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Jonathan Hawthorne Staff Writer This coming Thanksgiving day, Walnut Creek will host the 18th Annual Turkey Trot through downtown Walnut Creek. The event originally started out as a fun way for members of the Walnut Creek Sport & Fitness club “to move their feet before they eat” on Thanksgiving day, but has e...

Adanya Lustig Staff Writer It's inevitable: children will face many hard truths as they grow older. But when did it become acceptable to spoon-feed them idealistic crap? By idealistic crap, I'm referring to fairy tales. And fairy tales--what does that word even mean? Does it stir sentimental feelings of being read to...

Kristine Stratton Staff Writer For years, the Rally Court has been upperclassman territory. Although it's open to all students, seniors have always had priority for seating choice. However, this year, there have been many disagreements, particularly between junior and senior groups, over the rally court tables. I kn...

Breanne Johnson Staff Writer Thanksgiving stands for all sorts of great things like family unity, positive relationships and thankfulness, but people have completely forgotten how our relationship with the Native Americans started. Year after year, we celebrate Thanksgiving under the pretenses of giving thanks, hono...

Keyana Reed Staff Writer Dear single ladies: please do put your hands up and do not be afraid to not have a ring on your ring finger. I know that most girls have at least one really good looking friend in their lives who seems to always have a boyfriend or guys chasing them around. I also know that because of the at...

Nicole Bannon' Staff Writer I am the definition of a creeper.  Not the urban dictionary definition, which goes, “a person who does weird things, like stares at you while you sleep or looks at you for hours through a window.” Nuh uh. But I doput myself out there and am against the old-fashioned rule of waiting ...

Emily Carroll Staff Writer YES Most Americans blindly consume meat asking no questions of industry methods or regulatory agency oversights. They may think briefly of the cruelty and inhumane conditions facing farmed animals. They may even consider the ethics of eating meat. Would you eat your dog? Are humans animals...

Evan Maeda Staff Writer YES Although there has always been a fine line regarding the seperation of church and state, I firmly believe that Las Lomas, and any public high school, would benefit greatly from a religions class. Because it would be an elective, not mandatory, it would be open to students who find the c...

In the process of closing a $20 million deficit, the city of Walnut Creek cut the Walnut Creek Youth Council, the city’s only true connection with the teens of Walnut Creek. The Youth Council has done nothing but offer public events and gatherings to the city over the past 40 years. The youth council was one of the ...

Nick Wittwer Staff Writer Elderly, intense, and relationships are three words that come to mind after watching RED: Retired Extremely Dangerous, released Oct. 15. The movie, set in modern day, is filled with numerous high-profile actors such as Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren. With this...