We are close to the one-year anniversary when schools began closing in response to the threatening novel coronavirus. Who knew much about the virus at the time? It was in China, and most Valley people assumed it wouldn’t arrive here.
Local activists have launched a petition through the Change.org platform to demand greater support for the farmworkers who work in the Imperial Valley. The petition was recently launched by activist Hugo Castro, a local representative of the Coalition of Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angele…
For quite some months, a group of enthusiastic fans of an Argentinean band Soda Stereo have been promoting the nomination of the act to the Rock an…
If a bully is allowed to continue with his bullying unimpeded, that bully only bullies even more.
“So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. E…
Members of the Brawley City Council have moved forward with the hot dog stand issue that has sparked controversy within the community. At issue is …
“Be curious. Not judgmental.”
We’re finally starting to see some hard data regarding the impact pandemic-driven restrictions are having on Imperial County, particularly on the c…
The bad thing about writing a column every two weeks instead of every week, as has been my case for about a year now, is sometimes when I want to c…
Imperial Valley can only improve for its people when their leadership works together toward a shared vision — the common good.
“Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your modus operandi and change the world.”
Not so long ago (15 years ago, in fact), a then-senator from Delaware named Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., gave a peculiar speech during a Rotary meet…
This week it was announced that Imperial Irrigation District Director Javier González, who represents the division that includes Calexico, has nomi…
In the blue-collar town where I grew up in Northern/Central California, most young men went to work in the paper or steel mills or chemical factori…
