It’s that time of year again: the weather gets cooler and the Chargers get hotter. It has become sort of a routine in recent years for Charter Oak to advance past the first round of the football playoffs with ease. In 2011, they dominated Corona Santiago; in 2012 they cruised past Chaparral; last…

Review: ‘The Bookseller of Kabul’ tells a poignant, familial narrative of Afghanistan
Since the reemergence of the Taliban rule in Afghanistan in 2021, the headlines out of Kabul have been dire. Poverty is rampant as international aid and support collapse. A harsh winter has taken a heavy toll on those least equipped to endure it. Violence and anarchy...