Columnists
Impressionism and the water
Impressionism can be defined as: "a theory or practice in painting of depicting the natural appearances of objects by means of dabs and strokes of unmixed colors in order to simulate reflected light." This, of course, was done originally by certain...
Columnists
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DR. BILL ATWOOD
Lots of concerns with administration
It is a disgrace. While some make jokes about what is going on in our nation's capitol and others are burying their head in the sand our government is changing and our Constitution is being ignored.
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J.R. FROELICH
Old Glory Down
Old Glory's in distress.This Flag Day, June 14, 2013, I salute my Brothers and Sisters In Arms. Since the birth of our nation we have taken a stand between our loved ones, our country, and those who wish to destroy us. We have committed our very lives to serve the country we love and have performed...
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PETER CAVANAUGH
Blurred Lines
Megan Richardson was so mad she could spit. The source of her anger was Scott Sloan and his unabashed enthusiasm for "naked young girls."
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T.R. WILLIAMS
Could a, would a, should a ...
With a new class of seniors graduating — Congratulations Class of 2013 — I find myself wondering how many of them will look back 20 years from now and wish they had taken a different route. If I had a dime for every time that I reflected on my choices thinking only if I had done this or...
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TONY KRIZAN
Moderate hike to Ostrander Lake stone ski hut
Two years ago I wrote about Ostrander Lake and the advantages of cross country skiing to its remote location during the winter months. This past May I hiked from the trailhead on Glacier Point Road and followed its trail for over six miles to the rustic s
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DR. BILL ATWOOD
The day they saved the world
Today marks the 69th anniversary of the event known as D-Day. June 6, 1944, will be remembered as long as there lives even one free person on the planet. That was the beginning of the end of Hitler's reign of terror on Europe and the rest of the glob
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J.R. FROELICH
Zero Intolerance
It's a noble endeavor, this thing called zero tolerance. Most of the responsibilities our governmental agencies enforce are badly misdirected if not abused. The concept of zero tolerance can be used for good, but that requires wisdom. It can also be
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DR. BILL ATWOOD
Happy anniversary
I will never forget the phone call that day in June of 1993. It seems like yesterday when Toni Lagunoff, Carol's dearest friend, called me with the news. Carol and I had just started to date in February of 1993 and Toni was telling me that the doctor
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T.R. WILLIAMS
Burn baby burn
The shock of seeing a portion of one of the oldest establishments in town, Oakhurst Lodge, burn to the ground on the morning news last week brought tears to my eyes. I recall sitting on the patio of the Big Foot Burger Pit admiring the ongoing landscape p
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ALAN CHEAH
In their own words
"To those millions of Americans who have finally begun paying attention to politics and watched with exasperation the tragicomedy of the debt ceiling extension, it may have come as a shock that the Republican Party is so full of lunatics ... The Cong
