Opinion: Another one in the books
One of the scariest things I encounter each week is this blank space. I hope every time that divine intervention will come along, I’ll share it with her, and we’ll make magic. I need to write a correction to last week’s rant. about my dearly departed friend Doug Nelson and his long-time female champion Malcolm […]
Opinion: Mourning Madera icons
The year 2024 may be only two weeks old, but it has already dealt the Madera community a blow that will be felt for a long time to come. The recent deaths of four Madera civic leaders have left me in mourning. The Dec. 29, 2023, passing of Audrey Pool has taken a friend of […]
Opinion: Keeping it local
By now, a lot of people have probably broken at least one of their New Year’s resolutions. I quit making them years ago because they rarely made it past the first week of the year. “This year, the plan is to lose weight, exercise more, blah, blah, blah…” My mother had a New Year’s tradition […]
Opinion: Closing out 2023
Happy New Year, one and all. The year 2023 is coming to an end, with ‘24 waiting in the wings. It’s going to be another year of being on my own with no adult supervision. It has taken getting used to, but I’m managing crisis by crisis. New Year is when many people take stock […]
Opinion: Christmas has arrived
The last weekend before Christmas has arrived. Last-minute preparations for holiday meals, family visits and Ol’ Saint Nick are ramping up. Houses decorated with lights and figurines of the Magi welcome the reason for the season. Since Christmas falls on Monday this year, that makes for a proper three-day weekend. The New Year’s Day makes […]
Opinion: Yards lit with cheer
I’m a massive fan of Christmas… as long as you wait until after Thanksgiving to start celebrating. The pride of ownership is demonstrated when our fellow residents share their Christmas spirit through their decorations with inflatables and light-up iconic characters. Thank you. Personally, I thoroughly enjoy your efforts. Even with the homes I’ve already seen […]
Opinion: The children of Chowchilla
This Sunday, a CNN documentary will air about the July 15, 1976, Chowchilla Kidnapping of 26 Dairyland Elementary School children. The kids were between the ages of 5 to 15 years. Those old bandages of a lot of people are being ripped off to expose the wounds of the Madera County Chowchilla kidnapping, again. I […]
Opinion: November heartbreak
Some 60 years ago, the United States experienced a tragedy remembered by nearly every person alive at that time. On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was gunned down as his motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. The country came to a virtual standstill as a grief-stricken nation tried to make sense […]
Opinion: November autumn holidays
As the year draws to its conclusion, the month of November brings so many reasons to celebrate. Veterans Day will be celebrated with parades and gatherings throughout the USA. We celebrate the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month as a day of remembrance for the end of World War I. It […]
Opinion: Decorating for the holidays
Television has been a part of my life since the time I was born. The birth announcement in my Baby Book is a postcard written by my mother that reads: “Well, Mom and Dad went and did it. They got us a new baby sister. Her name is Tamara Jo Hill… We would have rather […]