From Ship to Shore

Our valley is looking at 41 percent of the normal rain fall this year, and yet we continue to water our beautiful grass lawns. Remember, this land we live on is semi-desert and with every passing year the water table keeps dropping lower and lower. What are we thinking? With the state demanding 40 percent of the river runoff, and the…

After waiting almost three hours at the border crossing in Tijuana, I decided to try a different approach. I parked my vehicle, and walked across the border…

I wonder what my grandfather would have thought as he came from Ireland in 1875. He did not land at Ellis Island because he was sponsored. He in turn…

Years ago, when I was a child of 7, my parents sent me away to a military school in 
Tennessee, and I was never taught how to read. I dreaded getting up in class and being told to read out loud. The other children would laugh and make fun of me. I literally hated to read, and everything about books. Both my parents were well-educated…

Editor’s note: Each year, FFA chapters around the country celebrate National FFA Week. It’s a time to share what FFA is and the impact it has on members…

I spend almost every nice morning rowing my boat around beautiful Conception Bay, or Bahía Concepción, as it is known in Mexico, on the Gulf of California.…

I am not sure why I kept the beer can opener. It was something the local Rotary handed out; however, I am not a beer drinker and had no reason to keep it. Still it was bright and shiny, and it seemed a shame to throw away, even though today, most beers are flip top and don’t need an opener. Somehow it ended up in my fishing gear box,…

Carla Acosta and her husband, Eden Ramirez, are opera singers who have performed at the historic Mexico City Opera House. When the pandemic shut down…

Recently my son called to say: “Dad, I have tested positive for the coronavirus.” Then he followed it up by saying, “Don’t worry, I will be fine.” It…

This is a war between Us and the Coronavirus.  What we need is a battle cry because our town and the country is in a life-or-death struggle.   There is an old saying that is attributed to Red Necks, but will suit this situation very well, and it is: “Hunker Down.” In most wars, we have had a battle cry to remind us of exactly…