Churches offer summer programs for kids
School is over; summer is here; vacation has started. At first, children thoroughly enjoy the unstructured leisure time now available to them, but this may not last. Days stretch on, and parents may soon hear the dreaded refrain: “I'm bored! There's nothing to do!”
Pledge of Allegiance created to sell flags
Assemblywoman Shannon Grove earlier this year told supporters at a campaign fundraiser that Assemblyman Luis Alejo, who represents Gilroy and Hollister, does not say the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag at state legislative sessions. Other assembly members who work with Alejo say Grove’s accusation is untrue and Alejo has even led the flag salute. The hullabaloo sparked my curiosity to discover the genesis of the pledge to our nation’s flag. The truth will no doubt alarm Assemblywoman Grove, a Republican. Our nation’s Pledge of Allegiance was written by – gasp! – a socialist.
BLOG: Tuesday from the U.S. Open at Olympic Club
A crystal-clear and cool morning parlayed into a brilliantly sunny afternoon at the Olympic Club in San Francisco on Tuesday. Pristine blue skies and the foothills of the city provided the perfect background to the sparkling course. And with Round 1 of the 112th U.S. Open two days away, the buzz is turning into a roar.
