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Shiver me timbers. Thar sure be plenty o' pirates here in the

Our little yorkie dog, Bamboo, has had a cough for a while now.

Some of you sent in your “favorite pet story” in response to our last column. I gotta say, your pet tales really stirred our emotions and reminded us why we love our pets so much.

A Thanksgiving dinner takes time to plan, and part of the

Summer: the perfect time for road trips. This year we jumped the

In the United States, the Methodist Church has been known for

When the pressures of life get a bit overwhelming, Fremont Peak

The Mojave Desert never makes a good first impression. The sprawling basins and naked brown mountains, sparsely dotted with ragged Creosote bushes, offer little reason to linger. We prefer to pass on through in search of a more verdant setting. 

One reason Gov. Jerry Brown’s Proposition 30 tax increases passed so handily last fall was that many voters became convinced that if they didn’t say yes to the new levies, the sky would fall.          

Two people meet under odd circumstances and in a situation where yesterday becomes today in a funny, bittersweet story developed by playwright Carly Mensch, best known for her contribution to the HBO series “Weeds.”