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It’s a tradition as entrenched as Black Friday, burning the Christmas yule, singing Christmas carols and watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.” My annual Solano County quiz, which is in its 78th year. The quiz is also a tradition as beloved as waiting in line at a store, having yo
On Oct. 28, 1971, Fairfield, California, and Nirasaki, Japan, officially became sister cities. The purpose of the trans-Pacific relationship between the two municipalities was to promote meaningful social, educational, cultural and economic exchanges. Now, 50 years later, it continues to do just tha
An images of the front pages of an edition of the Solano Republican from 1961. (Courtesy photo) Back in the Day: Fairfield crime stories from 60 years ago Crime articles have always been a mainstay of newspapers – although over the years they have changed somewhat. The following stories are my summaries of ones from 1961 editions of the Solano Republican. Bomb threats at Armijo: On the morning of Sept. 21, 1961, not one, but two anonymous bomb threats were made within two hours of each other warning of explosions that would happen at Armijo High School. Students were moved to Brownlee Field...
Like I Was Sayin’: Time for annual Solano County knowledge quiz Brad Stanhope: Like I Was Sayin' It’s the penultimate Sunday of the year, which means – even in a year of a pandemic – that it’s time for the longest-held tradition of this column. The annual Solano County quiz, a tradition that goes back to the turn of the millennium. What follows are 20 questions about Solano County, then the correct answers. Get out your No. 2 pencils and keep track of how well you know the county that is home to two former state capital cities (not one of the questions).