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Taking a look at Spreckels’ and Walmart’s future

By Jud Snyder

IT’S A LITTLE WEIRD. People write many letters to Rohnert Park’s City Council pleading to keep Spreckels Performing Arts Center open even though it’s a money loser and needs a subsidy from the city to... Read More

Grizzle on the Griddle
A desperate plea to the Hogfather

By Nicolas Grizzle

The delicate, tender slabs of meat and bones known as baby back ribs are finicky and demand special attention. It’s the cooking equivalent of a mother-in-law from hell.
They’re not like your regular mother, spareribs.... Read More

Make Your Mind Magnificent
How to set up a new way of thinking

By Steven Campbell

The reason you can read the following paragraph is because your brain has created a pattern for every word you know, and instantly recognizes them by simply seeing the first and last letter of each... Read More

California Focus
State building sale looks worse as it draws closer

By Thomas D. Elias

The closer it gets, the worse California’s pending sale of state buildings looks, at least for the long-term interests of taxpayers.
Here are the basics of the sale, which aims to produce a modicum of... Read More

Getting fit with a video game?
By Yanran Lu

Most people don’t like working out. Let’s face it, it’s not all that fun being sweaty, sore, and tired in the name of fitness. Personally, I find running a chore and going to the gym... Read More

From Lisbon with love
By Yiren Lu

This is the second part of a two part series.

In Seville, I went to see flamenco dancing at a flamenco bar at a place called Plaza d’ Espana, where they filmed that one... Read More

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