Why I Put My Baby Up for Adoption
By: Megan Cohen Megan Cohen is an adoption attorney based in Lafayette specializing in adoption and Assisted Reproductive Technologies. Her passion for adoption began when she placed her son for…
Luckiest Girl Alive
Review by Jill Hedgecock Program Coordinator, Mount Diablo Branch of the California Writers Club www.jillhedgecock.com Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll (2016, Simon & Schuster, paperback, 368 pages, $9.51) has…
Spam Jam Mt. Tam
by David King To quote Hipcamp.com, “Ain’t no party like a Mt. Tamalpais camping party! The Alice Eastwood Group Campsite located on the Panoramic Highway near the Mountain Home Inn,…
Z Animal Lovers – America’s Best Dog Walkers?
Incredible Concord Business Inspired by a Puppy on a Golf Course Z Animal Lover, owned by Zane Flynn and Lisa McCormick may be the world’s best dog walkers. Residents who…
Concord Moves Forward to 1996
With Medical Cannabis Delivery Resolution By Edi Birsan, Concord Vice Mayor In 1996 the California voters declared that Cannabis can be used for medical purposes. It established a system for…
Journey to the Door of Faith Orphanage, La Mision, Baja, Mexico
Journey-Man’s Journey by John Cooper “This is not a good time to get away” I thought as I sat pensively at my desk on a Thursday morning in March. There…
Growing Goodness in the Garden
By Jere Peck, Garden Manager at The Gardens at Heather Farm “The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads…
The Girl with All the Gifts
Book Ends Review by Jill Hedgecock Program Coordinator, Mount Diablo Branch of the California Writers Club www.jillhedgecock.com Fans of the hit television show “The Walking Dead” will absolutely love “The…
Snowshoeing in Truckee
by John Cooper After four years of draught conditions, we’re finally seeing the return of significant snowfall in the mountains of Northern California. I’ll leave the specific details on the…