Recently, I got the opportunity to sit down with my beloved (albeit cranky) Uncle Earl to get his take on the upcoming election. Feel free to tear this column out

In ancient mythology, Odysseus had to navigate his boat around a group of sharp rocks but beautiful women stood on the shoreline behind the rocks singing songs that promised love

It’s about time the Santa Clarita Valley started paying attention to this. Our own beloved Master’s University is under attack and not from the outside. It’s a rot the emanates

I have long been fascinated by a simple question: Does the good done by a person/organization overshadow evil that is done? When I was younger, I would quickly say “under

Last weekend, I got to spend some real quality time with Uncle Earl, my crusty but lovable curmudgeon of a relative who always seems to be able to say the

I saw this headline on the internet and couldn’t resist. Another outgoing Hollywood executive accused of sexual harassment, Les Moonves of CBS, is taking the walk of shame. After a

Sometimes its really hard to admit you’ve made a mistake. Heck, I know I do. But, how do you explain making dozens of mistakes with seemingly no accountability? That seems

I was greatly alarmed by John Zaring’s letter to the editor that ran last Friday! In it, he declared that “The Constitution and We the People are under daily assault.”

I was watching a video on my phone last weekend (OMG, am I turning into a millennial? LOL). The video had the two hosts of SNL’s “Weekend Update,” Colin Jost

Over the years, many historians have written about the Romans and the ups-and-downs experienced by the Empire due to its leadership. There were some really crazy emperors like Nero who

Eileen and Bill were a young couple. She was barely 18 and he was 22. Both were raised in the Santa Clarita Valley and had the advantages of living in

When my oldest son was little, he had a plastic airplane that always cracked me up. Made in China, the plane was a fighter aircraft that resembled the machines in

My Mom always said that if something was too good to be true, it generally was. She was trying to teach me that we all need a healthy level of

In 1965, television’s Robinson family blasted into space with Major West, the evil Dr. Smith, and the greatest robot ever invented. The Robot, with a clothes-dryer drum body and two

Uncle Earl was over at the house last week helping me cut down a pine tree. We discovered that the chain saw was too dull so we had to take

Have you ever looked at something so close that your eyes get tired, vision gets blurry, and a headache starts? Maybe it’s your taxes? I know I sure have. I’ve