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10 Lake Valley: A New Way To Play In Southwest Riverside County

With May Gray at the coast, now is the perfect time of year to explore and visit Southwest Riverside County.

Toxic algae blooms hit Inland Empire lakes, threaten people and pets

With summer fast approaching, toxic algal blooms are beginning to pop up at Inland Empire lakes, posing a threat to people and their pets.

Riverside has the fourth-worst inflation rate in the U.S.

The Riverside area has the fourth-worst inflation rate in the country, trailing only cities like Dallas, Detroit and Honolulu, according to a new report.

Math teacher at Indio High School named a 2025 Riverside County Teacher of the Year

What’s it like to learn math from a Riverside County Teacher of the Year at Indio High School?

Teaching is not so Noble

“Teachers change the world, one child, at a time,” so the saying goes. If I go by the way teachers have changed my kids, then God help us all! Nobody said that the change has to be for the better; it could also be for the worse. My wife and I are seeing this worse unfold in front of our very own eyes and there’s no teacher in sight—literally. Zoom meetings don’t count.

Vista del Valle/Rawling’s Road to Simpson Park

As I do not wish to hazard the automobile traffic between my garage in San Jacinto and the route up to Simpson Park, I load my bike in the Tundra and take Columbia St. almost until it ends at Stetson Ave. I take out the bike, cross Stetson and continue until I hit Crest, one of the lovelier streets in Hemet.

My generation failed to deal with racism

I wish I could publish a blank column today. As a 75-year-old white guy, it is hard to know what to say in response to racism and police violence toward black men and women.

Ten Years in and Hell and then All Hell Broke our Hearts

From which we continued to recover when Donald J. Trump became president. It became fashionable to throw out the words, "Make America Great Again." Words I distinctly remember from the late 1930's in Germany. But we were America at its strongest now. Nothing like that could ever happen here. No way.

STRAIT ON – AMERICA’S CHANGING LIFESTYLES – PART VIII – CHAOS

The nineties came in like a lamb and went out like a windstorm. Everything in our society seemed topsy-turvy. It was the decade of credit card mania, bigger homes, more expensive cars and extravagant spending.

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Toxic algae blooms hit Inland Empire lakes, threaten people and pets

With summer fast approaching, toxic algal blooms are beginning to pop up at Inland Empire lakes, posing a threat to people and their pets.

Riverside has the fourth-worst inflation rate in the U.S.

The Riverside area has the fourth-worst inflation rate in the country, trailing only cities like Dallas, Detroit and Honolulu, according to a new report.

Math teacher at Indio High School named a 2025 Riverside County Teacher of the Year

What’s it like to learn math from a Riverside County Teacher of the Year at Indio High School?

King Charles’ new portrait elicits interesting reactions: ‘Looks like he’s bathing in blood’

If the British royal family was looking for a public relations win after Princess Catherine’s Photoshop fails, the unveiling of King Charles’ newest royal portrait was not it.
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