Last week, on Tuesday morning, my guess is that many readers of this column, based on years of habit, opened their front door and looked for their copy of the Los Baños Enterprise. | Full Story

This Fourth of July marks the 232nd birthday of the United States of America. Independence Day is more than a chance for family and friends to gather for barbecues and firework displays. It is more than a chance to remember the courage and faith of our fo Updated: Jul. 4, 2008 6:04 AM | Full Story

On July 4, the day celebrating our country's independence, what could be a more appropriate topic for a column than... cell phones? Most of my readers, I'm sure, are nodding their heads now. But for those who don't see the connection right Updated: Jul. 4, 2008 6:04 AM | Full Story

As some of my readers know, I will retire from Merced College after 36 years at the end of this month. In my 36th year I was honored to give the graduation speech at the college's commencement exercises in May. Updated: Jun. 27, 2008 1:18 AM | Full Story

I would like to think that my father's decision to have his body cremated after he died had something to do about preventing him from rolling over in his grave every time I dropped the ball or went against his admonitions. Updated: Jun. 27, 2008 1:18 AM | Full Story

Growing old may be a challenge. The body moves a little more slowly and sometimes so does the mind. But there is at least one advantage to growing old, in the form of a little plastic card persons 62 and older can get from the National Parks Service. Updated: Jun. 20, 2008 1:50 AM | Full Story

Little did I know, as my sixth graders stepped off the grounds of Miano Elementary School, bound for our superior court and an eye opening, jaw dropping civics lesson from honorable Judge Frank Dougherty - what an exciting adventure we had just embarked u Updated: Jun. 13, 2008 1:13 AM | Full Story

It's time to say goodbye to Karyn just after, it seems, we said hello. As the Enterprise reported last month, Dean Karyn Wiens will be leaving the Los Baños Campus to take another dean's position at the college in Merced. Updated: Jun. 13, 2008 1:13 AM | Full Story