This is a fact sheet used as a resource for a larger piece titled, California, From The “Golden State” To The “Homeless Capital Of The World.” Earl Warren, 1943–1953 (Republican) Earl Warren was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 19, 1891, and grew up in Bakersfield, California. He graduated from the University of California […]
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Armed Forces Day Is For Those Still In Their Uniform Veterans Day Is For Those Who Hung-up Their Uniform Memorial Day Is For Those Who Never Made It Out Of Their Uniform These members of the American military made the ultimate sacrifice so that you and I could remain free. Remember them—today, and always. This
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When I was a kid this was a common site. My experience was that the coldest soft drinks were from the coolers with circulating cold water that was kept at a temperature just above freezing. This was especially applicable in later years if you could find one with beers in it. I found a few
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This particular Sitka spruce is growing on the edge of bluff overlooking the beach. A stream has chosen the same location to reach the beach and is slowly eroding away the soil beneath the tree. The end result is a mature Sitka spruce, green with life yet dangling precariously in mid air from a few
A fifteen-year-old Amish boy and his father were in a mall. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and then slide back together again. The boy asked, ‘What is this Father?’ The father (never having seen an elevator) responded, ‘Son, I have never