Twain News

By Jim McLain Originally published 10:44 a.m., July 1, 2009 Updated 10:59 a.m., July 1, 2009 Ventura County public radio station KCLU-FM has won another host of awards for its news coverage, this time from the Associated Press Broadcasters Association.

What better way to wait around for the fireworks than to grab a book to read by the pool? In celebration of the land of the free and the home of the brave, let us take this opportunity to examine the best in the nation: both those great literary works that showcase our history, and pieces from the hands of the greatest writers in the country.

Call me old-fashioned but I much prefer to hear my kids scream "Are we there yet?" from the backseat of the car rather than "When can we watch a DVD?" Shutterstock/Sonya Etchison Turn on the DVD player in the backseat and your kids will never look out window.

KCLU AM-FM , Ventura and Santa Barbara counties' National Public Radio station, won more awards than any other contender in the western United States at the 2009 Mark Twain Awards Show hosted Saturday by the Associated Press Broadcasters Association .

At a glance What: The Lazy Z Resort, best suited to couples and families who enjoy being in the outdoors and who want a good base of operations for exploring nearby Gold Country.

University of California professor Robert Hirst, the longtime director of the school's Mark Twain Project at the Bancroft Library, poses with a statue of the famed American author on campus, Monday, May 4, 2009 in Berkeley, Calif.

Shania Twain posted an open letter on her web site Friday about recovering from the break-up of her marriage with ex Mutt Lange .

The class of 2009 is facing the most competitive job market in years, but a Fortune 100 company with roots in Fresno is offering a helping hand to recent graduates - they're hiring! If you believe in working hard and having fun then get your resume ready, one California store is now hiring 'friendly' people.

The Mark Twain stories, "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog" and "The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg," were published thirty-four years apart, in 1865 and 1899, respectively.

Alexandra Berzon and the staff of the Las Vegas Sun swept the top newswriting prizes in the Associated Press California / Nevada Newswriting and Photo Contest, celebrating the best print journalism of 2008 by AP member newspapers in the two states.

FORMED IN 2005, IN THIS MOMENT SURGED to prominence two years later with the release of their debut album, Beautiful Tragedy.

Stanford professor Shelley Fisher Fishkin has resurrected Mark Twain's long-forgotten manuscript "Is He Dead?" for the stage.

The best and brightest faculty members from each Calaveras County school district were honored Thursday at Ironstone Vineyards in a county-wide Rotary Club luncheon.

I wasn't sure this column would pan out. But with my savings and salary shrinking, it seemed worth a try.

When Feist swept the 2008 Juno Awards, graduating from 2005's "new artist" and "alternative" ghettos to album of the year winner for the global hit The Reminder , it sent a warm shudder through our home and native land.

Photos by Karen Quincy Loberg / Star staff The national parks, Ken Burns says, are "democracy applied to our landscapes." He stands in a saloon on the Western set at the Paramount Ranch on Thursday.

Tim Behrens calls it the "Sierra Club-slash-Rush Limbaugh crowd." Which sounds just about right for San Joaquin County and Lodi.

"History," said Mark Twain, "repeats itself. That's one of the things wrong with history." Bringing Twain's remark to mind this week were the arguments before the California Supreme Court that challenged ...

A couple who lost a meowing member of their family while moving to Reno from Alaska in September was reunited with the feline last month after spotting its picture online.

To Mark Twain's way of thinking, a person's skin makes the finest clothing, "but, of course, society demands something more than this." Thus says the quote on the home page for "Color Connects," the 2009 ...