A&E
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Contra Costa Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” Returns to Lesher Center
Transition into the holiday season with the Bay’s Area’s most family-friendly production of The Nutcracker! Returning for its 29th year, Contra Costa Ballet’s production of…
- Diablo Women’s Chorale Presents “Winter Peace” Concert
- CLAYTON THEATRE COMPANY Presents “Spelling Bee”
- Holiday Arts and Craft Show at aRt Cottage
- Colorful, Cultural Dia de los Muertos Exhibit
- Maris Makes a Movie
Books
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The Orphan’s Tale
book review Bookends by Jill hedgecock The Orphan’s Tale (2017, MIRA, 368 pages, $7.57) by Pam Jenoff provides fascinating insights into the lives of German…
- Rhino in the Room
- My Name is Memory
- An Interview with Jill Hedgecock: Writer in the Room
- Wintergirls
- A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Community
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White Pony Express Sends Ready-to-Eat Meals Daily to Paradise Fire Victims.
Pleasant Hill – Since November 14, White Pony Express (WPE), began sending a refrigerated truck with perishable ready-to-eat food and envelopes of donated cash daily…
- Walnut Creek Sufi Temple Built to Serve 700 Years
- Perkins and Reid – Teachers of the Year
- Evicted Tenants Seek Council Help
- Five Days of Chaos, Concord Prevails for Now
- Sneak Peek: Pacheco Clay Portrait Sculpture
Current
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Saint Nicholas Boutique
For more information on Rose Wood Academy and Preschool, go to https://www.woodroseacademy.org/
- Concord Oktoberfest October 12-13
- Holiday Season Bell Ringers Wanted
- I Was an American Refugee
- A Backwards Time Capsule
- Changing Children’s Lives Through Food
Dan Ashley/WRM
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Chat to the Future
What Really Matters If you are reading this now, it must be the year 2168. My, what I would give to see what life is…
- University of California System Denying Admission to California Students
- WHAT REALLY MATTERS – CLOSING THE INCOME GAP – DAN ASHLEY
Editorials
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Opinion – Proud of City Council’s Response
by Dominic Aliano, Concord Recently, our community, the City of Concord, received troubling news. We were informed that the United States Navy has plans to…
- The Evolution of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
- Opinion: To Be or Not to Be a Sanctuary City?
- What a Mess!
- WHAT EXACTLY IS FREEDOM?
Food
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Change Things Up With Chinese Broccoli
Thanksgiving means family and friends around a table laden with traditional food and drink. What about surprising them with some new and interesting recipes using…
- OUT to LUNCH: The Culinary Delights of Oktoberfest
- Thanksgiving Caramel Pecan Rolls
- Nepalese Style: Momo n Curry
- Dark Chocolate Guinness Cake
- Brasas do Brazil Opens in Concord
Health
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WASH Project Concord Rotary Tackles Honduras School Sanitation
When schools have no water or sustainable infrastructure and poor sanitation behavior, students suffer. UNICEF has identified Haiti and Honduras as the two most needy…
- DEA Removes Some CBD off Schedule 1
- 5 Ways The Elderly Can Reduce Risk of Injury
- Let Shame Go and Live Your Life Fully in 2018
- YOGA SAVED MY LIFE – Recovering from Anorexia
- The Magic of Microgreens
Home
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“Heart of the Home” Show Aids Quadraplegic Teen
By David King In June 2018, Kyle McClay of American Kitchen Company (AKC) in Concord, launched a TV show concept called “Heart of the Home”,…
- Thanksgiving Place Setting Ideas
- The Naked Gardener
- How is the Market?
- Easy Halloween Home Decor Ideas
- East Bay Quality of Life Attracts Home Buyers
Inside the Secret Service
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Assassin or Just Trying to Impress a Girl?
