Readers of this column may remember that I planned to participate in One Small Step, an offshoot of StoryCorps. I would be having a conversation with a stranger from the Central Valley who was quite different from me but might...
Read MoreVolunteers are in short supply these days. Service clubs in Los Banos and throughout the country, to cite one example, have seen a steep drop in membership. Those who still volunteer often feel overworked or burnt out. And yet...
Read MoreThe Franciscan Hospitaller Sisters of the Immaculate Conception are inviting everyone in and around Los Banos to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of the New Bethany Residential and Skilled Care Facility on Sunday,...
Read MoreThe other day I had a conversation with college professors who teach English to community college students (as I taught English at the Los Banos college campus many years ago). I came away from that conversation thanking my...
Read MoreRegular readers of this writer may remember several columns over the years in which I have praised walking. I still value walking, though I don’t walk as much, due to some arthritis in my hip. I’ve come across a new approach to...
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