Author: Diane Andrews
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Surviving Against the Odds: Civil War in Nigeria and Stolen African Music
February 6, 2024
Joseph Chijindu Agu, known to neighbors as Joe, walks around his Santa Clara neighborhood on crisp mornings, sometimes sunny afternoons,...
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Michigan WWII POW Camp Story Inspires Compelling Novel
December 29, 2023
“It’s unbelievable that WWII was right in our backyard, and we didn’t know it,” said Kathy Dowling from Farmington, MI,...
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Won’t You Be My Neighbor, Ed Karl, David Raymaker and Xiaodong Zhang?
November 27, 2023
It was about time. Santa Clara resident Xiaodong Zhang had put off the task for nearly a decade. “It’s been...
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Santa Clara Salutes Veterans and Their Families
November 20, 2023
Seventy-two-year-old Walter White, a U.S. Vietnam War Air Force veteran, perched on the seat of his walker, watching from a...
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Won’t You Be My Neighbor, Debbie Groth?
October 30, 2023
“Magic garage door, go up!” said three-and-a-half-year-old Ben, pointing a remote control at it. “Magic garage door, go down!” Ben...
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Santa Clara Players Opens Season with Agatha Christie Spoof
October 17, 2023
Santa Clara Players opens its 2023 – 2024 season with the world premiere of the murder mystery spoof “Agatha Crusty...
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Santa Clara’s Harbir Bhatia Receives World Peace and Understanding Award
September 11, 2023
“A friend once said that I run towards fires not away from them, which was an eye opener for me....
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Santa Clara Shows Up and Stands Up for the Queer Community
June 22, 2023
“They [the queer community] need more than a rainbow. They need support,” said Santa Clara resident and LGBTQIA+ ally Alison...
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Won’t You Be My Neighbor, Retro Notes and Linn Gardner?
June 16, 2023
Memorial Day weekend could not have been more mellow than late Saturday afternoon at Santana Row’s outdoor Park Valencia stage...
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American Michael James Fallon Does Irish Novelist James Joyce a Favor
June 15, 2023
If the hope of a writer is to have people read their book, then long-time Santa Claran Michael James Fallon...









