VALENCIA, Spain — My world was obliterated.
Every visit to Santo Tomas includes my jumping, hopping and diving into a mountain of blankets and pillows, searching for frayed and colorful stories in cloth, minute stiches and hours of forgotten conversations — that is, quilts, asking to be saved.
I was invited over to Eric and Lois’ apartment in Leominster, Mass., to watch the historic moon landing and walk. I didn’t have a TV at the time, a…
Rosie Arreola Fernandez has no intention of resigning her seat on the Calexico City Council.
Monday morning, right after arriving in the office, I received an email from one of my most reliable sources. In the message, my informant advised …
VALENCIA, Spain – A Spanish woman employed by the study-abroad agency working with us here summed up the difference between the Spanish and America…
It was mid-June, not yet officially summer, and the power went out in my neighborhood. It was 114 degrees Fahrenheit outdoors. Not to worry, right…
Some days ago the El Centro Police Department announced it is considering a review and modification of its uniform policy.
The Old Testament reading for last Sunday, according to the Revised Common Lectionary, was about the ascension of Elijah. To those not familiar wit…
VALENCIA , Spain – I intended to have lunch with a wondrous novel I’m reading called “The Great Believers.”
We were sitting in a quiet room watching another exciting women’s soccer match, the FIFA world series of soccer. That’s when we heard the dull, dis…
On Tuesday, Calexico officials celebrated completion of construction on Cesar Chavez Boulevard that will make it the new access point to and from t…
I want my hotdog on a bun, not a croissant. I want my apple pie crisp and flaky, not thick and spongy. And I certainly don’t want a fried damn egg …
So we were driving merrily along I-8 East heading to the IV Mall when we saw the sign, “Korean Barbecue.” Since we had already passed the Fourth St…
“Philip said to him, ‘Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you …
