Local News Belmont names new poet laureate Daily Journal staff report Jan 29, 2026 Greg McCulloh was named Belmont’s poet laureate for a three-year term beginning in 2026.
+2 Arts & Entertainment Featured Scripture By Bart Charlow Jan 24, 2026 Calligrapher and artist Ann Miller knows that “as it is written” refers to more than your family Bible. Her calligraphy expands on lettering, …
+2 Columnists High schools don’t make literature a priority By Josie WettanUpdated Sep 8, 2025 A few months ago, at the dinner table, my dad asked my sister and me what books we had read that year for school. My sister, who was in her fr…
Local News Antonio López named San Mateo County poet laureate Daily Journal staff report Apr 9, 2025 The Board of Supervisors named Antonio De Jesús López San Mateo County’s fifth poet laureate.
Local News Featured New fight over phonics By Carolyn Jones CalMattersUpdated Jul 21, 2025 Can you spell deja vu?
Local News Deadline extended to apply for San Mateo County’s poet laureate role Bay City NewsUpdated Jan 13, 2025 A self-described “recovering engineer,” a teacher and others have served as San Mateo County’s poet laureate — and now, the city is looking fo…
Guest Perspectives Without funding, 10-year-old plan to improve literacy for all is just a list of good ideas By Martha Hernandez Sep 11, 2024 In 2014, the California State Board of Education adopted the evidence-based and standards-driven English Language Arts/English Language Develo…
FINLAND-BLINKEN/ LEHTIKUVAUpdated Jun 2, 2023 Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives to give a speech in Helsinki, Finland.