There is a time and a season for everything under the sun. There is a time to be born and a time to taste the ongoing lessons of life that come with maturing. Times of laughter and colorful seasons of expression fill our world with beauty. And times of discomfort and seasons of bleak recognitions befall us all. Keep reading...
There are many things that I enjoy in life. What I enjoy most are the lessons that can be taken away from the simple things that capture us. I once heard a story about a little boy who was learning to ride his bike. Keep reading...
The city’s proposal to create a property assessment to help pay for the golf course may have breathed its last breath. It certainly wasn’t difficult to “assess” the mood of the public, at least those who responded to the city’s idea of assessing property owners to help pay for the golf course and “maybe” build a municipal swimming pool. Keep reading...
Congressional candidate Amanda Renteria likes to pray occasionally, but apparently doesn’t like unknown persons taking photos of her and asking questions while she’s doing it. Such is the state of American politics, when Republicans and Democrats employ these so-called “trackers” to follow candidates on the campaign trail, hoping to catch them in embarrassing moments that can later be used in a campaign ad or commercial. Keep reading...
Lemoore’s city council is starting to make Congress look good, which isn't easy to do. House Speaker John Boehner is thinking about sending Mayor Billy Siegel a thank you note. Lemoore’s city leaders, at least some of them - because councilmembers Eddie Neal and Willard Rodarmel refuse to drink the Kool-aid - seem intent on turning our city into a laughingstock, a community devoid of sensibility and farsightedness - sort of like Washington D.C. Keep reading...
Just when you think one election is over, candidates begin ramping up for another. Lemoore area voters will be making some choices for city council in November. The filing period opens for local seats on July 14 when would-be candidates can begin pulling filing papers to run for a pair of open seats. Keep reading...
Is there an election Tuesday? While there seems to have been a bit of rancor in the race for Kings County District Attorney where Keith Fagundes is trying to boot Greg Strickland from office, it’s been pretty much a hum-drum election season in Kings County. Even the mailers have been a bit stale this election season. Keep reading...
In 2012 several Lemoore residents decided to create the Lemoore Community Foundation after a local builder talked about his experience with non-profit community organizations in other Valley cities and thought that perhaps he should help Lemoore start one. Keep reading...
If someone had told me last month, “you’re going to write an article for your local newspaper and it will make front page,” I would have never believed them. What I would have found even more difficult to believe is if they would have also said, “But your very first front page article written will be stolen and the credit given to another writer.” But the reality is both of these events are true. Keep reading...
I lost my Aunt Cynthia in April. She passed away after a nearly 12-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Taking the disease into consideration, I really lost her years ago. Keep reading...
