| Wednesday, July 21, 2010 A College Education Can Bury You in Debt This fall many students will move to a college campus in a different city, often a different state, and sometimes a different country. Students will move into dorm-rooms and apartments, paired up with one or more roommates, and begin a new phase in their lives-one ...By Elizabeth LaScala, PhD
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010 Family Focus Compare . . . and Despair It's human nature to compare and contrast ourselves with others. But some people do this to an extreme, many without even realizing it, and wind up sabotaging their ability to be happy and content.
By Margie Ryerson, MFT
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010 Graduates of Orinda Academy's Class of 2010 A handful of Lamorinda residents were among the 23 graduates of Orinda Academy's class of 2010 which received diplomas on June 11:
Mack Cooper
Submitted by Miriam Schaffer
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010 Spencer Neale Memorial Scholarships Journalists are trained to write just the facts: news accounts stripped of embellishments and minus emotion. How then, to write the complete story, the entire story, of Spencer Neale, Tina Curiel, Bridgette Thornton, and the employees at Coldwell Banker in Orinda? By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010 Lafayette Nursery School: More than a Pre-School, a School of Life The Lafayette Nursery School threw a big party for retiring Director Nancy Parry, celebrating Parry's 27 years with the school. For many current and alumni parents and children, it was like saying goodbye to a member of the family. The Lafayette Nursery School (LNS) ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010 Troop 234's Newest Eagle Scouts Steve Israel, Scoutmaster for Moraga Boy Scout Troop 234, presented the troop's five newest Eagle Scouts at an Eagle Court of Honor on May 23, 2010. Cameron Adams, James Creek, Bradley Silva and Christopher Wonder just graduated from Campolindo High School and will ...Submitted by Brigid Wonder
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| Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Ask Dr. Harold: Emotional Management Dear Dr. Harold,
I was recently at a middle school graduation and was talking to a parent who asked me about how to help her child when he gets angry. The world of emotional management ...By Dr. Harold Hoyle, Ph.D.
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| Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Troop 30863 Earns Bronze Award Almost two years ago, at the beginning of their 4th grade year, the Girl Scouts of Troop 30863 embarked on their Bronze award. After considering general categories including the environment, children, animals and the elderly, the troop voted to help children. Learning ...By Trina Audley and Jen Donat (submitted by Colleen McCarty)
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| Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Lamorinda Students Win in Bay Area Ecological Art, Photography, Poetry and Writing Contest Berkeley-based EarthTeam Environmental Network handed out awards for their 5th Annual Visuals & Voices Eco-art, Photography, Poetry and Writing Contest on May 28th. The awards were chosen from 350 ecologically themed submissions by creative middle and high school ...Submitted by Sheilah Fish
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| Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Orinda Academy Receives Environmental Recognition The Orinda Academy (OA) announced that it ...Submitted by Miriam Schaffer
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| Wednesday, June 23, 2010 St. Perpetua's Graduating Class Congratulations to the St. Perpetua School 8th grade graduating class of 2010. 31 students graduated on a recent Saturday with many of the having been together at St. Perpetua School since kindergarten. The graduates will go on to attend our top-notch area high ...Submittted by Monica Chappell
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