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I'm studying journalism with an emphasis in digital media at Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa, California, where I work as news editor for the campus newspaper, Oak Leaf. I'm well-read and widely traveled and intend to document my travels in the coming years.
The Oak Leaf News and Oak Leaf Magazine won a lucky 13 state awards, including a first place statewide in Online General Excellence and a first-time award for Magazine General Excellence from three journalism organizations for work students completed in 2019. "Over the past year, Oak Leaf students have covered fires, floods, lockdowns and...
I went down to the homeless encampment on the Joe Rodota Trail yesterday and handed out a case of candy bars. It was a good excuse to get out of the house and do something worthwhile for a change. I talked in-depth to one couple and got to see firsthand how people are living there....
I'm 51. This is my Metal Decade and I have the scars to prove it. They might not all be visible, but I assure you it took everything I've ever had for me to make it this far in life. I've been through a lot. There was the time, not so long ago, when I...
It's difficult being a hippie survivalist. I should know. I have a foot in each camp, but belong to neither. It's like this: I go to the shooting range and I meet friendly and capable people, but I'm scared of breaking gun etiquette the entire time (with guns, proper safety must be observed at all...
Oak Leaf staffers react to life during the coronavirus pandemic.
I'm a walker. Growing up in the '70s and '80s I walked long miles to school and home (by choice) and by high school I regularly walked from my home in the Silicon Valley sticks to downtown Palo Alto or vice versa, a distance of 5 miles each way.
Super Burger | 1501 Fourth St., Santa Rosa; Also in Windsor, Bennett Valley, Cotati, Stony Point | (707) 546-4016 | Most entrees under $15 4.5 of 5 Oak Leaves Signature Dishes St. Helena Avenue burger, cheese Superburger, mushroom Swiss bacon burger. Review The staff wears masks but no gloves at the Fourth Street location.
Taqueria Santa Rosa | 1950 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa | (707) 528-7956 | Most entrees under $15 4.5 of 5 Oak Leaves Signature Dishes Camarones A la Diabla, Carne Asada and Chile Verde are among Taqueria Santa Rosa's standout dishes that separate it from other local taquerias. The flavors are simply superb!
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