Tears of Laughter, Tears of Loss
Inside Secret Service Editors Note: Most of our understanding of Secret Service work comes from Hollywood. Few of us have ever met a Secret Service Agent, or maybe you have…
Zombie Trademark War Ends
For those following the “Cheese Zombies” trademark battle, Patty’s Original Cheese Zombies prevailed. The United States Trademark Office has ruled that the phrase “Cheese Zombies” may not be used exclusively…
Clayton Author Recalls Escape from Idi Amin’s Genocide
Clayton resident Urmila Patel came to the US in a flee for her and her family’s life escaping the genocide of Dictator Idi Amin. She wrote of the harrowing experience…
Close Encounters with ‘A-list’ Celebrities
Sometimes, you don’t know who you’ve met, even after you’ve met them. In early August 2000, I was detailed to The First Family in Martha’s Vineyard where the Clinton’s were…
Tip-of-the Hat to Clayton’s Robert Chislett of Chisel-It Ice
2016 was a grand year for Chisel-It Ice. He was called upon to sculpt ice structures for the trifecta of championship events; SuperBowl 50, the NBA Finals, and the NHL…
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,…