Daily Archives: March 4, 2012

K-8 Elections UPDATE 1

 in Local Events

Press Release from Oakland K-8 School Board “The Board of Education believed that they should not have the authority to decide whether its citizens can vote on the school budget. Nor did the Board believe that they should bestow upon themselves the benefit of an extension of their terms. With […]

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

 in Ted Odenwald

According to narrative historian, Robert Massie, Catherine the Great of Russia was “a majestic figure in the age of monarchy,” unequaled by all enthroned women except Elizabeth I of England. Her achievements rank her alongside the most famous Russian ruler, Peter the Great, as both expanded Russian territories and…