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1. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Patricia Munro, Livermore

   250 Years and Two Weeks (opens the original)

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   On Saturday, July 4, we observed the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence—the official birthday of the United States. Anyone currently watching Ken Burns’ The American Revolution, or who has read history, knows the Declaration was only one step on the very bloody path to becoming a nation. Nevertheless, the Declaration stated plainly values we have striven to achieve—sometimes with greater success; sometimes, sadly and painfully, with failure. Those values are stated most s

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2. Article · Jul 9, 2026 · Patricia Munro, Livermore

   Remembering Scott Haggerty (opens the original)

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   I met then-Supervisor Scott Haggerty in early 2019, shortly after being elected to Livermore City Council. It didn’t take him long to put me to work in places that would help him fight for the Tri-Valley and for the vulnerable in the Tri-Valley. He appointed me to a special MTC-ABAG committee to provide a Tri-Valley voice on a regional plan for balancing housing, jobs, and transportation. (Not entirely successful, sadly.) The Tri-Valley had the opportunity to get a state grant to fund a progra

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