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March 4, 2005
| Willow Glen soldier serving in Afghanistan |
Tom Ficarra enjoying living far away from home
By Carol Rosen
Editor
Tom Ficarra is a long way from his Willow Glen home. He’s even a long way from Philadelphia where he grew up. But the captain in the California National Guard, who’s spending a year in Afghanistan, is still having a good time.
“I’m happy to be here,” he told the Times. “Coming over here, it’s an adventure, it’s exciting. The people are totally different. I feel I have a purpose; that I’m doing something to help after 9/11. It makes me feel good.”
However, it’s taken some time to get used to the weather. Interviewed in early February from his Read
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| Proposal to allow retail on school campuses worries parents, teachers Willow Glen Elementary School would begin pilot program to generate extra cash for school district
By Sheila Sanchez
Staff Writer
A cash-strapped San Jose Unified School District’s desire to make money is creating anxiety among parents and teachers concerned about a controversial proposal to build commercial space on some of its campuses.
The proposal has tentatively targeted Willow Glen Elementary School’s new two-story building to Read
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