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Tehachapi was once a vast, spacious valley with tall, waving grasses, wild game and running...

Mark Twain is reputed to have said, "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything...

When I was a child and we became ill, my mother took over with a few home remedies. If that didn't w...

Everyone has a dog story. Those animals whose main concern is the person who owns them. Their love...

In 1933, during one of the worst periods of the great depression, my parents found themselves...

I get along very well with the English language as it's the only language I learned to speak. A smat...

Once in a while I like to include one of my husband's "Tales of the Old Corps." This one is just a...

I read an article a while back that described a study (a study?) about why children didn't care for...

Some years ago, I wrote an article for The Loop newspaper entitled "Only a bootlegger's daughter."...

Our local museum has been closed since March and I miss doing a shift among Tehachapi's historical...

I heard an advertisement the other day saying that Pine-sol® could do a bang up job of cleaning...

When I was a child of five or so, our family had to drive from Mojave to Lancaster to see a movie....

Not long ago I wrote about my father's purchase of a piano for our family in the amount of $75. It w...

I was talking to a gentleman the other day who said he'd like to read another one of my husband's...

I seem to be stuck in the past. Some, the long past and some just my past. It's so interesting to...

I entered into a conversation with someone who had another earthquake story. We have read a good...

Owens Valley 1918: I ran onto some interesting facts about the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. The facts...

This year, 2020, will go down as one to be noted in history. I don't know exactly what will...

Some years ago I used to stop by on my way to the Post Office to pick up a friend and retired...

While doing some research at Beale Library back in 1987, a mere 33 years ago, I could not resist...

I just realized that this week was my deadline week for my column. With the "silent killer" flu...

I have been reading about panic buying at the stores. Due to my vintage age I have been requested...

I remember listening to the radio. Each program had a sponsor that paid to be mentioned at...

The penitential season of Lent began on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 26 at St. Malachy Church, 407 W. E St.,...

I was looking through a book my husband and I put together about his Marine Corps experiences in...