Columnists

Martha Michael | Lessons from a Global ‘Family’

While some of us would describe Patty Stephenson using words like “dedicated” and “self-sacrificing,” there are other people in her life who would use words like “tres approfondie” or “wusi

Jim de Bree

Jim de Bree | We Need Streetlight Enlightenment

I was pleased to hear that, at its Jan. 8 meeting, the City Council unanimously approved cancellation of landscape and lighting district assessment proceedings. As I discussed in a previous

Maria Gutzeit | Governing by Temper Tantrum

The government shutdown, which is now the longest on record as of this writing, is ridiculous. It is sad that some cheer it on. This shutdown, like others, illustrates a

SCV Voices: Guest Commentary

Terri Lovell | Transgender Agenda: Must We Accept It?

In sports, academia, and Hollywood, transgenderism is transforming the natural reality of only two sexes, male and female, into a pathological culture of non-binary genders and bizarre pronouns. Heavy-handed mandates