Past Tense: June 11, 2015
65 years ago - 1950
The town was filled with movie stars as Audie Murphy and Marguerite Chapman headed up the cast for “Kansas Raider,”...
Creature Corner: June 11, 2015
Paws up to all the four-leggeds who have found their forever homes.
Canines first: Peeta has new digs and a new name and is now...
Journal from the James: The cute season …
In our previous column we mentioned that springtime is a time of preparation for the season of abundance: summer. The emergence of insects and...
Readers Write: Re: Toxic tidbits
Editor:
Why do you even waste space to print scary letters based on junk science (well, likely no science at all)?
This sort of thing has...
Readers write: The road to nowhere …
Editor:
Our local water boards are making crisis decisions about our future community: Stage 1 emergency, Stage 2, Stage 3, descending at rapid and unheard-of...
Out Loud: Jury Duty …
Every few years I receive a jury summons in the mail and most often, it is to appear in Murrieta. Why? A drive to...
Before Our Time: A long history in Fuller Mill …
One of my favorite bits of mountain lore is the sad saga of Charles Beverly Hughes.
Eldest son of a clergyman in the mountains of...
Past Tense: June 4, 2015
65 years ago - 1950
Ernie Maxwell reported that he had to get his long johns back out as June started with snow and cold...
Creature Corner: June 4, 2015
Paws up to all the four-leggeds who have found their forever homes this week.
Canines first: Peeta has new digs and a new name and...
Fashion Jack: Sweater care & holsters
Q. My daughter gave me a really nice sweater for my birthday. We’re having lunch at a fine restaurant later this week. How...