California is an agricultural powerhouse. However, the state is faced with a crisis of a rapidly declining farming industry with an aging producer population. Statistics show that young people are...
![“The definition of who’s a journalist, and in my mind that’s pretty clear, [is a person] who’s dedicated to digging out the facts and is going to be faithful and accurate in reporting them,” said journalist Judy Woodruff at the East Bay Leadership Council’s 2025 Leadership Series event on Jan. 29 in Concord.](https://ccspin.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WoodruffArt-1200x871.jpeg)
By Ben Barba Zuniga Special to Contra Costa Youth Journalism Throughout the ages, our amazing country has had a proud history of balding old men as our great leaders. In fact, prior to the massive...
The traditional winter holiday season has come to an end, however, the joy the different celebrations emit can last long after the new year ball drops. Tunnels of Joy – a festive, decorated holiday...
English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge once said that “friendship is a sheltering tree.” This is more than true for award-winning actors and directors Henry Winkler and Marlee Matlin, who have been close friends for decades. Winkler...