Why Mr. Bill Writes
William Sawyers, a self-published author of children’s books is also known as Mr. Bill, a custodian at Holbrook Elementary. Mr. Bill has published four books in the past 12 years.…
Tisa Talks
Scheible Says… by Jim Scheible, Executive Director, Clayton Valley Charter Leaving his previous job in the East Bay to teach at Clayton Valley Charter High School, was no easy task…
Holiday Baking: Butter Sugar Cookies
Mrs. Butterbanks The most loved tradition in our family, at this Holiday time of year, is baking all kinds of different cookies, bars, fudge, peppermint bark and delivering to family…
Easy Holiday Gift Clips
Frugelegance by Carol and Randi, the Frugirls ‘Tis the season for shopping, holiday cards, and lots of gift wrapping. We have created some unique gift tags that we like to…
Green Brook
MOVIE REVIEW by Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media 4/5 stars Inspired by a true story, “GREEN BOOK” takes place in 1962 and follows Tony “Lip” Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen), a white, Italian…
10 Reasons to Go Nuts for Walnuts
farmer fresh by Deb Morris Each year, as the holiday season comes around, we scramble to put together baked goods, family meals, and gifts for all those on the wish…
Bloodhorn by Graham Spence
BOOK ENDS by Jill Hedgecock, Program Coordinator Mount Diablo California Writer’s Club jillhedgecock.com Blog: http://writersotj.wordpress.com In “Bloodhorn” (2017, CIPP, 304 pages, $10.00) by Graham Spence, main character, Chris Stone, is a war…
Do You Have a Selling Plan? We Do.
The Right Move As interest rates rise and buyers pull back, the pressure to adjust price is more prevalent in order to obtain a faster sale, or a sale at…
4 Ways to Make Your Holidays Happier
PARENT FOOTPRINT by Dr. Dan Peters Happy Holidays! Happy Hanukkah! Merry Christmas! The holiday season is here. It’s a time full of cheer and fun (and, yes, stress, too). To…
The Passing of a President
Interview with Eric Enos: [Few of us have evere met a Secret Service Agent, or maybe you have and don’t know it. “Inside the Secret Service” is about life as…
Wild Mushroom Warning
by Dave Mason, East Bay Regional Parks Each year, mushrooms come out after the first fall rains, which we had November 20. Mushrooms are ecologically important and can look beautiful…
My Holiday Shopping List
Computer Corner: Tech in English By William Claney , Computer USA It happens every year. What special computer related gift should we be get for our family, how much should…