Janatpour-Brown family recognized for contribution
After seven years with CVHS athletics, parents Mary Janatpour and Mark Brown were named honorary captains of the CVHS football
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family
What it’s like to be separated from family
A phone call from Vietnam. My grandma has passed away and my parents are grieving. I want to cry, but
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Summer experience: midnights in Mexico
This summer, I had the pleasure of traveling to Guanajuato. Regarded as the home of the momias and a smaller,
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Celebrating Christmas abroad in Ireland and France
I grew up in Ireland, so when I found out that we would be spending Christmas there last year, I
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Mother-Daughter Team gives Castro Valley a Good Name
Not many people can say that her mom is her best friend, coworker, and role model. But for Mindy Castro,
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Surf, Sun….Robbie?
This year, after I was freed from the prison that we call high school, I embarked on a journey
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“Home is where the heart is”
One night during spring break, I was sitting in my room planning out the classes I want to take for
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“Everything is Awesome” in The Lego Movie
Growing up, Legos had been one of my favorite toys. While I failed to build anything more intricate than a
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My sister’s sweatshirt
She walks down the hallway with her headphones in and music turned up to tune out the chaos around her.
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Divorce is the last resort
With divorce so common these days, everyone probably knows someone with a stepmom, stepdad, or just a single parent. My own
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