President Donald Trump has had a real chance to step in and be the leader that the country needs in its most vulnerable time. Instead, he has only exasperated the situation and has created more division in this country. Whether it was…
At the April 30 Las Positas College Student Senate meeting, a $6,000 donation from Student Government was approved, with funds benefitting the LPC Financial Aid Office, Library and Tutoring Center, each receiving $2,000. While this is a noble gesture, was it correct?…
It’s 40 days into shelter in place, and the days just breeze by. I feel like my clock is running at twice the speed as usual. One moment I’m doing homework at 2 p.m.,. and by the time I’m done and ready…
You get a takeout meal, the meal is in a Styrofoam container, in a plastic bag. With the meal, the restaurant placed paper napkins and condiments in plastic packets. You also grab some water in a plastic bottle. After you eat, you…
March 11. The first day that set off a chain reaction of events at Las Positas College.
I remember being in my friend Sally’s car, on our way to the campus. It was a Wednesday, and I was in the passenger seat…
As a retired person who is only taking one class this semester, I have a lot of free time during the shelter in place. Many of the usual activities I do are not available during the shelter in place. All golf courses…
Amy Tilson-Lumetta is the managing and features editor of The Express. Follow her @AmyTLumetta .
When I was born, way back in 1996, Michael Jordan had just returned to the NBA after a stint in baseball. He had already won three straight titles before the doctor slapped my butt. I didn’t see him drop 63 in the…
To echo something I wrote in my last piece, the COVID-19 pandemic, more than anything else, will bring about many, many societal changes. It’s going to linger in the ether for a long time after it’s over, and there will be numerous,…
Three weeks ago, everyone went about their daily lives as usual but with the outbreak of COVID-19 in the back of their minds.
It wasn’t until about 4 p.m. on March 16, that people learned about a new shelter in place…