Author: Carolyn Schuk
Community
Remembering 9/11 Together: Neighbors Shed Fear and Build Friendship at Muslim Community Association
September 14, 2011
On Tuesday morning September, 11, 2001 founding director of American Muslim Voice (amuslimvoice.org) Samina Sundas was shopping in Costco, when...
Opinion
September 11, A Prose Poem
September 14, 2011
We can all recite this litany: Fire engulfing that panoptic view. Closely spaced columns losing resistance. A final spasm into...
City Politics
Correction: Sunnyvale’s Budget
September 7, 2011
In the August 31 piece, “Tale of Three City Budgets: Where the Income Comes From.” we incorrectly said that city...
City Politics
California Voting Rights Act: Attacking 19th Century Progressive Reform as 21
August 31, 2011
In the face of a threatened California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) lawsuit, Santa Clara has established a charter review committee...
City Politics
Charter Review Committee Gets Down to Business
August 31, 2011
The city’s Charter Review committee will be evaluating several alternatives to Santa Clara’s current at-large method of electing its City...
Community
City Library Has Come a Long Way Since Mary Mulhall Banned Novels
August 31, 2011
Today it’s hard to imagine a newspaper headline, “Santa Clara City Council Has Explosive Session” referring to the Santa Clara...
City Politics
A Tale Of Three City Budgets: Where The Income Comes From
August 31, 2011
When it comes to raising the money that supports public services, Santa Clara provides a contrasting picture to its neighbors...
Community
Employer-School Council: Giving Troubled Students Second Chance for Success
August 24, 2011
Supported by retired SCUSD teachers and administrators and the West Valley Kiwanis Club, the Employer-School Council (ESC) sponsors scholarships for...
Community
MCA’s Annual Ramadan Open House Celebrates Community
August 24, 2011
If there’s any doubt that the U.S.’s founding fathers welcomed all the world’s religions, consider Benjamin Franklin’s remarks (mid 18th...
Opinion
The Times They are A-Changin
August 24, 2011
Today I heard a song I haven’t heard in many years: Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin.” It certainly...