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| | WHEREAS, be it known that after xxxxx years of service to people of the County of Santa Clara, XXXXXX XXXXXXXX retired ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) |
 | | WHEREAS, The Commonwealth Club, founded in 1903 by Edward F. Adams an editorial writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, is the nation’s oldest and largest public affairs forum, bringing together 14,000 members to discuss topics extending from politics, culture, society and the economy; and |
 | | WHEREAS, The Commonwealth Club benefits from a steady stream of national and international political and social celebrities who appear before the organization, beginning with Theodore Roosevelt in 1911; and |
 | | WHEREAS, As early as 1979, the Commonwealth Club offered programs in the South Bay, but expanded significantly in 1997 when the World Forum of Silicon Valley merged with The Commonwealth Club. |
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