Rights, Rules & Responsibility
“…maybe I can just find out somethin’, just scrounge around and maybe find out what it is that’s wrong and see if they ain’t somethin’ that can be done about it.”.
~The Grapes of Wrath
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Hike into History 3
Read about the Castle in the hills, it’s history, and learn how to take this hike into Oakland’s past…
Be Safe Oakland
As the recent graduates of Safety Town go forth into the world, their elders will have a new generation of back seat drivers reminding them of Safety First…
Read about the history of safety campaigns, and Oakland’s version of Safety Town.
Balch Holmes in Oakland 1
In July 1937, Dr. Elizabeth Balch Holmes sought refuge and rest in Oakland. The suffragist and physician passed away, but her work and dedication is remembered.
Read about the struggles of being a female physician and suffragist
Happy Father’s Day
“The tender father, and the gen’rous friend; the pitying heart that felt for human woe; the dauntless heart that fear’d no human pride; the friend of man -to vice alone a foe; for “ev’n his failings lean’d to virtue’s side.”
-Robert Burns
Read about Fathers & Father’s Day…
The Heat is On
“Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.”
-Russel Baker
Oaklanders brave the heat and head for the great outdoors over the weekend as summer temperatures and humdity spread over the region.