By Genevieve A. Suzuki | Gen-X in a Millennial When I was a kid, I had several idols I wanted to emulate. There was first lady Nancy Reagan, who ran the “Just Say No” campaign; Grace Van Owen, the cool female attorney from “L.A. Law”; glamorous Miss America; and any one…
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By Linda Michael | Foothills Art Association Nora Sanders Curran fell in love with Chinese brush painting (better known as Sumi-e in the U.S.) while living in China. Then, while living in London, she studied with Chinese masters Qu Lei Lei, Cao Xiao Li and Xu Jongming. Now a resident…
By Nancy Stern | Travel Tales Ask a local what brought them to live in Taos, New Mexico and they would likely answer, “I think I was called to be here.” The area’s art and culture, serene mountain views, eclectic food scene, early history, and unique architecture will keep visitors busy…
Jeff Clemetson | Editor Dinosaur sculpture goes up on site of future housing development Jeff Phair and his wife were enjoying a Labor Day drive through the backcountry around Temecula when the dinosaur “came up.” That’s the way Phair described how he came across the sculpture of a Tyrannosaurus rex that…
By Jake Sexton | La Mesa Reads Every September, libraries celebrate a yearly event called “Banned Books Week.” It is meant to highlight the efforts that library workers make to preserve the public’s right to read whatever they like, despite pressures to ban and censor by individuals, organizations or governments.…
