by Christine | Dec 26, 2018 | Welcome Column
Forty-plus years ago when I was (as Ron Thomason is fond of saying) “just a little redneck” and just beginning to play my banjo in establishments where adult beverages were served, I was occasionally offered a free libation by a friendly barperson.I always asked for a...
by Christine | Mar 17, 2008 | Welcome Column
I must have music to listen to when I exercise. Otherwise, it’s a matter of staring at the LCD readouts on the treadmill, watching each fraction of a mile and each calorie progress at an absolute snail pace. Without the music, thirty minutes can seem more like four...
by Christine | Nov 24, 2010 | Welcome Column
Since I write the Wednesday Welcome Column, every year I get the prime spot at Thanksgiving time. This Thanksgiving, my family and I will be giving thanks for the presence of my mother, who has come through some serious threats to her health just a few days ago, and...
by Christine | Apr 14, 2010 | Welcome Column
Let’s see, what shall I write about? What’s on my mind? More aptly – what’s on my mind that I can tell the rest of the world about? Well, the campout this weekend is on my mind. I am looking forward to heading out to Turlock and enjoying the company of extended CBA...
by Christine | May 8, 2010 | Welcome Column
Sarah Bellum is a graduate student at California State University, Sacramento. She lives in Grass Valley, California. Her thesis project for her Masters Degree involves a strange phenomenon that occurs every year in Grass Valley, always during the middle of June. A...
