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City of Rialto Deadlocked to Appoint Council Seat

January 26, 2013
Rialto, Ca., News/Opinion- The San Bernardino Sun reports the four sitting members of the Rialto Council were deadlocked at their last meeting to appoint someone to fill the vacant seat. The Mayor an...
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Jesus Is The Reason For The Season 2012

December 24, 2012
SILENT NIGHT “The origin of the Christmas carol we know as Silent Night was a poem that was written in 1816 by an Austrian priest called Joseph Mohr. On Christmas Eve in 1818 in the small alpin...
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My Road Trip to Orange County

August 27, 2012
It was cloudy and overcast in Redondo Beach as we celebrated my father’s 86th birthday by the back yard pool.  Dad said he was up early to rake the yard and clean the pool for this gathering. H...
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Vote for Cactus Thorns with Your Wallet!

June 8, 2012
    Call to Action!  Support Your Blog!     It is time to toss out all those glossy campaign mailers and place both feet on the ground again with the true news/opinions brought to...
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Stop the CA Dream Act Campaign Falls Short.

January 6, 2012
                                                                                                     Despite the effort led by Assemblyman Tim Donnelly to gather signatures, they did not gather enoug...
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Jesus Is The Reason For The Season

December 24, 2011
SILENT NIGHT “The origin of the Christmas carol we know as Silent Night was a poem that was written in 1816 by an Austrian priest called Joseph Mohr. On Christmas Eve in 1818 in the small alpin...
Yucca Valley Councilman Isaac Hagerman from Facebook

Wah! Wah! Wah! I Hate that Blog!

October 18, 2011
Yucca Valley, Cal.- Prior this evening’s Town Council meeting, Councilman Isaac Hagerman was in the back kitchen maybe partaking in a slice (or more) of pizza while yelling out, “I  hate ...
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Jesus Is The Reason For The Season

December 24, 2010
SILENT NIGHT  Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright Round yon Virgin Mother and Child Holy Infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace Silent night, holy n...

Two ways of life collide in Wonder Valley

November 22, 2010
First published in the Los Angeles Times on January 5, 2010. Reporting from Wonder Valley — Eric Hamburg bought a house in this valley of wrinkled mountains and sugar-soft sand to escape life in Los ...
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CHIEF OF STAFF-Chad Mayes, Moving on up!

November 6, 2010
SB COUNTY SUPERVISOR’S CHIEF OF STAFF-Chad Mayes  A Brief Overview… It is truly amazing to me what a Google search will turn up in answer to my questions. I found this article dated Janua...
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Corbin No-Show While Other Candidates Shine

October 29, 2010
The following story was sent to me via e-mail for publication. It is interesting to say the least. By Dennis “Drinkin” Dinkin, October 20, 2010, Twentynine Palms - One citizen asked, R...

Candidates- It Costs you Nada!

September 8, 2010
AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL CANDIDATES Morongo Basin, Ca.- Dear Candidates, Do you have $25,000.00 to spend on your campaign? In the past, some candidates spent that amount on their small local election ca...
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ROTARY BIKE RIDE – SHOES 4 KIDS

August 30, 2010
Annual Rotary Event-Shoes Given to Needy Kids Yucca Valley, Ca.- 95 kids waited in line in front of Payless shoe store with their moms, aunts, dads, grandmas and siblings while the temperatures reach...