Other Stuff

Some announcements and a peek behind the curtain

I am very happy to see this story I wrote for the Enterprise recognized in the 2021 California News Publishers Association Awards (CNPA)....

Local filmmaking duo makes Sundance debut with 'First Date'

From the Calaveras Enterprise. Manuel Crosby and Darren Knapp graduated from Calaveras High School 18 years apart, but their mutual love...

Alleged child molester released after attorney argues 'unusual circumstances' due to COVID-19

From the Calaveras Enterprise. San Andreas resident and contractor Brian Paul Ames, charged with 18 felony counts related to the...

Angels Camp protest postponed amid alleged death threats

From the Calaveras Enterprise. Two teens who were organizing a peaceful protest in solidarity with nationwide anti-racism movements chose...

Gearing up for a tough winter: Mother Lode region faces unprecedented COVID-19 surge

This article was originally published in the Calaveras Enterprise. Mark Twain Medical Center—Dignity Health, the only hospital serving...

Covid Burnout is Real

I was texting a coworker yesterday, whom I haven’t seen in almost five months. He was checking up on how I’ve been, which was really nice...

The Power of Prayer in an Agnostic Life

It was Christmas Eve, but it sure didn’t feel like it. The previous Christmas Eve I had spent watching a midnight Mass outside the Church...

Hundreds gather for Black Lives Matter protests in Angels Camp

From the Calaveras Enterprise 06/09/20. Article and photos by Dakota Morlan. Despite palpable tensions and safety concerns preluding the...

Confessions of a White Girl

The death of George Floyd was a tipping point for me I’ve never had much to say about racial injustice. Not because I don’t have...

Pandemic Pits: A Love Story

How I learned to let it grow We were very young when we first met. I was eleven, maybe twelve. It seemed they had only just entered the...

Pandemic sourdough and parallel thinking: How we're all plugged in to the motherboard

A freshly-baked sourdough loaf cools on my kitchen counter, soon to be devoured. I swear that I was ahead of the sourdough fad. Even...