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Political strategist Donna Brazile will join journalist and author George F. Will to discuss politics at the Lesher Foundation's Newsmakers: Lesher Speaker Series on March 31 at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. Photo by Charles Watkins/DOE courtesy of Bay City News.
Donna Brazile, George F. Will bring two ends of the political spectrum to Newsmakers series
Emma Mayta Canales and Ishita Khanna March 28, 2025

Two strong voices in American politics, veteran Democratic strategist Donna Brazile and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author George F. Will, bring their perspectives to the Lesher Center for the...

It seems like these days the elderly have gathered as candidates for the position of president of the United States. Politicians have been getting older. Illustration by Viktoria Lutsenko, California High School
Aging, politics and the U.S. presidency
November 2, 2024

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...

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Bella Alaniz, 6, pulls names during a raffle drawing at The Hallmark House in December. Bella and her family were recipients of the 2024 Tunnels of Joy fundraiser. Photo credit: Facebook
Brentwood community spreads holiday cheer with ‘Tunnels of Joy’
Ishita Khanna, Contra Costa Youth Journalism • January 28, 2025

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...

Henry Winkler returns to the Newsmakers: Lesher Speaker Series on March 18 along with his close friend Marlee Matlin. Winkler spoke at the speaker series in 2023. Photo courtesy of the Lesher Foundation.
Winkler, Matlin bring unique friendship to Newsmakers series
Caroline Donahoe, Contra Costa Youth Journalism • March 15, 2025

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...