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Multiple partners breeds lustful regret

Multiple partners breeds lustful regret

By Rodney Woodson, Associate Editor Nov 19, 2014

Multiple bedroom partners can be fun for most guys, and for a lot of men it is a way of life. That was my case back in the early 2000s. Yes much fun was had by all, but as time went on, that pleasure turned...

City council action halts positive progress

City council action halts positive progress

By Mark Wassberg, Staff Writer Nov 19, 2014

Big money in politics — right or wrong? Did Chevron really try to buy the 2014 election in Richmond? Chevron was a few days away from modernizing its Richmond Refinery in 2008, to make it safe for the...

Bargain shopping over holiday values

Bargain shopping over holiday values

By Christian Urrutia, Photo Editor Nov 19, 2014

Retail companies now brace their employees for the advent of the holiday season right after Halloween, beginning in November. Targeted advertising reminds us that the onslaught of early morning sales...

People are not 'illegal' or 'aliens'

People are not ‘illegal’ or ‘aliens’

By Roxana Amparo, News Editor Nov 19, 2014

According to Dictionary.com, the definition of the word “alien” is no longer just a creature from outer space, but it is also actually “a resident born in or belonging in another country who has...

Payment over-looked

Payment over-looked

By The Advocate Editorial Board Oct 29, 2014

Students at Contra Costa College do not have an effective means of waiving the $5 student activity fee they are charged each term, a fee of which they are hardly informed. The fee has been in place since...

Deceitful government abuses voting system

Deceitful government abuses voting system

By Rodney Woodson, Associate Editor Oct 29, 2014

Over the past few centuries people from all walks of life, races and genders have fought and died for the right to vote in the United States of America. While older generations and broadcasting entities...

Ballot measure adds undue stress

Ballot measure adds undue stress

By Jared Amdahl, Opinion Editor Oct 29, 2014

The upcoming Richmond ballot will offer Measure U to voters, which if passed will implement a half-cent sales tax increase on the city and people that have trouble affording to operate as it is. The...

Half-cent sales tax prevents cutbacks

Half-cent sales tax prevents cutbacks

By Roxana Amparo, News Editor Oct 29, 2014

Measure U helps you. Essential city services, such as public safety, public health and wellness programs, city youth programs and street paving, will be maintained and enhanced with a cost of only half...

Appalling graduation practices

By Tory Wilkerson, Student Oct 24, 2014

After reading Rodney Woodson’s “Shameful Society Focused On Race” that was published in The Advocate on Oct. 1 I strongly agree with his point of view. From personal experience, I agree with the...

Lack of connection with culture saddening

By Ejhane’ Lyons, Middle College High School student Oct 24, 2014

I am a student at Middle College High School on the Contra Costa College campus. I read “Shameful society focused on race” by Rodney Woodson, Oct. 1. I became disturbed and saddened all at once after...

Don't mistreat meat we eat

Don’t mistreat meat we eat

By Brian Boyle, spotlight editor Oct 24, 2014

The way Americans raise and handle the meat they eat is costing them far more than money. The American food system is filled with bad practices, be it poor feed and overuse of medication, poor living...

Seeking other interests through gaming

Seeking other interests through gaming

By Mike Thomas, Scene Editor Oct 24, 2014

In the United States soccer is not that popular, but it is starting to grow.  According to sporteology.com, soccer is ranked fifth on the list of the most popular sports in America. Growing up in an...

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