• The End of the World

    This is my second day in Tonga.  I am here on a humanitarian mission and to teach people how to be resilient.  I would like to share with you my first lesson.  We met a man and his wif…
    5 minute read

  • The Eunice News

    The Eunice newspaper has been in continuous publication since 1919 when it was formed by Willis Johnson and M.V. Strother after the merger of The Eunice Gall (circa 1904) and The Eunice Star (circa 1909). The new product was named The New Era. Owner Matt Vernon later merged the newspaper with The Clarion News (circa 1922) in 1951 and named the new product The Eunice News.

  • The Eyebrow Thing in Tonga

    Learning a language or traveling to a country that does not speak English poses some challenges.   The obvious is, learning a language is hard, when you are older (dumber).  Older does…
    4 minute read

  • The finger troubles her no more

    Although I’m not sure why, Mary Holiday Black has been on my mind lately. Mary is an integral part of the Twin Rocks Trading Post history. Unfortunately, we haven’t seen her in several…
    4 minute read

  • The Garden of Weedin’

    I am about to enjoy my $500 strawberry. You might ask, “What idiot would pay $500 for one strawberry?” Well let me tell you, if you looked high and low you wouldn’t probably find more …
    4 minute read

  • The glowing

    Glowing red rock during an amazing sunset before a recent snow storm along the San Juan River near Mexican Hat. LaTonna Cly photo
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  • The Great Pumpkin and a Black Cat Tale 

    As you may have noticed, the La Sal Elementary PTO coven manipulates the date of Halloween most years to accommodate the festivities to a more convenient day. This year, Halloween fall…
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