Questions for the mayor Dear Mayor Max:I have several questions for you, but I understand that you are more of a listener than a conversationalist. I will try to put it into requests:Please contact SCE to find out when they plan on being done hiring all of their outside contractors (electricians, tree cutters, “arborists,” drone…
By Janice MuraskoLast week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats were happy to meet little kitten Atlas.Phil: We have a new cat! Everyone gather ‘round!Harley: How exciting! Who is the new cat?Lucky: (Bounding into the room) Hi, everyone! I’m Lucky, the new cat.Phil: I suppose you are appropriately named. Good fortune has…
75 years ago – 1947A big celebration was planned to complete the community building, with Norma Sanborn in charge of the dance and entertainment. Residents were asked to bring their own chairs. Those wishing to donate chairs would get their names engraved on the back. 70 years ago – 1952The pool at Hidden Lodge was…
Where will you go? Dear editor:I found the letter from Thomas Kluzak, “Failed State,” to be interesting and thought provoking.My questions for Mr. Kluzak are, when are you leaving and where are you going? Will it be Russia? Will it be Cuba? Will it be China? Will it be Iran or Iraq? Will it be…
By Janice MuraskoLast week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats were happy that four of the five kittens were adopted.Phil: Why do they call it the dog days of summer?Harley: Well, history says the dog days of summer are generally the very hot and humid days in July through September.Phil: They aren’t…
70 years ago – 1952Evie Kretsinger passed on a comment about TV: “Before the dawn of civilization, primitive man ate raw meat in dark caves and gazed at the pictographs he had painted on the walls. As man became civilized, he dined by candlelight and food became a social ritual. Now, man is right back…
Dear editor:Unfortunately, George Carlin was correct when, years ago, he gave up on our species and was just watching as we circled the drain. Our country is now circling the drain as a failed state without a viable future. Not due to the white supremacists, the Christian nationalists, the misogynists. Not even the disingenuous Supreme…
By Janice MuraskoLast week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats welcomed Cuddles and her litter of four.Phil: Holy catnip! These kittens are adopted so quickly.Harley: I know, right? Cuddles and her kittens just got here, and now they are almost all gone!Phil: Four of the five kittens are in their forever homes….
75 years ago – 1947It was announced that whoever was nearest the button would blow the fire siren daily at noon. No guarantee was made, however, that the timing would be accurate. 70 years ago – 1952Mike Dunn and Mac McCullog trekked 20 miles over Tahquitz and down into Palm Springs. 65 years ago –…
I’ve previously mentioned Ryan Craig, the publisher-editor of the Todd County Standard in Elkton, Kentucky. He once advised local farmers to attend an important county zoning meeting that he knew would affect them seriously. When very few turned out for the meeting, he confronted them as to why they didn’t show. They answered that they…
