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By MITCH TRAPHAGEN Something horrible was about to happen. I could feel it. Some energy force was about to overwhelm the planet; or perhaps an enormous asteroid was about to…
Dear Editor: I was impressed that Penny Fletcher researched, and The Observer News was courageous enough to print, information about the traffic and infrastructure morass caused by uncontrolled urban sprawl.…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN The guitar looked like absolute hell. There were cracks in the finish; whole parts of the varnish were missing, revealing the raw, rough wood underneath. Based on…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN Whether driving down freeways or walking down jetways, we can get around this spinning blue ball we call home like only a few generations previous could not…
Dear Editor, The SCC Security Patrol’s recent three-day Golf Cart Registration was a huge success! We wish to thank the SCC community for their support and to those who came…
By DANA DITTMAR, CEO, SCC Area Chamber of Commerce Can it really be that it’s been 14 years since the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon? Somehow…
By MITCH TRAPHAGEN We appear to have become a judgmental lot. Well, sure, the whole Victorian era had a lot of strict rules and such but at least they were,…
By KEVIN BRADY Working as a reporter for 25 years has made me cynical. The “if it bleeds, it leads” philosophy still pervades the media, leading to quick judgments on…