happens on alternate weeks during July and August.
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What's Behind the Screen Door?
Pat Patterson
Pat Patterson's photographs, a diverse mix of people, places, and things, are currently on exhibit at Brewberry's Fine Coffees on MacArthur.One photograph that gets reactions is of a screen door slightly ajar, opening out to the countryside, titled "Freedom.
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Lawyers in the 'Hood: Neighborhood Law Corps Hits Oakland Streets
Ellen Griffin
Editor's Note: John Russo, Oakland's first elected city attorney, campaigned on a platform of "community lawyering." Now he's created a privately funded corps of attorneys who agree to two-year stints as blight fighters, working in neighborhoods instead of City Hall.
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Shalom over the City
Sheila D'Amico
A call to "speak Shalom over the city" opened the rally at Oakland's City Hall following the March for Peace on July 13. Organized by African American pastors, the march and rally brought about 4,000 participants to the plaza determined to end the gu.
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