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The Big Picture: Orinda, please be my friend
AN OPEN LETTER to the city of Orinda: Dear Orinda: Hello. How are you? I am fine. I have a question: Why don't you like me? Here's why I ask:...
Oakland Tribune, 12/01/09 by Mike Zampa · More from publication -
The Big Picture: Readers -- Send us your 'word picture'
ON ONLY THREE occasions should gentlemen appear in print -- birth, marriage and death. I don't know who said that, but I'm guessing it wasn't Tiger...
Oakland Tribune, 12/01/09 by Mike Zampa · More from publication -
The Big Picture: Holiday relaxation: Snap to it!
CAN'T TALK THIS morning. Lots to do. The holidays, you know. While you're sleeping off Thanksgiving dinner, we're at work. Not shopping; I'd...
Oakland Tribune, 11/25/09 by Mike Zampa · More from publication -
The Big Picture: Lamorinda's custom-built drivers test
FIRST CAME THE optometrist: "You should wear glasses when you drive." Next came the garage mechanic: "Your license is about to expire." Then...
Oakland Tribune, 11/19/09 by Mike Zampa · More from publication -
The Big Picture: In this dining revival, quantity is quality
LET'S GET ONE thing straight. Food isn't complicated. You cook it. You eat it. That's all there is to it. Sadly, we've forgotten this....
Oakland Tribune, 11/12/09 by Mike Zampa · More from publication -
Mike Zampa: The right side of the freeway
NO ONE LIVES on the wrong side of the tracks in our community. There are no tracks. The train pulled out years ago. But there's still a social...
Oakland Tribune, 11/05/09 by Mike Zampa · More from publication -
The Big Picture: Sustaining an effort to conserve
WE'RE GOING TO try something different today. First, close your eyes. Next, empty your head of all thought. That's right, wise guy, just like...
Oakland Tribune, 10/29/09 by Mike Zampa · More from publication -
The Big Picture: Dogged struggle to remain pet-free
THERE ARE TWO ways to tell if a town has heart. One is how it treats its kids. The other is its attitude toward pets. Based on available...
Oakland Tribune, 10/15/09 by Mike Zampa · More from publication -
The Big Picture: Just like Churchill, but the other way
I'VE COME OUT of the closet. Not only that, I've crossed the aisle. I decided last month. Fifty thousand people were watching. For all I know,...
Oakland Tribune, 10/08/09 by Mike Zampa · More from publication -
The Big Picture: Cost of new library says volumes
I KNOW WHERE I'm hanging out this winter -- the library. I've just taken a tour. It's going to be the coziest place in town. You're probably...
Oakland Tribune, 10/01/09 by Mike Zampa · More from publication
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