Sandra Cantu’s murder has tragically brought the plight of missing children into the spotlight once again. Although no Amber Alert was issued after Sandra’s disappearance, the Amber Alert is, in many cases, a very important part of the search for the child. The longer a child is missing, the less likely it is he or…Continue reading Wireless Amber Alerts/Sandra Cantu
Category: Our World
Tragic End to Tracy Girl’s Disappearance
update, via KCRA3: Police have not named any suspects in the case and Sgt. Tony Sheneman insisted Tuesday that Lawless “is not at the center of the investigation and never was.” He added that he was dismayed to hear media reports that the pastor was a main suspect. “He has been interviewed as have hundreds…Continue reading Tragic End to Tracy Girl’s Disappearance
Pleasanton, Saturday
I’ll be speaking Saturday, March 28, at Lynnewood Methodist Church in Pleasanton. This will be a fundraising event, sponsored by P.E.O. International. Towne Center Books will be on hand to sell copies of The Year of Fog and No One You Know, with part of the proceeds to benefit P.E.O. women’s scholarships. 1:00 – 3:00.
Nutcracker Buck Sings Yahtzee
Check out the latest in the land of Nutcracker Buck–“You and me and these five random cubes/Laughing off our asses while our lives go down the tubes.” Wade has this to say about the song: “The song is kind of a white trash love song and a prayer to the Yahtzee gods that a marriage…Continue reading Nutcracker Buck Sings Yahtzee
The Hemingses of Monticello, Modern-Day Slavery
I’ve just finished reading The Hemingses of Monticello, a fascinating look into the lives of the enslaved family so intimately connected with Thomas Jefferson. Annette Gordon-Reed does an excellent job resurrecting the history of an extensive family whose story has been buried for centuries under a version of history that champions the life and legacy…Continue reading The Hemingses of Monticello, Modern-Day Slavery