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After a brutal winter, made even more difficult by the pandemic and killer storms, the Spring Equinox has arrived and warmer weather days are in sight. The following new non-fiction books are a good way to welcome the new season.
After a brutal winter, made even more difficult by the pandemic and killer storms, the Spring Equinox has arrived and warmer weather days are in sight. The following new non-fiction books are a good way to welcome the new season. Let Me Tell You What I Mean (Knopf, 2021) by celebrated writer Joan Didion opens with a lengthy intro by gay writer Hilton Als, before delighting readers with previously uncollected essays written between 20 and 50 years ago on topics as timely as ever, including college admissions stress, addiction programs, the state of journalism, as well as one on the late gay p...
Historian’s talk, book highlight local region’s Black pioneers Jan Batiste Adkins Capitalized, the phrase “Black Lives Matter” is a political statement. Lower case, “Black lives matter” is a passion, especially to local historian, lecturer and author Jan Batiste Adkins. Adkins discussed her research in a webinar titled “The History of African Americans in Santa Clara County, 1780 to Present,” hosted by the Los Altos History Museum Feb. 24. The virtual event coincided with Black History Month. According to the history museum’s collections strategist Dianne Shen, the webi...
Today: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Temperatures are forecast to remain in the upper 60s to lower 70s for the next week, with a slight chance of rain Tuesday night through Wednesday. High Wind Watch in effect from February 27, 10:00 PM PST until February 28, 04:00 PM PST Courtesy of HistoryNet: 1827 The first Mardi-Gras celebration is held in New Orleans. 1864 The first Un...
time in florida. what took center stage at the debate. a boat flipped in the surf - people tossed into the wat republican presidential candidates based over the last time in florida. what took center stage at this debate. >> boatlift in the surf and people tossed into the water. the rescued right off of the coast and what went wrong. >> plus, skating's past present and future all on the ice at once. i dana king. >> i'm ken bastida. high-stakes and high drama tonight with the gop candidates squared off in the crucial debate. >> it was the rivalry between two of those presidential ho...