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Richard Brown

INKED! Seeing red over toothless Brown Act - May 3, 2013 - In the black-and-white world of right and wrong, the Brown Act is an enigma.

INKED! Child's play: What kindles the kids? - April 25, 2013 - Holding parents responsible for their children’s actions is easier said than done. If the opposite was true, Brawley probably wouldn’t be a patchwork quilt of scorched earth.

Brawley is sick with the fire bug - April 12, 2013 - Is the city of Brawley under siege? Yeah, it is.

Tom Ronco

'Big Game' lived up to expectations - October 14, 2012 - On Friday night, the “Big Game” between the Brawley Union High and the Imperial High football teams proved to be just that, a hard-hitting, old-time smash-ball game.

Lefty Martin may be gone but not forgotten - August 12, 2012 - Whether you ever saw him when he was a star pitcher at Central Union High, knew he played minor league baseball for the then California Angels or watched him coaching Babe Ruth or as an assistant...

Brawley native Mike Mohamed ready for second season in the NFL with the Denver Broncos - July 25, 2012 - ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — When the Denver Broncos open training camp Thursday here, Imperial Valley native Mike Mohamed will be looking to become a force on special teams.

Jon Edney

From the Right: Thank you, and goodbye - April 23, 2013 - Today, with this column, I am finishing as a columnist for the Imperial Valley Press. For some, I am sure it will be a cause for celebration; for others maybe not so. I want to sincerely thank those...

From the Right: Thatcher era over; let battle begin (again) - April 15, 2013 - The death of Margaret Thatcher this past week marks the end of an era. It heralds the beginning of another. The Iron Lady may be no more but the core convictions for which she was most known must be...

From the Right: Out of politics and into writing - April 8, 2013 - “Welcome Mr. Rove and Mr. Carville. It’s very nice to meet you. I was surprised that you agreed to help me — and at such a reasonable rate.”

William Estes

New football coach at Southwest High? - December 29, 2012 - In a past column I wrote that Southwest High head varsity football coach Darren Spence should be given one more year to turn around the program. Apparently Central Union High School District...

GUEST COLUMN: Who's the IVL MVP in football? - December 9, 2012 - The Imperial Valley League recently released its All-League selections for the 2012 football season.

The Imperial Valley should put together a softball "Dream Team" - July 28, 2012 - The Imperial Valley has established itself as a community that produces exceptional softball talent, and the 2012 softball season was no exception.

Jonathan Dale

My View: The catalyst - January 26, 2013 - Team sports are nothing if not built on emotion.

A nation of experts - October 1, 2012 - We just concluded three weeks of experience with this truth at the highest level of American football.

Into the shoes of a professional - July 8, 2012 - There are a very small percentage of people in this world who are blessed with the athleticism and natural talent necessary to experience sports at the professional level.

Jerry Godsey

View from the Pew: Thanksgiving should be a lifetime, not just a day - November 23, 2012 - Well, Thanksgiving is over. As we sit on the couch, watching football, burping pumpkin pie, we start thinking of what Black Friday stores we will hit. That’s what Thanksgiving is about, isn&...

View from the Pew: Filling a father's big shoes the way they ought to be filled - October 6, 2012 - The green and yellow (blecch) of the Packers mixed with the lime green and dark blue (blecch) of the Seahawks in a huge scrum in the corner of the end zone during the last football game the...

Celebrating love of shiny cars and my wife - September 22, 2012 - I have owned all kinds of cars over the years: a ’66 Lincoln Continental, a ’65 Ford Econoline pickup, a series of Mercury Cougars, a ’49 Dodge Coronet, a Scion xB (the toaster),...

Bret Kofford

Life Out Here: To Ruslan with love - April 24, 2013 - In the worst of times we often see the best of people.

Life Out Here: Fight for thought - April 16, 2013 - They will kill you because of an idea these days in America.

Life Out Here: Big days and age spots - April 9, 2013 - My 17th wedding anniversary and my noticing of my first age spot came in the same week.

Dora DePaoli

Viewpoint: A lesson in what true love means - May 22, 2013 - Last week my son Tony and I headed for the coast to attend the confirmation of my youngest grandson, John Swiger, of Fountain Valley. It was a leisurely trip.

Viewpoint: We've come a long way since electric typewriters - May 1, 2013 - While attending Sawyer’s Business School in Westwood in 1952 and 1953, my class was invited to visit a business machines show at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. We were told to...

Viewpoint: Knobs, dogs and making Kimchi - April 24, 2013 - A couple of days after I arrived in South Carolina, we headed for Charleston to attend grandson Bo’s recognition ceremony at The Citadel where he is a freshman/Knob.

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