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Artwork By J. E. Kitchell By Wayne Kirkbride
So much has been written about this celebrated American writer of the 19th Century, and he is probably best known for the period when he lived on the East Coast and published many works for which he became famous. As a young man in his twenties, Samuel Langhorne […]
A record crowd of about 1.8 million people swarmed Washington’s National Mall to congratulate the former senator from Illinois to the White House. President Obama pledged to right an economy that lost 2.6 million jobs last year and to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, but first he wanted to catch up on his reading. […]
“Are YOU going to be watching the Super Bowl?”
(asked in Angels Camp)
“ Yes I am. I’ll root, probably for Arizona (Cardinals). I really don’t like Pittsburg (Steelers). I like Arizona a little better. Don’t really have anything against either team. Just kinda rooting for Arizona. (Receiver) Larry Fitzgerald Anquan Boldin, Steve Breaston, they’re all good. […]
Hope Survives
Daniel Craig leads a group of rogue Jews during WWII in Defiance.
Defiance (Rated R) 137 mins
Think what you will about war. Some say it is a necessary evil when fought for the right cause, others think it is just evil no matter the circumstance. Either way, it is pretty much beyond debate that war, […]
“Turtle on the Move”, a Blue Ribbon Winner, is being auctioned off! 5th grader Brittany Taylor is seen holding her creation, for which a trio (Ron Berry, his son Brent and Ron’s mother-in-law, Geanie Eaton, all of Sonora) bid successfully at $375! The auctioneer is Michael Day.
Story and photos by Greg Kristapovich
“It was an amazing […]
