by Pat Lopes Harris | Jan 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
Wikipedia and other websites shut down to protest online piracy bill Posted by the San Jose Mercury News Jan. 17, 2011. By Patrick May As Wikipedia and other websites go dark Wednesday in what backers are calling the largest Internet protest ever, the epic battle...
by Pat Lopes Harris | Oct 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Pizarro: San Jose woman celebrating 100th birthday with a round of golf Originally published by the San Jose Mercury News Oct. 26, 2011. By Sal Pizarro There should be quite a celebration at the San Jose Country Club on Thursday for Ida Pieracci’s 100th...
by Pat Lopes Harris | Sep 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
9/11 in Little Kabul: Members of the largest Afghan-American community discuss how the personal became political in the decade since 9/11. Originally published by Al Jazeera Sept. 8, 2011 By Ali M Latifi On a September morning in 2001, a then-18-year-old Layma Murtaza...
by Pat Lopes Harris | Jul 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
From farm to tube, TV host true to his roots Originally published in the San Jose Mercury News July 21, 2011 By Joe Rodriguez, Mercury News Columnist When KNTV reporter Damian Trujillo thought about his “quinceañera” — or 15th anniversary as host of...
by Pat Lopes Harris | Jul 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
CSU, UC students brace for another round of tuition hikes Originally published in the San Jose Mercury News July 10, 2011 By Lisa M. Krieger and Ellen Huet Wendy Yang is working as hard as she can to save enough money to someday attend California State University. But...
by Pat Lopes Harris | Mar 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Cassidy: Digital literacy mortally wounded in budget battle Originally published in the San Jose Mercury News on March 27, 2011. By Mike Cassidy If you’re one of the thousands of teachers who’ve found inspiration in the National Writing Project, think of...
