Maintaining Our Democracy
craigw by Craig Wiesner - San Mateo Daily Journal - Dec 9, 2024 Taking a course on East Asia Affairs at the State Department in 1985, our class was glued to…
Thankful
San Mateo Daily Journal - November 25th, 2025 - by Craig Wiesner A year ago a friend and I came up with an idea to have an impact on the…
Public Service
by Craig Wiesner - San Mateo Daily Journal - Tuesday November 12, 2024 Ten years ago I was honored to be sworn in to serve on the San Mateo County…
Jennifer or Clark?
by Craig Wiesner - San Mateo Daily Journal - October 28, 2024 I don’t have very many photos of me during my early childhood. As the third kid my parents…
Black Jobs and Safe Dogs
By Craig Wiesner - San Mateo Daily Journal - September 16, 2024 I wrote a bunch of drafts of columns in the days after the disastrous debate between former President…
Waving the Flag
by Craig Wiesner - San Mateo Daily Journal - September 3, 2024 While not a conductor by any stretch, at the beginning of any Monterey Air Force Choir concert I…
Bubbe
by Craig Wiesner - San Mateo Daily Journal - August 5, 2024 As a former linguist I really enjoy listening to folks who come into our shop, especially large families,…
Use Your Words
by Craig Wiesner - San Mateo Daily Journal - July 22, 2024 “Use your words!” That’s a phrase many parents utter when children are about to use their hands, striking…
Extreme or Mainstream?
by Craig Wiesner - San Mateo Daily Journal - July 8, 2024 My 6am morning routine includes time on the couch, dog curled up on my right, coffee on my…
Public Service
by Craig Wiesner - San Mateo Daily Journal - June 24, 2024 My husband and I were honored to participate in the San Carlos City Hall Pride/Progress flag raising on…