17 hrs ago | Laguna Niguel News
Touching the Past Today: Families in old Saddleback Valley
It may be difficult in 2008 to visualize this land we call home as it was about 100 years ago: an area sparsely populated with few roads and neighbors and families visiting each other by horseback or carriage. via Laguna Niguel News
Tuesday Apr 29 | Walt at Random
50 Movie Western Classics, Disc 9
In Old Caliente , 1939, b&w. Joseph Kane , Roy Rogers, Trigger, Lynne Roberts/Mary Hart, Gabby Hayes, Jack La Rue, Katherine DeMille, Frank Puglia. via Walt at Random
Sunday Apr 27 | Sacramento Bee
Have thumb, will travel in Nevada County despite hitchhiking risks
“You just gotta know where to find 'em.”
Published 12:00 am PDT Sunday, April 27, 2008 Story appeared in METRO section, Page B1 The well-traveled thumb of Cameron Robertson is a familiar sight on Nevada County roads, as the mechanic relies on ... via Sacramento Bee
Monday Apr 21 | Whittier Daily News
The Friends of Pio Pico, along with the cities of Whittier, Pico Rivera and Santa Fe Springs, will host a special event at Pio Pico State Historic Park from noon to 4 p.m. May 3. The event, "Coming Home to Pio ... via Whittier Daily News
Thursday Apr 17 | Mayor Sam's Sister City
Wednesday Outtakes from the Red Spot Institute
“State of the Pueblo, Cliche fest". LA Times Tim Rutten and The Daily News Editorial Board are the latest to opine. Meanwhile I would add that one should watch for the usual "politically connected non-profits”
Good morning to all in the "Sanctuary City of Angels". The marathon slap fight that is the battle for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, goes verbal tonight as Obama and Hillary take the podium in their ... via Mayor Sam's Sister City
Tuesday Apr 15 | The Union
Penn Valley school districts select new superintendent
“She has a good personality, good community involvement. That's the type of person we were looking for.”
Pleasant Valley and Ready Springs Union School Districts recently selected Debra Sandoval their new joint superintendent. via The Union
Apr 13, 2008 | Thecalifornian.com
Experience Mission Days at San Antonio
Jolon's first Mission Days event is today at Mission San Antonio de Padua in southern Monterey County. via Thecalifornian.com
Apr 11, 2008 | Miami Poetry Review
Absolut acknowledges Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
V&S Absolut Spirits this week finally ended the long, bitterly fought Mexican-American War of 1848, as the company officially recognized the borders as demarcated in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. via Miami Poetry Review
Apr 9, 2008 | LaurenceJarvikOnline
Why the US Might Reconsider Support for Separatism
“Mexicans talk about how the Americans stole their land, so this is their way of reclaiming it. It's very relevant and the Mexicans will love the idea.”
Tibet, Xinjiang, Chechnya, Kosovo...might serve as precedents for the mother of all separatist movements--the "reconquista" of the American Southwest. via LaurenceJarvikOnline
Apr 7, 2008 | Neatorama
Absolut-ly Controversial: Mexico In An Absolut World Ad
Swedish Vodka maker Absolut is stirring up a little nationalistic pride in Mexico with their new ad depicting what Mexico would look like in an "Absolute World". But it is stirring a few feathers in El Norte, ... via Neatorama









