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Rogelio Yubeta OlivasYuma Sun |
We’ve all had that one person in our orbit whom we didn’t know very well but finally got to meet and spend time with before they abruptly moved...
This weather we’re having is crazy! It’s so erratic that I am considering storing a fleece hoodie and a light raincoat in my drawer at work just...
This week we ran a couple of stories about that tragic incident in California in which a mountain lion attacked two young brothers, killing one of...
NBC News recently had a story about a restaurant owner in San Francisco who doubled the price of his famed burrito to $22, a decision he attributed to...
A celebrity I follow on Instagram recently posted a video of a conversation she had with a friend. She told the friend that whenever she got a bloody...
Food and liquid aversions fascinate me. I can see people not liking avocados, coconut, mole, white wine and sugary sodas. But water? Seriously? Up...
While listening to Boz Scaggs’ 1976 classic song “Lowdown” and admiring the front of Scaggs’ “Silk Degrees” LP, a reactor on YouTube...
Last week I wrote about a fond memory I have of my nana. But this week I am going to share something about her that is problematic. When I was a boy...
During my childhood, my nana always had three things in her kitchen: a pan of refried beans warming on the stove, a stack of freshly made flour...
A friend and I met for dinner the other night and our conversa-tion at one point shifted to the weather. He asked if I had turned on my home’s...
Today’s paper has an AP article about how the U.S. economy grew at a surprisingly strong 3.3% pace last quarter, which the story says points to...
Three random food- and cooking-related things I learned on Instagram this week: • My glass cutting board is better suited for decorative purposes...
A regular contributor to my favorite blog lost his longtime partner to cancer last year. Since then, every other post is about how depressed he is and...
Like many of you, I sometimes grow tired of all the doom and gloom in the news. It’s gotten so bad that mental health professionals say some of...
A recent discussion on Reddit focused on traffic control for funeral process-ions. Some people argued that funeral processions are an outdated...
Did you hear about the 10-year-old boy in Mississippi who got arrested for urinating in a parking lot? Crazy, huh? According to NBC News, the boy was...
To save money, I stopped buying bottled water about a year ago. The taste of tap water has never bothered me. I found that if I refrigerate it, it...
Has Black Friday lost some of its appeal? Judging by videos online and comments from my associates, it sure seems like it. Someone I follow on...
Earlier this week the world marked the 60th anniversary of the assassin-ation of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. A 20-something co-worker and I were...
My assignment: Watch “Irish People try Thanks-giving Pies” on YouTube. Three two-person teams on the Try Channel were served traditional pies for...
What a roller coaster of a ride we’ve had with the weather here lately! A couple of days ago we hit 94 degrees – in November! According to our...
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Wednes-day got an earful from fellow Republicans for blocking military promotions over the Defense Department’s...
How about those Arizona Diamond-backs and their World Series quest? I remember the last and only time they won the World Series in 2001 and how elated...
When choosing a color for their vehicle, do most people go with practicality, trendiness or personal favorites? According to the latest iSeeCars...
Twenty five years ago a group of my colleagues and I at the Tucson Citizen gathered daily around the TV in the newsroom, waiting for updates on the...
We’ve all heard of Yuma residents commuting to neighbor-ing California cities for higher-paying teaching jobs. Could we soon also start seeing...
Chef Jose Andres is a national treasure and beloved around the world for his humanitar-ian efforts. Wherever tragedy strikes, he and his international...
Someone posted this quiz on my favorite blog and I thought it would be fun to take it, especially since I just turned 60. It’s called the “Older...
I turned 60 today and all I can say is I’m glad I am not a politician in the U.S. According to Axios, a recent survey showed that 77% of respondents...
With a lack of bodies in the newsroom, we have recently turned to ChatGPT for help in performing certain tasks. For the uninformed, ChatGPt is an...