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There is a line from an old Simon and Garfunkel song called The Boxer (supposedly about Bob Dylan) that has forever stuck in my head: “…a man sees what he wants to see and disregards the rest.” There are many versions of this popular truth in use, such as “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” or “The world is as we see it,” or perhaps even Descartes’ philosophical koan, “I think, therefore I

The big bursting seed called Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is growing like Jack and the Beanstalk’s bean seed. In the last few days the Sondheim Center has exploded into activity. The youth ensemble,  the local actors, the interns from places near and far…and then there’s Randy Jones. I had the great pleasure of collecting Randy from the airport on Sunday. Randy has had a life that

On July 16, 8-11 p.m., the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center Pavilion will be transformed into a Disco Dance ballroom for one night to remember! The star of the night will be Randy Jones, the original cowboy from the 70s disco sensation, the Village People. Randy will be performing a song from back in the day. Tickets are available at the Pavilion doors for $5 and will include a $5 off coupon

Reviews by Len Oppenheim

History and politics are not areas in which I have done much reading. Like everyone else I am interested in contemporary issues and elections but my reading tastes have not lead me to read many history or political books. Happily for me, I happened to read an excellent review of The Prince of Darkness: 50 Years Reporting in Washington, by Robert D. Novak and I decided to

Event horizon: a boundary in space time used to describe the apparent edge around a black hole, beyond which nothing can be seen.

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I was on the phone recently with my friend Doug in San Francisco discussing the calamitous weather in the Midwest and the current wildfires in California. “What’s next,” he quipped, “plagues of locusts?” “Well, we’re certainly overrun by bugs in Iowa,” I