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Author and columnist Dave Barry brought his unique humor to the Lesher Foundation's Newsmakers: Speaker Series in Walnut Creek on May 13. "Humor is mostly just observing what’s going on around you. I think most of the things that people find most funny are not weird, exotic topics that would just scream out, ‘Well, this is weird and exotic, so you should write a column.’ It’s more like things that everybody has dealt with."
Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry leaves them laughing
Keerthi Eraniyan, Contra Costa Youth Journalism • May 22, 2025

Nearly 800 people packed the Lesher Center’s Hofmann Theatre on May 13 as Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry took the stage, delivering a laughter-filled performance that touched on everything...

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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Boilermakers Local 549 union’s training center offers on-the-job training in industrial welding, specialty welding, rigging, heavy-duty equipment operations, routine maintenance, and steelwork. A young visitor, left, at the training center in Pittsburg tries out some of the equipment during an apprenticeship class. Photo courtesy Cameron Zamora/Pittsburg Unified School District
Boilermakers union hopes to keep trade thriving by introducing it to students
Nakayla Conner, Contra Costa Youth Journalism • May 21, 2025

Despite the need for every household and business to hire an electrician, plumber, welder, or other skilled trade, these industries are seeing shortages of professionals able to handle the load.  One...

Author and columnist Dave Barry brought his unique humor to the Lesher Foundation's Newsmakers: Speaker Series in Walnut Creek on May 13. "Humor is mostly just observing what’s going on around you. I think most of the things that people find most funny are not weird, exotic topics that would just scream out, ‘Well, this is weird and exotic, so you should write a column.’ It’s more like things that everybody has dealt with."
Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry leaves them laughing
Keerthi Eraniyan, Contra Costa Youth Journalism • May 22, 2025

Nearly 800 people packed the Lesher Center’s Hofmann Theatre on May 13 as Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry took the stage, delivering a laughter-filled performance that touched on everything from picking up his son...