Rose Parade float ‘Years of Hope, Years of Courage’ celebrates centennial of the 19th Amendment ratification
Spectacles — human beings are apparently “wired” to adore or abhor them. And I don’t mean the...
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Category: Consider This
Breathing, sitting and contemplating does wonders for what we identify as stress
I can’t stress enough that stress is utterly relative, whether it is between us and others...
Read MorePractices for Thanksgiving in the land of broken hearts
Gratitude. Grace. Grief. These feelings are my spiritual “stuffing” as I celebrate Thanksgiving. I’m filled with gratitude when I think of my ancestors and what they went through to get here, to the United States of America. My...
Read MoreConservation lessons that I needed to learn earlier in life
Mom, wherever you are, I hope you can hear this: I’m sorry. You were right. My late parents, Barbara and Arnold, grew up in North Dakota, one of the most rural states in America. Their village was tiny, and most citizens only...
Read MoreWhat if ‘American Ninja Warrior’ morphed into escapist programming for our times?
In turbulent times, many people seek solace and escape via television. For my husband Ken and me it wasn’t “Game of Thrones” or “Breaking Bad” … it was, and still is “American Ninja Warrior.” ANW is the perfect antidote to what...
Read MoreQuestioning authority is a hallmark of social progress
Many of us are having to deal with and control our fury on a daily basis, primarily due to the nonstop dumpster fires that Drumpf and his cronies set and then fan. Lethal anti-semitism! Birthright citizenship! The Migrant...
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‘Something Revealed: California Women Artists Emerge, 1860-1960’ opens Saturday at Pasadena Museum of History
Dale Carnegie, the self-help icon said: “Names are the sweetest and most important sound in any...
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It’s Never Too Late
To: Women and Girls From: Louis CK Dear Women and Girls, The last year since the exposure of my,...
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Sierra Madre Playhouse explores WWII paranoia in ‘Nothing Is the Same”
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor might seem like ancient history more than 75 years after the...
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My Evergreen Christmas
When I think of Christmas, I think of Evergreens, pointed triangular tips — prettiest I’ve ever...
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Immigration is a two-way street for author Linda LaRoche
The usual immigration saga tells migrants’ struggles to succeed in their newfound country. We all...
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See Something, Say a Lot!
Who knows what might have happened had we not intervened during the Women’s March in Washington?
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You Ought to be in Pictures
But not if you want to get behind the camera
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Save Yourselves
Saturday’s Women’s March was another step in the re-energized struggle for inclusion and equal rights
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Those Dirty Rats!
Toyota goes green as customers see red
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