Have you ever seen a situation that seemed beyond healing, beyond any redemption, that suddenly turned around? This is a saga with a surprise ending. Lillie grew up in a small town in rural Wisconsin and, in high school during the depression, got pregnant to a rich boy who didn’
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What is the ‘wild west’ to you? For most people it’s both a place and time, a moment in history around America’s civil war when horizons expanded, and opportunities were available to those tough enough, recklessly ambitious, or simply willing to seek adventure far beyond our settled east
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King's Corner column for the August 15, 2025 issue So where did they all go? The gold rush in California, followed by the silver rush in northern Nevada, brought a flood of people to our region during those boom years. An entire generation grew up mining the Sierra
King's Corner column for August 8, 2025 issue Some people have a life-long love affair with horses. And while some live that out on trails following mountain streams, or in dressage competition rings, or as mounted police officers, my dad’s – Mark King’s – adrenaline-filled passion came to
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King's Corner column for August 1, 2025 issue The stretch limo was solid white. The handsome man standing in the middle of the limo, so that the top half of his body was visible above the sun roof, was wearing a solid white tuxedo and a huge smile.
King's Corner column for the July 25, 2025 issue When I was young I fell in love with a car. A 1930 Model A Ford Coupe with a rumble seat. In Southern California, the land of freeways, it barely kept up with anything. My family was supportive since
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King's Corner column for July 11, 2025 Lifelong friends are precious. My dad, Mark King, and his friend Stu started doing things together in their late teens. They were equally fun, unpredictable influences on each other. Right until the time they ran into something more unpredictable. Along with