Window on the World Column: Glass Half Full
With the changing of the times and the lessening of the daylight, I must annually go on self-watch alert. There is something about darkness during the daytime that makes me, well, dark. I can get the gloomies very easily when the clocks fall back...
Letter to the Editor | Another Brave Woman
To the Editor:
On March 13, 2024, in Blackfoot, Idaho, a 39-year-old man broke into an elderly woman’s home and assaulted her. However, despite her injuries, the woman was able to defend herself with a gun; shooting and killing the man.
The lady was transported to...
Window on the World Column | Regret for the Things That You Do Not Do
We should go, shouldn’t we? Shouldn’t we go? Life happens when you are busy making other plans. And isn’t that always the way. My mother-in-law, who had been suffering with Parkinson’s and dementia at my sister-in-law’s house in Oregon, had taken a bad fall...
Letters to the Editor for Week of July 12
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Guest Column | King City’s Transformation: How a Year of Beautification Efforts Revitalized the Community
The transformation of the appearance of King City in the last year has been nothing short of amazing, and I credit much of that to the yearly emphasis of “beautification.”
It was 32 years ago in 1992 that King City began the promotion of Beautification...
Window on the World Column | The Red Ferrari
As the garage door lifted, a glossy red flash came into view, like a shock from the heavens on a cloudy day. She was shiny and new, fresh from the showroom floor. A Ferrari. Or maybe a Lamborghini? No, definitely a Ferrari with her...
Funny Papers Again Column | Yearly Orbit of the Sun; Four Days, Over and Done
I have notes scribbled on scraps of paper scattered about my work area, in pockets and various other places I will no doubt discover after this goes to print. But I have enough here for a short column to cap off another year in...
Window on the World Column | Plenty of Room in Rescue
I was the co-founder of South County Animal Rescue (SCAR) back in January of 2016. At the time we were filling a large hole in animal rescue services in our area, and, since then, we have done over seven years of incredible work.
Sadly, there...
Worthy to Print Column | How Was Your Christmas?
I don’t know if I will see you or speak to you before Good Old Santa comes sliding down the chimney. I like to tell folks “Merry Christmas” during this holiday. I sometimes forget to say it if the conversation is short. But most of...
Worthy to Print Column | Got Stuff — and More Stuff
I woke up this morning and I tripped over my camera gear. I’m sure God will forgive me for the words I muttered out loud. Lorraine doesn’t like clutter, but sometimes we leave things in the wrong place. I keep telling myself I’m going...
