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Editorial stories
- 9-11 at Ten Years
We’re all looking for words to describe our feelings as the September 11th tragedy is marked at tenth anniversary ceremonies in New York, Washington, Pennsylvania, and many communities such as Merced.…
- Castle Air Museum
It's hard to believe that Castle Air Museum in Atwater is celebrating thirty years in the community. I've been in the Central Valley for seven years and it seems the time has, pardon the pun, been flying by.…
- Yosemite National Park. Very busy...parking is a challenge...safety is an issue...but it sure is beautiful!
There was a letter to the editor in the Merced Sun Star recently from a visitor to Yosemite National Park. This letter pointed out a negative experience the writer had during a visit in early August.…
- The Edison: Grandma got to see how I intended to keep the tradition of the antique phonograph alive for future generations.
My Grandma Newvine had an Edison phonograph in her home. As an elementary school aged grandson, I would always look forward to her cranking up the machine and playing the half-inch thick records.…
- Reflections on a Wedding Anniversary
My wife Vaune and I will celebrate our anniversary this week. Anniversaries often get me thinking about how marriages succeed over the years.…
- Spring time in Yosemite National Park
"Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space." -Ansel Adams The waterfalls are a great and wonderful attraction in the Yosemite Valley.…
- Book Reading Binge
My college English teacher Mrs. Samuels told us over thirty years ago about a habit she started several years prior to that time.…
- How a Small Upstate New York Village Used Corn to Put Itself on the Map
The Rotary Club I belonged to in Avon, New York is celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of a summer festival that has put the community on the map.…
- Learning From Teaching
I have the first graders at Elmer Wood Elementary School in Atwater to thank for giving me a reason to have hope for our future generations. I presented a Junior Achievement program to Ms Harris’ class on May 5.…
- You never forget your first job. And I have a picture to remind me of just how special that time was.
The webmaster of this site, Brad Haven, is always challenging me to provide a picture with my columns. He has explained to me how a picture can help illuminate a point.…
- My Eight Years as an Altar Boy
Altar boy In the wake of the recent celebration of Holy Week and Easter, I got to thinking about some of the times I experienced as a boy and young adult in upstate New York.…
- The E-Reader and the B-M-T-R List
I won a prize at the Greater Merced Chamber mixer the other night. I try to attend a few of the Chamber’s monthly networking events during the year.…
- Volunteerism
My good friend Jim North invited me to speak before the Merced Kiwanis at the club’s February 16 meeting. He asked me to prepare some comments about volunteerism as the club is trying to attract new members.…