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People & Places: Goodbye, Valencia County

by Makayla Grijalva | News-Bulletin Staff Writer | Jan 26, 2023 | Columns, Opinion, People & Places | 0

When I came to Valencia County two years ago — very wide-eyed and bushy tailed — I had no idea what was to come.

My Life: Season 1

by Makayla Grijalva | News-Bulletin Staff Writer | Jan 5, 2023 | Columns, Opinion, People & Places | 0

People and Places At an ugly Christmas sweater party earlier this year, I was able to reconnect...

Rice — the mystery of life

by Julia M. Dendinger | News-Bulletin Assistant Editor | Nov 3, 2022 | Columns, Opinion, People & Places | 0

Growing up, we ate a lot of rice. My mom learned a lot of her cooking techniques and recipes from her mother-in-law. As a New Orleans native, Grandma was skilled at making dishes frequently associated with the Crescent City — red beans and rice, jambalaya, crawfish ettouffe, gumbo, dirty rice and these stuffed artichokes that were big on taste but small on filling you up.

People and Places: Old Man Disease

by Mike Powers | News-Bulletin Sports Writer | Oct 13, 2022 | Columns, Opinion, People & Places | 0

It may not be politically correct, but almost 10 years ago I started using the phrase “Old Man...

People & Places: A hard but refreshing task

by Clara Garcia | News-Bulletin Editor | Sep 29, 2022 | Columns, Opinion, People & Places | 0

People & Places I don’t think I’m unlike a lot of people when I say I don’t like to clean my...

The value of local, community journalism

by Julia M. Dendinger | News-Bulletin Assistant Editor | Sep 15, 2022 | Columns, Opinion, People & Places | 0

The fact people have so little regard for the thing I put my heart and soul into every day hurts. I’ll be very honest about that. But among my anger and ire, there is sometimes a sliver of goodness that makes me smile, restores my determination to keep doing this.

I hear the whistle blowing on the Rail Runner Express

by Mike Powers | News-Bulletin Sports Writer | Aug 4, 2022 | Opinion, People & Places | 0

I have wanted to check out the Rail Runner since it first started to roll in 2006, wondering if it’s worth the trip, too big of a hassle or too intimidating? To my delight, the assignment was approved.