The Kobe Bryant I Choose to Remember
My two greatest enduring and life affirming memories of Kobe Bryant have absolutely nothing to do...
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Category: Editorials
After the Trump Impeachment Trial, the idea doesn’t seem far-fetched
I met Congressman Adam Schiff in 1996 when I was the new voter organizer for the California League...
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Nearly a decade of scandal comes to an end with the imprisonment of former Sheriff Lee Baca
After a lengthy appeals process that ended with the US Supreme Court refusing to hear his case,...
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AB5 could have a devastating effect on local journalism
Call it a case of the best intentions gone awry. Or maybe lawmakers did not have enough...
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‘Permanent Record’ is accused spy Edward Snowden’s defense brief to the American people
Sept. 11, 2001 is a reference point for Americans. Terrorists, mostly Saudis, hijacked four...
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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...
Read MoreClimate change is the defining issue of our time
Judging by the way things are going, climate protesters like the students who are planning to demonstrate in front of Pasadena City Hall Friday will have to hit the streets not every other month but every week — maybe every day...
Read MoreKids occupy troubled thoughts on long ride home to fire-ravaged LA from scorched and power-deprived Northern Cal
With firefighters getting the upper hand on fires erupting alongside the 14 Freeway near Santa Clarita, and outbreaks in Castaic up the road apiece, along neighboring Interstate 5, I headed north at around 2 o’clock Saturday...
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Vaping health crisis points to need for a ban on TV, radio and online e-cig ads
What’s the difference between vaping addictive nicotine and inhaling the poisonous insecticide...
Read MoreHistory of PW, Part II: Weekly still on course after Times Media Group purchases Southland Publishing
You’ve probably noticed that a few things have been a little bit different about your local newspaper over the past two months. To the point, anyone who’s read us for any length of time can see that we now contain fewer pages...
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Democratic presidential hopefuls could learn from a student election in 1976
With an overcrowded field of Democratic candidates hoping to unseat President Trump, I’m reminded...
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George Takei sees history repeating in new book and TV film as U.S. officials continue tearing families apart
Actor George Takei — Cmdr. Sulu from the old “Star Trek” franchise who on Tuesday at Vroman’s...
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Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton are deadly reminders that we all have to be more vigilant when it comes to gun violence
Sadly, due to the number and frequency of mass shootings, I — like everyone else — must now look...
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Villanueva hires back fired deputies and ‘inactivates’ ongoing investigations
It may be too early to tell how Sheriff Alex Villanueva will perform over the next four years of...
Read MoreMueller’s report triggers memories of another government probe that went nowhere
As a young reporter for a daily paper in Ventura County 30 some years ago, I got wind of alleged dumping of toxic chemicals by crews working for the local school district. I remember being so excited about this information...
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Events mark the way in a year full of milestones
Seems like yesterday, but it was long ago, as rocker Bob Seger once noted about the passing of...
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