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Cheryl Cotton welcomed as new West Contra Costa Unified superintendent
Cheryl Cotton comes to the West Contra Costa Unified School District with decades of experience in the education field at the local, county and state level.
Walters: California’s deficit dilemma — cut spending, borrow money or raise taxes?
Democrats, who control state finances, can either bite the budget bullet or kick the can down the road.
Jarvis: The MAHA report’s errors are just the start of its problems
RFK Jr. is using bogus science to undermine actual experts, making it increasingly harder to know whose advice to trust.
Horoscopes June 6, 2025: Paul Giamatti, take better care of yourself
Astrological advice for and others born on this date.
Lopez: If caregivers for our elders get deported, who takes their place?
More American citizens require help to manage the effects of aging, yet the immigrants they depend on now face explusion.
Asking Eric: I do not want to be involved in the girls trip. How do I extricate myself?
I’d rather not tell my friends I can’t tolerate how they talk when they’re drinking.
Harriette Cole: I’m embarrassed that my daughter is ‘that kid’ in day care
Plus: Why did you immediately assume she was falling-down drunk?
Miss Manners: They all arrived early at the restaurant, and I find it suspicious
Plus: Is it rude to say “excuse me” to someone who’s delaying me?
Dear Abby: My granddaughter kept saying I should let her talk, so I stopped speaking to her
She needs to realize that one day I won’t be here anymore.
Today in History: June 6, Allies land in Normandy on D-Day
During World War II, nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, on D-Day as they launched Operation Overlord to liberate German-occupied Western Europe.