The atmosphere at a presidential function or a campaign rally is electric. People are excited, cheering, smiling, and generally, very happy and enthusiastic. With tens…
- Columbine, CO – The Evil Law Enforcement Must Face
- A Failed Foray Into International Diplomacy
- When Dad is a Secret Service Agent
- When Dad is a Secret Service Agent
- Protecting the Trumps: Logistics for the First Family
Legal
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California Okays Hemp for Farmers
by Todd Runestad | New Hope Network In what’s being called “a major victory for the hemp industry,” Gov. Jerry Brown signed California Senate Bill 1409, which will…
- The Supreme Court and the Second Amendment
Money
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We Are Missing the Boat on Small Business Saturday
By Carol Ramirez Make no mistake, the 2017 Holiday shopping season was strong for most retailers. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Small Business Saturday were…
- Calls from IRS, Tech Support – Be Wary of Scams
- Small Business That Started From Home
- Money Matters: Planning Taxes after Retirement
MOVIE REVIEW
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FIRST MAN
Movie Review by Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media 4/5 STARS FIRST MAN is Academy Award-winning Damien Chazelle’s biopic about Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling). It takes place…
- First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
- Monsters and Men
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Parent Footprints
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What Type of Parent Are You?
By Dr. Dan Peters Do you think about how you parent or are you more in “auto-pilot”? Do you approach parenting in a way that…
- What Does Anxiety Look Like for Kids?
- Is Kindness the Secret to Healthy Relationships?
- Let Shame Go and Live Your Life Fully in 2018
- 5 Ways to Being an Aware Parent
Pets and Animals
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VEGAS
Ruby Dooby Do to the Rescue Each month a hard to place dog in foster care will be featured to give them extra exposure to…
- Hoffmann’s Reptiles, Concord’s Last Independent Pet Store
- Shawn & Kyle
- Bee Kind: Beekeepers Give Nature a Boost
- Changing Lives, One Miniature Horse at a Time
- Ruby Dooby Do to the Rescue – Sweetie
Political
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Why Are You Marching?
By Jill Hedgecock photos by Diane Walsh On January 20th, over 10,000 women, men and children flocked to Civic Park in Walnut Creek to join…
- Concord Councilman Ron Leone Mixes Politics with Art
Schools
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Who Knew Eagles Liked Nuts?
Scheibel Says... Lydia Lim is very competitive, to say the least. In 2016, she arrived at Clayton Valley Charter High School as our new band…
- The End to School Gun Violence Begins with a Promise and “Hello”
- College? Yes please.
Sports
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SportStars -Diablo Gazette Edition: September
Read the latest in local prep sports. Courtesy of SportStars Magazine Diablo Gazette-SportStars
- Local Teen Wins Overall Grand Champion!
- Best Sportsmanship Goes to Acalanes Girls Soccer
- Ruth Winder, Local Cyclist Continues Success on World Stage
- LOCAL TEEN COMPETES IN EUROPEAN OPEN DOG AGILITY
- Locals’ Road To Rio
Technology
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Ding-Dong, Who’s There?
COMPUTER CORNER by Will Claney, Tech Writer, Computer USA One of the cool electronic gadgets available to you now is an electronic front doorbell. What’s…
- Can 33 Cents Buy Peace of Mind?
- Honey I Shrunk the Computer
- Tech Gifts – Great, Now What?
- So, What is Cyber Security Exactly?
- Like Fish in a Barrel
Travel
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Tales from the Trail: Shoulder Season Camping at Lake Sonoma
By Scott Feuer Summer is over, the kids are back in school, but don’t put those backpacks, camping gear, and fishing poles in storage yet.…
- Tales from the Trail: A Solo Birthday Wilderness Adventure
- Alive and Laughing, Rafting on the Stanislaus
- Weekend Warrior – Thru-Hiking the Mount Diablo Range
- A 9-Day Tour of the Southwest
- Spam Jam Mt. Tam
Uncategorized
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From Auschwitz to America
Bernie Rosner, of San Ramon, 85, is one of the last remaining Holocaust survivors. In a presentation to Rotary of Concord and Concord-Diablo Rotary on…
- DISTRICT DIVISIVENESS
- Why I Put My Baby Up for Adoption
- Living Around Mt. Diablo — Red Tail Hawk
- 20 YEAR OLD SUPERHERO TRYING TO SAVE THE OCEAN
- ARE WE MAKING OUR KIDS FAT, SICK AND UNHAPPY?
Why I Put My Baby Up for Adoption 
Living Around Mt. Diablo — Red Tail Hawk