When families across the nation gather this Thanksgiving, busily basting their turkeys in preparation for the annual feast, it is doubtful that their thoughts are thinking of the historic first celebration in 1621. As millions...
Read MoreFor me, gratitude is thankfulness on steroids. This time of year, I can feel it from the tips of my toes to the top of my head. There were times I did not understand the fortunes of life I had been blessed with. There were...
Read MoreIf you can hear the sound of cheers echoing from Los Banos, it is probably the voices of the Alzheimer’s Support Group cheering about once more being the top team in Merced County’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s. This is the eighth...
Read MoreOh the depths of October, which spans history, controversy, social issues and taking a stand as leaves change colors across the land. While trick-or-treating lingers in the air, everyone will have to wait another week. Most of...
Read MoreMaxwell Anderson and Kurt Weill’s “September Song” (“Oh, it’s a long, long while from May to December / But the days grow short / When you reach September”) is a song I’ve heard all my life. In fact, I’m sure I first heard it...
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