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National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Tips on communicating with someone who has recovered from an eating disorder

Vanessa Dueck - February 23, 2021 0

"How's your new diet going?" I hear one woman ask another at the playground. "It's hard. I've been eating the shakes and the bars. So...

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This Valentine’s Day, let go of expectations

Vanessa Dueck - February 13, 2021 0

My dad’s carelessness drove my mother crazy. Without fail, each time he would leave the house (giving himself not a moment to spare), he...

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A worthwhile New Year’s resolution: Let go of guilt and shame

Vanessa Dueck - December 28, 2020 2

There’s a pair of best friends that can always be found together. They go by the names of Guilt and Shame. Some of their...

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We will get through these lonely days

Vanessa Dueck - December 17, 2020 2

Have you ever eaten a tiny piece of raw chicken just to see if your body could take it? Driven with your eyes closed...

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The eternal importance of speaking truth to power

Guest Post - December 3, 2020 0

It was in 1969 or 1970. I was in Junior College. I was a volunteer in The College Readiness program, an on-campus effort to...

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Are the holidays making you want to reach for a drink?

Vanessa Dueck - December 3, 2020 0

“I don’t know if there’ll be snow, so have a cup of cheer.” Ah, yes. The “cup of cheer.” If you’re like many Americans, you’ve...

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A heart of Thanksgiving

Vanessa Dueck - November 25, 2020 0

It was during the third trimester of my second and most challenging pregnancy when the “gratitude journal” craze started to spread online. Back then I...

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Poetry: Goodbye Arco

Vanessa Dueck - November 19, 2020 0

Goodbye Arco I looked out The driver’s window Expecting familiar scene: Folks filling cars Or bumming smokes (Taboo cuz ‘vid nineteen) Usually at that light I turn – Loud music as my...

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Must-see historical site in Milpitas: José Maria de Jesus Alviso Adobe and Rancho Milpitas

Joseph Ehardt - November 18, 2020 1

This is the second article in a continuing series published in The Milpitas Beat describing historical sites in Milpitas from information provided by the...

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Poetry: Falling Leaf

Vanessa Dueck - November 2, 2020 0

Falling Leaf Released With style and grace – Such elegance and ease Clair De Lune in air You move Among the rustling trees Piano – almost silent As strings are ushered in Transporting...

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America! We forgot to complain about Daylight Savings!

Vanessa Dueck - November 2, 2020 3

Every year around this time I look forward to the passionate complaining of friends and family about the unnecessariness of California’s participation in daylight...

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Proposed VTA cuts will harm essential workers, students, and seniors

Rachel Wu - October 31, 2020 2

As a high school student who hasn’t experienced being packed like a sardine with other children on the bus to school for over half...

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How COVID-19 has shaped our Milpitas city experiences

Rachel Wu - October 30, 2020 0

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many changes, but one that doesn’t usually come to mind is the shift in the way we interact...

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Staying inspired in pandemic times

Vanessa Dueck - October 30, 2020 0

We all know the old saying “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” But, what...

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The importance of voting as a Muslim woman

Ayilah Chaudhary - October 30, 2020 0

Women’s suffrage has come a long way, but it’s still shocking to accept the fact that women could not vote in every country that...

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Stand by your man: a suggestion for America

Vanessa Dueck - October 19, 2020 0

Ah, the long-term romantic relationship – I’m not talking about seeing a guy or girl from Tinder three times in a row…I’m talking one...

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Making Public Comment useful for Milpitas City Council

Rob Jung - October 1, 2020 0

COVID-19 has certainly turned things upside down for everyone. It has even affected city council meetings in ways that no one expected. But, Milpitians,...

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Perseverance

Vanessa Dueck - September 16, 2020 0

Is it just me, or are the shorter days feeling a little…long these days? As the smoky curtain of powerlessness hangs heavy over all...

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Personal maintenance in the age of COVID-19

Vanessa Dueck - September 9, 2020 1

I am training to hit the Olympic standard in the marathon, not for 2021 (if the 2021 Olympics is not just another far off...

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Pandemic conditions inspire Merryhill students to form debate club

Meghaa Ravichandran - August 28, 2020 1

Although the pandemic has led to Merryhill School in Milpitas being closed since March, that has done nothing to deter the spirit of its...

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Must-see historical site in Milpitas: Higuera Adobe

Joseph Ehardt - July 2, 2020 0

This is the beginning of what will be a continuing series published in The Milpitas Beat describing historic sites in Milpitas from information provided...

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Support this Black-owned business in the Bay Area: Longevity Wines

Nerizza Besabe Manongdo - June 19, 2020 2

Few Black-owned vineyards stretch across the United States, let alone the globe. According to Wine Enthusiast, a small handful of producers, about 100 wineries...

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