Friendship is generally undervalued and underappreciated these days. Seldom does anyone write or talk about the value of friendship. That’s too bad, because a good friend is a jewel. And someone who has been a good friend for 63...
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 MoreFor decades, the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority has worked hand in hand with local communities, facing head-on some of the most pressing challenges in the Central Valley. From ensuring access to water in...
Read MoreFall has arrived and so has the time for vaccination. It is important for us to be vaccinated around this time of the year to help prevent the most common infections including flu or influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial...
Read MoreWeight-bearing cartilage is attached to the ends of your bones. Traumatic injuries can cause a small area of damage in otherwise excellent cartilage. The name of the damaged cartilage is Osteo Cartilage Defect (OCD). There are...
Read MorePeople often use these labels interchangeably, but the reality is that these are two distinct conditions. Neither psychopathy nor sociopathy is a true mental health diagnosis. In the world of psychiatry, both fall under the...
Read MoreHere we are in October and the baseball season is over—at least for Cubs and Giants fans. They were eliminated weeks ago, and each club played its last 2024 game on Sept. 30. In fact, the only thing I got excited about the last...
Read MoreNational wildlife refuges are some of the best places to connect with nature and photography is a great way to do it. Lucky for local shutterbugs, remarkable imaging opportunities are just a short drive away within the San Luis...
Read MoreOctober days commemorate two European explorers credited with the “finding” of the Americas. Their exploration parties, though, came 500 years apart. After much study and debate, historians give Leif Erikson credit as the first...
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 MoreBY PASTOR SUSAN YOUNGContributing Writer What does it mean to worship the Lord? When I look at worship in the Bible, I see the life of King David. In 1 Samuel 13:14, God said that David was a man after his own heart. David was a...
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