For a very long time the curtains in my home were closed. Tight. Like Fort Knox tight. Too bright during the day and too dark during the night. Too hot during the day. Too cold during the night. Just always too, too something. I get that your inside life needs to be kept on the … [Read more...] about Throw open your curtains
Columns
COVID-19 Ruins April Fool’s Day
Since you’re reading this, you already know the good news. The “Mesquite Citizen Journal” has reinked the presses and is back in business! It’s April 1, 2020 and we’re ingesting the first new issue of MCJ since March 31, 2014. It may be April Fool’s Day, but this is no joke. I am ecstatic to be part … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Ruins April Fool’s Day
This week in history March 26-30
March 26, 1776: Old Spanish Trail, Father Garces, with the help of the Mojave Indians, reached the mission at San Gabriel on 26 March 1776. They stopped at Paiute Spring, Rock Spring, Marl Spring and Soda Spring. These water sources would become critical stops on that segment of the Old … [Read more...] about This week in history March 26-30