SB 48 would require instruction in social sciences to also include a study of the role and contributions of Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, European Americans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, persons with disabilities, and other ethnic and cultural groups, to the development of California and the United States. The [...]
CNN has reported that on Black Friday weekend a record 52.4 billion was spent. Instead of spending big dollars on stuff that we really don’t need and give our money to big business, we should think about the following. I received the following in an email and believe that if we thought about our purchases [...]
Reading so many posts on Facebook about our Military Veterans and appreciation of those serving now, brought up so many memories of my father, Phillip A. Thomas. When I think of what this one man accomplished in his lifetime leaves me speechless. Not only did he leave the Korean War with a Purple Heart and [...]
I read a Japanese Proverb today that went “fall seven times, stand up eight.” It is about time that I take our website motto myself. I dream of being a popular writer, but I have been basking in my sorrowful pity-party for far too long now. I have the love, strength, and am encircled by [...]
I remember growing up during the cold war hiding underneath my desk. I used to think what would happen to this great country that I live in and what would become of our lives. I am now older and realize that we spent so much time worrying about war and such that we left our [...]
