Delicious gnocchi dumplings
Many of the Italian foods I grew up eating had been traditional fare for many generations of my family. It’s nice to see some of them becoming popular items that are widely available in restaurants and home kitchens. Gone are the days when I would sit down to eat lunch in the company break room […]
The high cost of health maintenance
Like most people who have been lucky enough to have outlived their life expectancies at birth, I read the occasional article about the high cost of medications, visits to physicians’ offices, and various medical procedures. Unlike some people, I was fortunate to have qualified for Medicare coverage before I had any real need for such […]
Reminiscing on days of yore before tech took over
Back in high school, I lived for the weekends, which were the best nights of the week. Friday nights in the fall meant Coyote football, and if it happened to be a home game we had the after-game dance in the boy’s gym. During basketball season dances were held after Friday night home games, too. […]
Residents tired of waiting for their stoplight to be installed
Good morning, neighbors: Just 29 hours after I addressed the Madera City Council regarding the dangerous intersection at Olive and Knox, lo and behold another traffic accident. Mr. Mayor, City Council, and all the brass who run Madera, our community continues to give the City of Madera more than $22,000 per month because of Rob […]