“He who is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone.” – John 8:7 Despite the admonition of Jesus 2,000 years ago, many folks are grabbing up stones and […]
It’s time to cancel “cancel culture”
Will divided GOP help Foley win?
If you thought we were through with the sometimes exhausting process of elections for a while, you’re not quite out of the woods, yet. That is, if you live in the Second […]
She’s really a good skate, honest
Recently, while stopped at the light to enter my neighborhood, I saw a family of four take advantage of a warm winter California day as they rode bikes and roller skates. In […]
The real meaning of January 6
“Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.” — William Butler Yeats, “The Second Coming.” It certainly looked that way on Jan. 6. A mob of […]
King’s dream was for all America
Today is Martin Luther King Day, celebrating the birth anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the great civil rights leader who trumpeted the use of non-violent action to move America toward […]
Stanton is going downtown
The creation and revitalization of downtowns is the principle feature of urban development these days. Central business districts prevailed all across the county until the 1960s and 1970s when Americans went crazy […]
How I survived the year 2020
Every New Year morning, I sit on the couch, coffee in hand, watching the Rose Parade, a ritual I have enjoyed for many years. Ever since I was a child, I have […]
Is this pizza worth your life?
We went to our favorite Italian restaurant, an old haunt located in Huntington Beach. We ordered to go online and motored down there, so proud of ourselves for patronizing a fine eatery […]
She’s back and she’s thankful
My whole life, Thanksgiving, has been spent with family, either locally or out of town, but this year, due to the rising COVID infection rates, the stay-at-home orders, and the need to […]
2020: A Year Worth Forgetting
2020 is almost over and we’re happy to see it go. We’ve been battered by the pandemic, protests and partisan politics. We’ve lost a lot of the things that brought us pleasure: […]
