"A Big Bold Beautiful Journey" is set to release on Sept. 19. Sony Pictures Releasing

Film Previews: September 2025 

By Michael Clark Contributing Writer   If a relay race was a metaphor for a year in movies, September would be the start of the final third leg. The (mostly) popcorn fare

Letters to the Editor

Roger Ickes | Parents, Don’t Be Deceived

Dan Walters’ piece in opinion (Aug. 22) about unintended consequences is, as always, very good at “explaining how California’s” government works. He gives us several examples of how bills rammed

Letters to the Editor

Rick Barker | Never Changes

I have written a couple of letters on this topic in the past but President Donald Trump’s news conference brought it back into the news with the added option he

Letters to the Editor

Rob Kerchner | A Transition for the Democrats

Explain this: In 2017, the Democratic Party was a pro-Israeli party. They sympathized with the Israelis by 13 points more than with the Palestinians. But now Democrats sympathize more with

Cracker Barrel will go back to its old logo following a public outcry over this new logo, which was unveiled last week, the restaurant announced Tuesday.

Cracker Barrel to return to its old logo 

By Jill McLaughlin Contributing Writer  Cracker Barrel will go back to its old logo following a public outcry over a new logo unveiled last week, the restaurant announced Tuesday.  “We thank

Letters to the Editor

Jack Teoli | Grateful for Schiavo

Today, I am happy to live in a free state like California, and have an assemblymember like Pilar Schiavo. On Aug. 21, the California State Legislature voted in favor of

Letters to the Editor

Jim Crowley | Morphed into Oligarchy

I thought we had a democratic republic representative government in California where the people hold power through voted representatives. With California’s one-party political system, we have morphed into an oligarchy