The American River Current

Tammy Linn, 36, is now enrolled in honors courses at American River College after learning to read only ten years ago. (Photo by Emily K. Rabasto)

ARC Mom: from illiteracy to honors

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves September 17, 2013

If you looked up the word tenacity in the dictionary, you just might find a picture of a petite 36-year-old blonde named Tammy Lynn. Despite insurmountable obstacles, Lynn progressed from an emergent...

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Judaism a withering practice in Sacramento community

Brooke Purves and Brooke Purves September 10, 2013

As a product of a mixed-religion union I celebrate every major Jewish holiday with my immediate family, my Jewish father and any goyim I can trick into eating chopped liver. Whenever I prepare a kosher...

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