City of Concord wins Helen Putnam Award for Family Justice Center
A representative from the League of California Cities presented the Concord City Council with a Helen Putnam Award of Excellence at its meeting on October 11. The City won the…
Cuba is Rich….in Culture
– by Kelly Hedgecock Kelly Hedgecock ,25, grew up in Walnut Creek, is the daughter of our own Diablo Gazette’s Bookends columnist Jill Hedgecock and works at a San Francisco…
Unforgettable: Taking the Controls of a Boeing 767
Insider the Secret Service
A Modern Day Explorer – Concord to Canada
Journey-man’s Journal by John Cooper Too much work and not enough play I thought to myself as I sat at my desk. The window of opportunity was closing on any…
At the Edge of the Orchard
Review by Jill Hedgecock Program Coordinator, Mount Diablo Branch of the California Writers Club www.jillhedgecock.com In At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier (2016, hardcover, Viking, 289 pages,…
Taro Root – More than Just Poi
by Deb Morris Farmers Market Most everyone knows how taro root is made into Hawaiian poi, a somewhat colorless gray starchy mixture with the texture of pudding. But roasting or…
Clinton’s Unscheduled Motorcade Stop
Editors Note: Most of our understanding of Secret Service work comes from Hollywood. Few of us have never met a Secret Service Agent, or maybe you have and don’t know…
Rattlesnake Wranglers
Sgt. Louis (Lou) Fraser is a retired disabled veteran with a small pension. He is also owner of the Rattlesnake Removal company out of Rocklin and Vallejo. He is one…
“The Last Time I Was Here They Shot At Me”
Editors Note: Most of our understanding of Secret Service work comes from Hollywood. Few of us have never met a Secret Service Agent, or maybe you have and don’t know…