Maris Makes a Movie
Maris Degener, Concord, is not an ordinary 20-year-old. At 13 she was hospitalized with life-threatening anorexia. Today, she is a sensation who has grabbed the attention of thousands who suffer…
Maris Degener, Concord, is not an ordinary 20-year-old. At 13 she was hospitalized with life-threatening anorexia. Today, she is a sensation who has grabbed the attention of thousands who suffer…
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 allow California…
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 countries in the Western Hemisphere.…
FOUR STARS (OUT OF FIVE) Movie review by Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media FIRST MAN is Academy Award-winning Damien Chazelle‘s biopic about Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling). It takes place…
by David King. In 1980, Concord had about 10 pet stores. There was no Pet Co. or PetSmart. No internet. Dan Hoffmann had opened his 800 square-foot store, an exotic…
bookends by Fran cain Rhino in the Room by Jill Hedgecock (2018, Goshawk Press, paperback, 307 pages, $11.99) is part safari guide and part eye-opener about the illegal hunting, or…
SCHEIBLE SAYS… by Jim Scheible, Executive Director, Clayton Valley Charter High School As the new executive director at Clayton Valley Charter High School, I could think of no better way…
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 of thousands in attendance, Secret…
Journey-man’s Journal by Scott Feuer The plan was to do something unique, something atypical of the traditional birthday celebration; a gift to myself to escape the time-crunched routine of daily…
For many Realtors, The most asked question is: “How is the market”? Answer – Remember when you bought a new car, and you suddenly started to see similar cars on…
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has taken some cannabidiol off the most restrictive class of controlled substances, a move that allows the sale of the first non-synthetic, cannabis-derived medicine to…