William Smart, a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife died while giving birth to their sixth child. He raised all six kids by himself on a rural farm in Washington State. While listening to a Mother’s Day sermon, his daughter Sonora realized her father deserved to be...
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Santa Clara writer Mitchell L. Peterson has a robust frame and a wild, below-the-shoulder mane of silver hair. On first meeting, one...
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On May 21, about 180 people gathered at the Four Seasons Hotel in East Palo Alto to attend the Grand Finale Gala...
15 years ago, Terri Hill and Laura Cabral met at a gay and lesbian running group in Palo Alto called FrontRunners. The...
Mary Poppins isn’t the only person ever to feel that way. The Girl Scouts of Santa Clara Troop 60129 feel happy, excited,...
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It May Not Feel like Summer, But Clouds Won’t Rain on Library Summer Reading Program
Despite unseasonably cloudy weather, last Saturday the Santa Clara City Library kicked off its 56th annual summer reading program with a festive...
Conspiracists converge on the Santa Clara Marriott (www.marriott.com) June 3-5 for Conspiracy Con (www.conspiracycon.com), the now-annual colloquium of all things conspiratorial. UFO-ologist...
It’s a story to warm any chef’s heart. “What Indian restaurant did you buy these pitas from?” a Relay for Life walker...
Nearly everyone has heard of the Girl Scouts and the Boy Scouts – two youth organizations aimed at developing well-rounded individuals, but...
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While the media reports a glimmer of light at the end of the long recession tunnel, many are still struggling to make...