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Bravo! For “Les Miz” Student Cast

More than 50 young people from at least 15 schools in Sonoma and Marin counties came together Sunday for a magical performance of "Les Miserables." Here's hoping the producers will make this a regular treat. The photo was taken by Press Democrat Photographer Beth Schlanker.

By | February 6th, 2011|3 Comments

See Green Music Center for FREE

Will the music center prove to be a shining star for the university or the financial equivalent of cement shoes? It's a story we'll all be watching in the years ahead. Here's a chance to see what the fuss is all about.

By | February 3rd, 2011|0 Comments

Reply To All … OOPS!

The school board member warned colleagues that Robert had an agenda "that benefits his household pocketbook." The official hit "reply to all" and then realized the mistake.

By | February 2nd, 2011|1 Comment

The Battle for Readers: Local Bookstores Offer EBooks

Corte Madera's Book Passages has begun sellling Google eBooks. Sonoma County's Copperfield's Books also is making preparations to enter the digital ebook age.

By | February 1st, 2011|3 Comments

Can “King’s Speech” beat out “Social Network?”

Here are two top contenders for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

By | January 31st, 2011|0 Comments

A Journalist, Then a Teacher: Miriam Silver

Miriam Silver worked more than two decades as a newspaper reporter. Then she became a teacher. Read her story.

By | January 25th, 2011|0 Comments

Two Rogues: Michael Clayton and Rooster Cogburn

Two men who dabble outside the lines of law and order. But which rogue's story held me more in suspense?

By | January 24th, 2011|0 Comments

Damsels in Distress

As teens we enjoyed ourselves on the Sacramento River and along its delta sloughs. But when the girls on horseback cried for help, what would my three friends find?

By | January 20th, 2011|3 Comments

Student Photos: Yosemite Calculus

Montgomery High students Andrew Whittle and Jamie Goldfield mix calculus and nature in Yosemite National Park. Don't worry. No public school textbooks were harmed in the making of these photos.

By | January 19th, 2011|0 Comments

Film Review: “True Grit”

Elliott Miller gives "True Grit" three out of four stars. Read why he thinks studio execs had a potentially great film dumbed down.

By | January 11th, 2011|0 Comments