Author: Larry Flora
Opinion
Mission City Voices: Melvin Might be at the Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
June 26, 2022
My friend at the Lucky Store seemed a little bit upset today. Earlier that morning James had been at the...
Opinion
Mission City Voices: Golf and Ray’s Hole-in-One
May 27, 2022
I have always loved sports, but I had too much empathy for my competitors. No matter what sport I played,...
Opinion
Mission City Voices: The Best Job Ever
April 29, 2022
It was 1973. I couldn’t remember what led me to the Westgate Convalescent Home but I’m glad we found each...
Op-Ed
Mission City Voices: Cambodia Training Camp
April 8, 2022
It was May 1970 and I am in Cambodia. Our unit was on the Ho Chi Minh trail in pursuit...
Opinion
Mission City Voices: Money Machine
February 4, 2022
It was the middle of the summer in 1989. My children and I finally decided how we were going to...
Op-Ed
Learning Responsibilities as a Youngster
January 21, 2022
It is 1960 in Santa Clara. Like most kids in my small town, I was assigned chores. But soon, there...
Opinion
Mission City Voices: Pear Fight
January 7, 2022
In Santa Clara during the summer of 1961, there were numerous boys and girls between eight and twelve years old....
Opinion
Mission City Voices: Heaven’s Kiss Goodbye
November 10, 2021
Today, I had the honor of being a guest at the funeral service of a Veteran Brother and friend, whom...