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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
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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
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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.
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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 the July 18, 2025 issue I always knew I was adopted. There’s something profound about knowing your father and mother, knowing where you came from, hugging someone who’s your flesh-and-blood. When you’re adopted you don’t know any of