Author Archives: Clifford Oto

The subject of the next Readers Photo Challenge assignment, “landscape,” has been the staple of photography since its beginning nearly 200 years ago. A landscape is something that takes in the beauty of the natural world. Some believe that a a perfect landscape should reveal a land that appears untouched by human hands. While that’s […]

Today is National Pumpkin Day. Pumpkins aren’t San Joaquin County’s number one crop. According to the latest county crop report that mantle goes to almonds . Pumpkins aren’t even second (grapes). However, San Joaquin county produces the most pumpkins statewide. In fact, we’re second in the entire country in pumpkin growing just behind Tazewell County […]

TOP LEFT: Edison High student Emmanuel Huerta, 17, left, receives a free laptop computer from Stockton Scholars volunteer Janae Aptaker in the Library at Edison High School. TOP RIGHT: Some of the 637 free laptop computers to be given out to students in the library at Edison. MIDDLE: Edison High student Elias Ororzco checks out […]