I really wanted to avoid writing a cliché column about working full time and going back to school, but here we go… Read more
Kayla Kirby
Editor
Ever since I finished reading The Seventh Sun by Lani Forbes, I absolutely could not wait to read the next installment in The Age of the Seventh Sun series. Sure enough, The Jade Bones was an incredible story that picked right up from The Seventh Sun where Mayana and Akin must recover from a… Read more
Let’s talk about our favorite quaint little coffee shop — Starbucks. Read more
Kayla Kirby
Editor
To close out my first month as a columnist, I’d like to introduce a special piece that I’ll be calling Normal or Neurotic? In these pieces, I’ll attempt to diagnose some of my behaviors as — you guessed it — normal or neurotic. So, let’s get into it. Read more
Kayla Kirby
Editor
This year, one of my anticipated reads has to be The Jade Bones by Lani Taylor after being absolutely taken away in 2020 by the first book in the series The Seventh Sun. If there is something that absolutely captured my bookish heart in The Seventh Sun by Lani Forbes, it was the amount of re… Read more
If you’re anything like me, you would rather not pay someone to do something you can do on your own. Save wherever you can! However, saving money might mean spending something else. Read more
Kayla Kirby
Editor
When we heard the word hero, we instantly recall images of heroic, out of this world feats, colorful costumes, inspiring quotes, or epic battles. Equally, when we think of villains, we generally think of the inherent bad or 'villainous' nature of individuals who have limited roles other than… Read more
Rough estimates indicate millennials — currently between the ages of 18 and 34 — total about 75.4 million people, more than any other generation. Yes, even more than the baby boomers. Millennials are growing up and becoming parents — though some have elected not to have children, which is an… Read more
Kayla Kirby
Editor
The Merlin Saga is a classic series that delves into the past of the greatest wizard of all time —Merlin. Read more
While there are a lot of books that line our shelves with imagination and adventure, there is one specialty that I like to immerse myself with: #ownvoices works. This is a term that alludes to authors of underrepresented or marginalized groups who incorporate their own cultural, ethnic, or g… Read more
As a millennial, I constantly find myself torn between wanting to be a productive member of society, holding down a nine-to-five, raising a family, and contributing to a better community; and wanting to quit my job, grab my little family, and hit the road, touring the US and living off the land. Read more
Kayla Kirby
Editor
Our lives are filled with stories that start with once upon a time. Although life might not always be that way, books allow us to travel to fantastic lands, take us on emotional journeys, and if we are lucky, grant us the chance to live a thousand lives. Reading has always been my constant t… Read more
Brawley farmer Rusty Jordan continues with his series on water rights, rural to urban water transfers, and ‘right to service.’ In last week’s article, Jordan laid out the argument that solar farms brought little employment and no property taxes to the Valley but sent 100,00 acre/feet of Vall… Read more
In the previous article Brawley farmer, Rusty Jordan explained how Decision 1600 led to the Quantitative Settlement Agreement and how the IID became an electrical company. Jordan brings his argument back to solar spoils and El Centro farmer, Michael Abattii. Read more
Governor Gavin Newsom has endorsed Proposition 15 which will appear on the ballot come November. Proposition 15 is a split-roll tax initiative that would reassess and raise taxes on commercial and industrial property and doesn’t exclude agricultural facilities. Late last week, Newsom announ… Read more
In the previous week’s article, Rusty Jordan wrote about the pressure on the Imperial Irrigation District to make the QSA possible. Jordan said the IID gave up water storage in Lake Mead of intentionally created surplus for later withdrawal. In addition, Metropolitan Water District extended … Read more
Environmentalists think they've found an upside to COVID-19. Although the outbreak has claimed over 175,000 American lives and upended the economy, it has also caused pollution to plummet in cities across the country. Read more
Editor's note: This is the first of a series by Brawley farmer, Rusty Jordan, on his view of valley water issues. Read more
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There’s no question that the COVID-19 pandemic and the severe recession it spawned are widening California’s economic divide. Read more
EL CENTRO — When the shelter-in-place directive was ordered by the State to address the coronavirus, Imperial County’s Area Agency on Aging was inundated with calls from seniors with concerns about losing access to basic needs. Read more
I’ve been hearing rumors lately of the NCAA canceling the college football season. While this would have seemed like an almost unimaginable occurrence just a month ago, it very well could happen. After all, if people can’t congregate, then they’d have a hard time getting 100 guys on a practi… Read more
Chris Grant
Sports Columnist
President Trump just proposed a small update to methane-emission regulations. But judging by the Democratic candidates' hyperbolic reactions, you'd think he personally assaulted Mother Earth. Read more
More than 38 million Americans are living in poverty, according to the latest U.S. Census data. That's just under 12 percent of the population. Read more
We all know the saying, “If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it.” Well, the same goes for keeping our local communities and economies healthy and strong. If we don’t shop and dine small and support our local community businesses, we will lose them, and our economy will suffer as a result. Read more
Ken Starr: Trump's impeachment shifting 20th Century concerns of 'imperial presidency' to rising 'imperial House of Representatives' Read more
On your right, you see a miniature horse. Straight ahead, a pig. To your left, a monkey. Read more
Sustaining an injury or feeling the sudden onset of sickness can be an alarming experience. In many instances, we instinctively seek out the emergency room as a vital provider of immediate care. However, according to a study from Mercer Human Resources Consulting, 35 percent of emergency roo… Read more
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