The New Hire at St. Peter's Press
     Hiking partners come and go. The one who went most recently never actually set one perennially slipper-shod foot on a dirt trail with me. By the time we crossed paths, Claire Vereczky Malis' age and weight made the journey from parking lot to the Acorn office (where we worked for ye
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The Big Question
     Why are you going to college? In the frenzy to get into a competitive school, students often forget to stop and ask themselves what they want from a college educationIn many families, there is no ques
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He's Not With Me
     Sometimes, my 3-year-old son comes out with embarrassing comments, things that make me want to say to others nearby, "He's not with me."
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The Conejo Players: The Play's the Thing
     The Conejo Valley is known for its beauty, both natural and manmade, its sports and leisure facilities, but not for its cultural activities.
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"The Illusionist"
     What is cinema, after all, but an illusion? A false impression of danger, of merriment, of tension, of passion? In film, little is what it seems-and the better the film, the greater the fantasy.
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