Opinion

Body Dear Editor, Here we go again. There are reports on the murder of Christians by a woman in Nashville, Tennessee.

Body FAITH COLUMN Achurch I used go to; the Pastor would always preach about love. And like the Israelites, we would grumble and complain.

Body GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: I was given a moth orchid for Valentine’s Day. How should I care for it? Are they difficult? In the whole world of orchids, a huge world, I might add – it’s one of the largest of all plant families, you have one of the easiest.

Body Dear Editor, I’d like to give a shout out to an amazing group of young men from DEPCOM Power’s Bakersfield Solar Plant who volunteered at our community food bank on March 23.

Body GUEST COLUMNIST The sun is shining today and Spring is upon us. Such days remind me still of the excitement I knew when I turned 16 in April and was finally able to get my driver’s license — a wondrous rite of passage fewer and fewer teens choose to experience today.

Body GUEST COLUMNIST Regardless of how bitter the immigration argument – and the debate routinely sinks to new hostility lows – everyone should agree that open borders must not be allowed to disrupt public education.

Body As we draw closer to the end of the season of Lent and this “not quite yet” time before the celebration of Easter, what might we do, say, or meditate on in these last few days?

Body KARAN’S KORNER April is Stress Awareness Month in which we observe and promote the importance of coping positively with and reducing stress. An accumulation of stress over years can lead to chronic stress and this affects our bodies negatively.

Body GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: I had two gardenia trees in large pots. I think the winter did a number on them because the leaves all turned brown.