By Allan Stein Contributing Writer SHOW LOW, Ariz. — Beverly Graham spent years analyzing data in California’s prison system, and at 67 and retired, she isn’t yet done with law enforcement. These days, as a
Owning a home has never been more expensive – the median age of a first-time homebuyer in the U.S. has reached a record high of 40 years old. Families making
Andrew Taban’s column “Love, Dysfunction, and the Pursuit of Justice for Victims” (Feb. 17) was a treatise in stunning hypocrisy. He bemoans the slow release of the Epstein files by
The news that an immigration judge terminated the deportation case against an undocumented father of three U.S. Marines should be a moment of reflection on how our nation deals with
The column (Dec. 12) by Christine Flowers left me wondering who would win a vanity contest if it was between me and her. I think it would be a photo
Looking for a good movie the other evening, I came across one that I’d missed when it was out in theaters about a decade ago: “The Mighty Macs.” This was
By Chris Summers Contributing Writer The joint attack by the United States and Israel against Iran has continued and widened on Monday, the third day of the conflict, with U.S. Secretary
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Packaged food will look different in the future, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a new interview. Health authorities envision unveiling a definition of
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration are scheduled to meet this month on influenza vaccines, the agency said on Feb. 25. The FDA’s Vaccines and Related
By David Hegg Long before Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion walked the yellow-brick road, society has understood the absolute necessity of courage. This essential virtue speaks to the willingness to
I have often wondered if we should amend the Constitution to require intelligence tests for elected and appointed personnel sucking off the taxpayers’ teat. I believe it would also be
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran early Saturday after a third round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks ended without a breakthrough. President Donald
I watched the State of the Union and my predominant emotion was shock. Regardless of who sits in the Oval Office, you show up to work. You stand for the
The February meeting of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill Community Advisory Committee was held in the Castaic Library, as usual, on the second Tuesday of the month. Three items stand out
The wildfires that swept through Los Angeles 13 months ago destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, with almost incalculable financial losses, and they killed at least 31 people. Recovery has
Last month, we celebrated 20 years of starting, sustaining and growing Newleaf Training and Development. My wife and I moved here in 2006 with two very young children — 5,285 miles from our roots in central England. We both
Question: Good morning, Robert. I’m sending this message before sunrise, as I’m seeing that one of our trees is leaning toward the house, with some of the roots lifting out of the ground. As soon as the
By Janice Hisle Contributing Writer A dark-colored SUV without a front license plate rolls through a neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota, putting civilian activists on high alert. They know their targets — Immigration
I saw an interesting article about New York City’s new communist mayor complaining about a $5 billion deficit. He wants a budget for his city of $127 billion for the
There were 108,435 workers laid off in January, an increase of 205% from December. This is the highest job layoff in a January since the “Great Depression” of 2009. This