by Jeffrey Brock | Aug 4, 1994 | Writing
DEBORAH OLSON is the end of the line. At Sunnyvale’s C.J. Olson Cherries, her family has nurtured cherries and apricots for four generations. But Olson’s brother and sister aren’t interested in digging their hands into the farm’s soil. And...
by Jeffrey Brock | Jul 1, 1994 | Writing
WHEN TANNED RETIREE Ted Forster removes his watch at the Bramhall Willow Street Park Lawn Bowling Green, he shows off a visible testament to his love for his gentlemanly sport: a section of skin as white as his T-shirt. During the last two years, he and his wife,...
by Jeffrey Brock | Jul 1, 1994 | Writing
AS A MARIACHI melody bounces back and forth inside a circle of trumpets, guitars and violins, baby Fernando Torres’ upturned eyes swing about as if he were watching a tennis match. Fernando reaches up to his dad, Abigail, a violinist, as he and other members of...
by Jeffrey Brock | Jul 1, 1994 | Writing
WHEN MARIA VASQUEZ woke up for her first day of classes at Stanford University in 1989, the media robbed her of the carefree honeymoon that new students usually enjoy as they absorb their surroundings. A note slipped under her door during the night informed her that a...
by Jeffrey Brock | Jul 1, 1994 | Writing
As Laverne Morrissey recounts the parable that convinced her to work as an alcohol counselor at the American Indian Center of Santa Clara Valley in 1975, the quiet strength that has made her a foundation in her community shines through. With a gently repetitive style,...
