Back to the scorched earth he ran, cell phone in one pocket, Matthew and Luke in the other, a dirty pillow case dragging along behind. “Hold up right there!” the orderly’s voice followed him as his old-man’s-stumbling-semblance-of-running led him past the Men’s Ward, past the laundry room and the bins of dirty sheets, past a […]
by Roberta Umor, Yuma Sun 8 June 2020—Yuma, AZ: Once upon a time in the west, Gunner MacGruder threw a perfect game. 27 up, 27 down. Oh so long ago it seems, back when the skies were bright with promise, the season new and fresh, Yuma filled with hope, its Dozers marching toward their dream, our […]
by Roberta Umor, Yuma Sun 5 May 2020—Yuma, AZ: Last night, in the cool winds coming off Mt. Rose, Gunner MacGruder hurled a perfect game against the Reno Zephyrs. What more needs be said? 27 up, 27 down. 8 Ks, 9 ground ball outs, and 10 balls in the air and caught. Gunner needed only […]
by Roberta Umor, Yuma Sun 4 May 2020—Yuma, AZ: The Dozers have won, the Dozers have lost. No one has taken to the streets to celebrate, no one has taken to the streets to protest. Bars remain open, restaurants serve until nearly midnight. Tourists come and go, residents come and go. The police come, late […]
by Roberta Umor, Yuma Sun 20 April 2020—Yuma, AZ: The streets of Yuma, Arizona are once again empty. Businesses have closed early. Residents have been advised to stay home. Downtown feels like a ghost town. You’d think Frank Miller and his gang were arriving at High Noon. Instead, the town has been cleared at the […]
by Roberta Umor, Yuma Sun 13 April 2020—Yuma, AZ: Police Chief John Lekan had his entire squad on alert, in riot gear, hidden in busses strategically placed throughout the downtown area. Businesses closed early. Residents were advised to stay away from the downtown area. Riots were expected. The 2020 PEBA season began with the former […]
Back to the scorched earth he ran. Standing at Gate 38 of the Camarillo Hospital, a lone patient watched a ghost disappear into the blackened brush beyond the hospital walls. The ghost moved like no ghost the patient had ever seen, and she’d seen plenty! The hospital was rife with them. Ghosts in the basement, […]
Roberta Umor, Yuma Sun 7 February 2020—Yuma, AZ: After nearly a week of silence, Emma Span today granted an interview to reporters covering the story about rumored trade negotiations between the Florida Featherheads and the Yuma Bulldozers. Last week, the Yuma Owners Consortium denied the rumors that the Dozers were about to close a deal […]
Roberta Umor, Yuma Sun 6 February 2020—Yuma, AZ: The Yuma Bulldozer Owners Consortium, the group of local businessmen and women who own controlling shares in the ball club, today called a press conference to squelch all rumors about a blockbuster trade with the Florida Featherheads. “We don’t know who done started these rumors, but they […]
Roberta Umor, Yuma Sun 1 February 2020—Yuma, AZ: Rumors coming out of the Florida Featherheads front office hint at a blockbuster trade between between the Featherheads and the Yuma Bulldozers. Inside sources haven’t confirmed the trade but don’t deny that Yuma has been shopping its top pitching prospect, Victor Latham, for a young hitter of […]