It was a Sunday afternoon in March. My wife and I were at one of our favorite spots, a local micro-brewery, unwinding and enjoying an

When our daughter came home for Christmas break at the end of her first semester at Washington State University, she went through the airports toting

“Them n—-s just got aired out… Somebody bust on the police, n—-. Two sheriffs shot in the face. They trippin’. It’s going up in Compton…

What’s the statute of limitations on Stupid Teenage Pranks?  I think I’m in the clear, so a confession: In the 1980s, my knucklehead buddies and

About two months into the COVID-19 crisis, I was surfing my usual sports channels. I’m a sports fan. I have my favorites — hockey, football

I’ve made no secret of my love affair. Not THAT kind of love affair. It’s my lifelong love affair with hockey. My parents are both

George Alleyn. Walt Frago. Roger Gore. James Pence. David March. Jake Kuredjian. Arthur Pelino. Randy Hamson. If these names are unfamiliar to you, here’s a

I’m convinced there are those who can find a reason anywhere to be offended. It’s almost like “the right to be offended” has become our

The restaurants took great care to create a sense of ambience, which is a challenge when you’re setting up shop not in your usual space,

The kids are naming names. I’m not. But there’s been a flurry of local social media activity the past two weeks, and it’s alarming in

“Fix your heart, man.” No disrespect to Joey Logano, but I never thought that particular NASCAR driver would say something that would stick with me

Leadership is about more than just occupying a chair on the dais. We saw an illustration of that on June 9 when, at the height

Shortly after my family moved to the Santa Clarita Valley when I was about 10, my parents took me to Saugus Speedway for the first

Four years ago, when I took my son to the University of Oklahoma to start his college adventure, we toured the campus. I was awed

There was a time in my life when I thought, “Hey, maybe when this whole journalism thing is all done, I’ll take a stab at

Last week, when I posted one of my columns on Facebook, one of the replies came from Tyler Lazarek, my son’s good friend, roommate and

I was talking to my 18-year-old daughter the other day and we, like many, found the conversation turning toward COVID-19.  The one up side of