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Tony DeCesare July 12, 2012 at 11:46 pm
Hilary, you are an insperation & I truly enjoyed watching your episode of Secret Milluonaire. I…Read More will now try to follow your lead and look for some charitable organizations that I can volunteer and make a posative difference in peoples lives. I am also a DeCesare and am proud to have the same last name as you. My oldest daughter's name is Hilary. Thank you for ipening my eues to kake a differnce. Sincerely, Tony DeCesare Roseville, CA.
John Kevranian July 9, 2012 at 12:19 am
Bless your heart and may your fortune multiply by 100 folds!
Bill Roberts July 2, 2012 at 02:16 pm
When I showed this article to my daughter Alannah (9yrs) she thought this was AWSOME and said she…Read More has been recycling for vacation money but wants to help out your fund. I will contact you for drop off info, we have alot...
Good luck and thank you for all you are doing
Cindy Bonagura July 2, 2012 at 04:28 pm
Those of us who teach high school could have told you those things about teenagers, but it is…Read More wonderful to hear someone else make the statements that you did about the teenagers growing up in the San Ramon Valley. I teach/coordinate two "teenage" internship program at California High School (Careers in Teaching and iQuest). The first thing I do each school year is work to earn the respect of my students, when I do, they in turn work to earn my respect. Teenagers want to have responsibility, want to do good work, want to succeed on their own, want to be silly and look forward to the chapter of their lives called adulthood. I fortunately am able to have a career that puts me right in the middle of their lives; they are funny, silly, responsibility, insightful, intelligent and add to our communities. As adults we owe it to them to work to earn their respect, when we do, they will want to earn ours.
Kirsten Branch June 30, 2012 at 02:54 pm
I agree. We parents like to tell our kids, "LISTEN TO ME," but we could do with a bit of…Read More walking that talk better, don't you think?
P. Sutton June 30, 2012 at 01:17 pm
I think that adults tend to disregard teenagers, and the fact is that they are our future, and we…Read More definitely need to put time in to understand them and communicate with them. I have a 16 year old, and I find him and his friends to be deep, intellectual, and spiritual.
They have a rough road ahead of them, but we can make it smoother by talking to them as peers and developing a mutual respect so that we can share our life experience.
Emily Henry (Editor) March 19, 2013 at 08:55 pm
Hi Celeste. Please email me and I'll help you get a copy: emily.henry@patch.com.
C.McCullough March 19, 2013 at 05:45 pm
I am i this video and am trying to use it for a power point presentation for school. May I use it…Read More and could you please send it ion a form I can download?
Celeste McCullough
SaveMountDiablo July 31, 2012 at 03:00 pm
No, we're saying that we have done surveys with professional outside consultants and are actually…Read More recreating native habitat to help support native species like California red-legged frogs and Alameda Whipsnakes.
Lance Howland (Editor) April 12, 2012 at 05:59 pm
Shoot, Paula, I need to lighten up. It's a universal reaction, I realized, because when we were…Read More small, impressionable people and found an egg or a baby away from the nest, our mothers earnestly explained to us that we didn't want to get our human smell on the egg or baby because the mother might then be repelled. -- LDH, editor, Walnut Creek Patch
Paula Miller April 12, 2012 at 04:41 pm
Thanks Lance, but I really wasn't too worried about Brian being too intrusive and the webcam…Read More reference was in jest. I, for one, really appreciate Brian's efforts when it comes to the nurturing of the Wood Ducks and also for his education of all of your readers. I am still curious as to how tolerant the mama duck is of humans and would like to know more about them.
Creatures such as the Wood Ducks who manage to survive living in a suburban area are just another reason that we are so fortunate to live in Walnut Creek!
Lance Howland (Editor) April 12, 2012 at 02:53 pm
Paula: Pretty sure it's not a webcam. I got a look last summer. I have confidence in Brian being…Read More the quietest, most respectful naturalist possible. Keep in mind that these ducks are putting up with a fair amount of noise all the time in that location -- kids walking home from Las Lomas, cars going by on South Main, cars going by on the freeway. Maybe Brian wants to weigh in with a comment here. -- Lance Howland, editor, Walnut Creek Patch
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