Hate Is Hate Hate the glowing embers Scars from blisters on the soul. It does not elude or hide Its intentions. We the collective society Look beyond the impact Until our own conscience Consumes us. Hate is about fear. Fear of others, Fear of ourselves. Hate is the non chemical substitute A substitute for our […]

Warning: good advice would be to avoid any viewing of the sun this morning around 10 am Looking directly at the sun once the eclipse occurs is dangerous for the eyes. Parents should be with children and a warning should be issued. “When you look directly at the sun, the intensity of the light and […]

Older home in orchard setting just north of Road Seven – west side of Highway 97 Electrical fire caused concern to homeowner and fire department dispatched at 10 pm Saturday. Took about 90 minutes to clear up the problem. No visible smoke or fire spotted at the time this reporter on the scene. Oliver Fire […]

THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT I have always enjoyed watching scary movies and reading psychological thrillers.  Things unknown, not gory, but ghost stories and things that have a slight chance of being true, just enough to make me scared of dark corners. When we were first married we had an old home that […]

Figs, Fig Wasps and Figments The symbiotic relationship between the fig wasp and certain varieties of figs is amazing. A symbiotic relationship is one in which both participants benefit from, or are even dependent on, each other for survival. Figs are actually like an inverted flower. All the reproductive parts (stamen, pistil, pollen, etc) are […]