Latest News Latest News Community Miss Santa Clara and Miss Santa Clara’s Outstanding Teen 2014 Are Crowned Cynthia Cheng January 22, 2014 While the audience cheered them on, four women and five teens in black party attire strutted across the stage during… Community Miss Silicon Valley and Miss Silicon Valley’s Outstanding Teen 2014 Are Crowned Cynthia Cheng January 22, 2014 During the on-stage question segment, Kendall Conn challenged the preconceptions of beauty pageants by declaring that contestants have more to… Opinion The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug/Rated PG-13 For Violence Including Impaling And Decapitations, Often To The Same Orcs Who Deserved It Before Karl Scott January 22, 2014 Director Peter Jackson has returned with another long installment of his ongoing, never ending, here-comes-another-one, will-this-ever-end chapter in the saga… Community Former Inmate Recounts Prison Experience in Alcatraz-1259 Melissa McKenzie January 15, 2014 As William Baker sits in the author’s chair at Alcatraz Island, he smiles and interacts with tourists. The octogenarian welcomes… Community Looking Back – Week of January 8 Admin January 15, 2014 100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (January 6, 1913) [Note: Missing Issue – Not available in microfilm edition or in… Opinion Big Business, The Music Box and 11 Hours of Cheap Holiday Fun/Not rated but everything herein is good for everyone. Karl Scott January 15, 2014 Before they became a legendary comedy team, Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957) were already making people laugh. Prior… Arts & Entertainment Watercolor Memories on Display at Triton Melissa McKenzie January 15, 2014 In 2012, Kay Russell’s “Hat I/Rain” won the Triton Museum of Art’s Statewide Watercolor Competition and Exhibition. “Hat I/Rain,” a… Opinion We’re Counting on You Admin January 15, 2014 It was a dark day indeed when businesses started thinking about their employees as people and not numbers. Being a… Arts & Entertainment 100 Years of San Jose State Art Melissa McKenzie January 15, 2014 From the enormous to the eccentric, the San Jose State University Department of Art celebrates 100 years in its exhibit… Sports Bruins, Vikings Draw at Paly Melissa McKenzie January 15, 2014 Despite a bit of a rough outing that saw the Palo Alto Vikings control the ball for the majority of… Community New Northside Starts Taking Shape Carolyn Schuk January 15, 2014 A whole new Santa Clara is taking shape north of Highway 101, starting with the Levi’s Stadium opening later this… Schools Santa Clara Education Desk: Jan 8, 2014 Carolyn Schuk January 15, 2014 STEM Academy to Open in SCUSD in June Last month, the Santa Clara Unified Board of Education approved a Memorandum… City Politics Santa Clara City Desk: Jan 1, 2014 Carolyn Schuk January 8, 2014 Electric Rates Up 5 Percent When your next electric bill comes, it will be five percent higher. So you may… Schools Santa Clara Education Desk: Jan 1, 2014 Carolyn Schuk January 8, 2014 Mission College Speaker Program Features Former Cisco Senior VP George O’Meara “Life is my college,” the American writer Louise May… Op-Ed Levi’s Stadium Set to Become Premier, Hi-Tech Venue Robert Haugh January 8, 2014 While the 49ers Faithful have been on their feet rooting for the red and gold, including the final game at… Community Looking Back – Week of January 1 Admin January 8, 2014 100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (December 30, 1913) Electric Car Service Will Replace Steam Line Over Cut-Off Henry Menzel… Opinion Saving Mr. Banks / Rated Pg-13 For Smoking, Drinking And Arguing. Lots And Lots Of Arguing. Karl Scott January 8, 2014 Helen Lyndon Goff (1899-1996) was a well-known writer of children’s books. Under the name Pamela Lyndon Travers (P.L. Travers) she… Community Progress Made, but More Work to be Done to Prevent Bias-Based Bullying Melissa McKenzie January 8, 2014 The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) released a groundbreaking report on bias-based bullying of American Muslim students within the state… Community Santa Clara Friends Collaborate on Award-Winning Children’s Book Series Diane Andrews January 8, 2014 “My son didn’t want to read in the fifth grade, so he asked me to write him a book,” says… Arts & EntertainmentSchools St. Justin School Travels to Oz Melissa McKenzie January 8, 2014 Starting Arts stormed into St. Justin School and worked with the students to put on a production of The Wiz… 1 … 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 … 473