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SANTA CRUZ — For nearly two decades, the Golden State Toy Train Operators have laid out the tiny tracks for the holiday season at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. The model trains, weaving ...

Jeremiah Johnson couldn’t convince his mother to let him wear a suit, so he insisted on wearing his striped tie and matching pocket square. It was picture day and the third grader wanted to get to ...

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