Televised car auctions can be entertaining, surprising
One of the benefits of the cable television service I receive is the tuner, where I can mute the sound from those detestable commercials. I routinely silence nearly all the commercials that come across the screen.
A few commercials are funny, enlightening or even inspirational and I'll listen to them. Over and over.
The other night I was…
Merced’s DMV Earns An A+
A major problem with the State of California over the years is that lawmakers mandate changes and then they do not provide the funding or the personnel to…
Merced’s non-stop variety is the spice of life
Written in 1785, William Cowper's poem, “The Task, stated that, “Variety is the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.”
That’s certainly true…
Remembering Mr. Bob Ayers
The late Bob Ayers was a friend and a mentor of mine as I grew to be a mature journalist in the city and county of Merced.
That meant a lot because Bob had his finger in about every pie that existed. He along with Dwayne Andrews, Elmer Lorenzi, and Don Ohlinger had more information about Merced than one could fit into an Air Force duffel…
Easter In Mexico
Editor’s Note: This column was first published on March 31, 2005.
Although we have spent many years in Mexico, we had never been here during Easter…
No Television On The Boat
Editor’s Note: John Derby, the longtime publisher of the Times, is currently undergoing medical treatment at a hospital near his winter home in Baja California…
Methane: The Silent But Deadly Killer
By ALEX GUEORGUIEVA
Farts. Sure, they smell bad and are unpleasant to be around, but no one would go as far as to call them deadly, right? Wrong.
Livestock, cattle in particular, largely contributes to increased levels of methane emissions in today’s atmosphere. Cattle waste and digestion (farting and burping more specifically)…
Thinking about taking a cruise?
Second of two parts
If so, you need to make lots of decisions. There are many choices for destinations, cruise lines, ship sizes, cabin types and travel…
It Can Get Really Cold In Mexico Too
We felt really guilty last Christmas when the temperature hit 84 degrees along the coast of the Sea of Cortez, and we sailed out to a deserted island for a…
When All Else Fails, Shop On The Beach
After 30 years even the best of toilets give out, so this is not a complaint about the toilet, however, it had pretty much given up the ghost.
When we went to Loreto and there was a big hardware store which had everything under the sun, we decided that what we needed was a new toilet. Toilets are something which really have improved in the last…
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