Thomas Perry is a Southern California septuagenarian who has been writing best-selling novels since his award-winning “The Butcher’s Boy”...

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I think that I became conscious of traditions while I attended college in Mountain View/Los Altos Hills on the San Francisco Peninsula....

The California Retired Teachers Association (CalRTA) joins Californians statewide to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week May 5-9 and Day...

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On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, Madera lost one of its great leaders, a man of almost infinite compassion, and an over-the-top sense of...

One hundred days ago (plus a few days for publication time), our country began a transformation, designed in large part to isolate China,...

J.A. Jance has written dozens of best-sellers. She became famous for her J.P. Beaumont series, a tough male detective. Because her...