Homeowners mobilizing to encourage use of Applegate Park
So this was supposed to be a feature story about several fed-up homeowners who are organizing and developing strategies to improve the “quality of life” for themselves and others, all while speaking up about blight, alleged criminal behavior and homeless issues in the city parks they live near.
An added twist to the story is the fact that…
The graceful, two-toned 1956 Mercury gets better with age
Car enthusiasts all have their favorite vehicles, myself included.
I have loved the 1956 Mercury since I first spotted it 63 years ago. The Merc gets…
Here comes the sun… Smiles returning to our faces
Now that the rain is really done until fall … or is it?
There was more than two inches of rain in May 2019. From 2016 to 2018, the average for May was…
Custom classics grilled for just plain bad taste
Sometimes custom car builders, or even the auto factories, get it wrong in their designs, to my way of thinking.
In perusing the latest street rod magazine issue the other day, I came upon coverage of a 1955 Ford Crown Victoria street machine. It's a pretty striking car with lots of innovation and craftsmanship — except for one glaring flaw.…
The True Story Of How Ernie Got His Start
This year, Ernie Amezcua of Ernie’s Transmission Shop in Merced has been contributing regularly to the Times with his views about auto repairs, and offering…
Graduation Time In America
BY GLENN MOLLETTE
Everyone looks forward to graduation. For the high school senior it seemed like the day would never come. The college graduate breathes a…
Government Has Killed The Fatted Calf
Editor’s Note: The following is from a Legacy column by Publisher John Derby that was first published 14 years ago, on May 26, 2005.
This beautiful state that we live in is the most prosperous in the nation, generating more income than most countries in the world. Yet it is on the verge of going broke under the weight of pension and…
My dinner with Lorenzi … and other good people
To be honest, I had no idea where we were going.
Mr. “E.J.” Almo Lorenzi called up a month prior and he told me to not make plans for a Friday night in…
Skilled auto mechanics are close to rocket scientists
Auto mechanics are amazing people. I am awed by the knowledge and skills mechanics have in making our cars run right.
Cars have always been intricate and…
Arts Education Matters: In Good Times, And Bad
By Roger J. Wyan
Last fall, I was asked to teach an after-school photography class for middle school youth in the small town of Delhi.
Having taught photography on the high school and college levels for many years, I wasn’t sure about teaching this age group. After all aren’t these 12-13 year-olds some weird form of human being caught…
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