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Wednesday, April 22, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Near-term, it seems like we have a lot of other things to worry about. Long-term, I see a success story

When I was a reporter in the early-1990s, in a lot of ways getting information was easier than it is now.  For example, if we were covering a car crash,

Our way of life is in peril. To the erosion of our values, China has introduced a virus to complicate our day-to-day. Because it is an unseen killer, a large

So last week, I had one of those milestone birthdays. In five years, with a little luck and a good wind behind me, I will officially reach 75, the half-way-point

In talking to some liberal friends recently, I was quite surprised many were strong advocates of the “Trump should do more” mindset. Some have even gone so far as to

“Hope is not a method!” Gen. Gordon Sullivan, former chief of staff of the Army, coined this phrase in his 1996 best-selling book titled the same.  The Army, as well

Congress needs to stop the games and help American small business now.  Our small businesses and their employees are in desperate need of money and certainty.  What they don’t need

By now, most of us have fallen into our COVID-grooves. We’ve got routines, we’ve got tasks, some have down-time goals, and if we’re lucky, we’ve got work. One thing we

In my opinion, hockey has the best live experience out of any sport. Hockey is full of breathtaking dynamic action that wows crowds with incredible athleticism and toughness. It’s electrifying

Once upon a time, I was a member of my high school newspaper, having just arrived as a new student on campus. Like all teenagers in this position, I was

So we’re all wearing masks now. Well, most of us, anyway. Some folks choose not to wear a mask. Some have reasons not to. For me, wearing a mask when

The Coronavirus aka COVID-19 is the topic of the day and there is no wondering why. The fear has escalated to serious interruption of everyday life that the populace took

My favorite quote on age came from the legendary movie star, Cary Grant. He had just granted an exhaustive magazine interview. It went swimmingly. Then the journalist realized he had

My wife made me a face mask. But it’s not a cool face mask like train robbers used back in the 1870s. It’s got a very nice manly paisley pattern

Week four of the Covid-19 shutdown: Carrie and I live off Arroyo Park Drive, maybe one-third of a mile west of Granary Square. We’ve been here since Newhall Land mushed

I’m gutted. I’m of course feeling down for the same reasons as most folks, and being in the news business, I feel immersed in every latest development with COVID-19. Working

The Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry’s mission statement has never been clearer than in the past several weeks as our nonprofit in the small building on Railroad Avenue in Newhall

While Americans are on lockdown, struggling to pay bills and buy food, progressives (AKA socialists) in Congress tried to sneak their radical agenda into life-saving legislation. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Georgia,