In early October 2024, a patron visiting the Ruth Bach Branch Library on Bellflower Boulevard noticed a shelf full of books hidden by wrapping paper to showcase the effects of book and library censorship, which is currently making a comeback in certain areas, one very close to Long Beach.
According to the California Almond Commission, California grows 80% of the world’s almonds and 100% of the U.S. almond crop. There are almond politics, but today we will focus on almond nutrition.
His doctor is concerned with the results of a recent examination. He wants to perform one more test – a scan of his head. The patient, Kristófer (Egill Ôlafsson), knows his body – especially his brain – is slowly failing. Kristófer agrees to the additional test.
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A broken tombstone rests next to a tree at the Long Beach Municipal Cemetery. It’s hard to make out the name – Charles Tamma, Famma, Wamna – or the death date Jan. 22, 1879 or 1870?
