My children and a number of friends have asked me why I won’t join them on Facebook. Maybe this will help explain it.

The annual Colony Days celebration for Atascadero is less than a month away.

Atascadero’s favorite teacher passed away a week ago today at the age of 95.

I’ve been following the controversy over fitted sheets for two reasons.

When I arrived in Atascadero in the mid-1960s, Chuck Paddock had just started his collection of animals in makeshift facilities at Atascadero Lake Park, near the ranger’s hut where he lived.

At the end of last week’s column about Atascadero’s 10-screen Galaxy Theater, I urged the movie house to show independent films here.

Last May, I wrote about how much I liked the vivid colors applied to the retail buildings that surround the new Galaxy Theatres in Colony Square. It was my opinion that those colors, and the ones used across Highway 41 in the new Starbucks project, actually enhanced the beautification effort under way downtown.

These are the toughest times I’ve ever experienced. I’m in my early 70s and retired at 65. I have a part-time job to supplement my Social Security income.

Last Friday, the last two trees were removed from the grounds surrounding the City Administration Building.

It took me a long time to warm up to the formation of a redevelopment agency for Atascadero.