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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1988
Page
5
A concise look at the novel That Was Then This Is Now focusing on two friends, Brian and Mark. It tracks growing up versus staying childish, responsibilities, and shifting loyalties as one pursues a new romance while the other faces legal trouble. The summary highlights growing apart and the pull of adolescence.
A reader reflects on S E Hinton's This Is Now noting Mark and Brian drift apart amid drugs and crime. Brian seeks a better life with Cathy while Mark spirals financially and emotionally as their friendship fractures. The narrator finds the story sad yet realistic about finding identity and learning from hard lessons.
Local AARP members meet at 1:30 p.m. in the East Wing of the Veteran's Hall due to Senior Citizen Hall work. Lela Findley, state director, will share slides from her Russia trip, including Helsinki Kiev Yalta and Moscow. Board members reminded of the Feb 10 1:30 p.m. meeting at Senior Citizen Hall.
Homeowners planning renovations face more choices as kitchens evolve from cooking hubs to family command centers. Designers advise starting with uses, then consider combining spaces, updating faces with modern cabinets, adding space with pull out boards, rolling islands, desk areas for papers, and appliance garages to reduce countertop clutter.
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