by Ron Barak | May 17, 2016
One day, shortly after joining the PGA tour in 1965, Lee Trevino, one of the greatest players in professional golf history, and certainly the most accomplished Hispanic golfer of all time, was at his home in Dallas, mowing his front lawn as he always did. A lady...
by Ron Barak | May 12, 2016
A stark contrast in two recent events that took place in the same week presents us with an interesting dichotomy: Who’s afraid of . . . the truth? London elected a new mayor. What’s so unusual about that? Nothing. Unless, of course, you focus on the fact that his name...
by Ron Barak | May 10, 2016
Questions and Answers Question: What’s the definition of a contest? Answer: Easy. It’s an event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport, an activity or some other particular quality. It could be a competition, a match, a tournament, a game, a meet, a trial, a...
by Ron Barak | May 5, 2016
Well, you have finally found me (out), here in my home in California’s Inyo National Forest. My name is Methuselah. I am reportedly the world’s oldest tree, a bristle cone pine. I’m a little foggy on birth dates and such, but I believe I am now approximately 4,847...
by Ron Barak | May 3, 2016
According to a recent editorial in The Washington Post, when Virginia rewrote its constitution in 1902 and banned felons from voting, that ban was motivated by racists who wanted to help assure white supremacy and eliminate “darkies” as a political factor in Virginia....
