Dr. Chuck Hunt, the family ministry pastor at Pasadena’s Lake Avenue Church, wrote this piece, An Open Letter to America and America’s Children From 2050, for his daughter and her friends—and even more importantly their...
Read MoreIt’s midnight. My husband and I are walking home from a performance of my off-Broadway show, “Now That She’s Gone,” in New York City. I am half a block in front of Ken because he’s slower than I am due to bad knees. I walk...
Read MoreAn LAPD officer makes like a young Mike Tyson and on video wails away on a non-resisting homeless man. In Minneapolis, the world is shocked by the video of former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin choking the life out of a...
Read MoreIt is patently obvious to anyone who can fog a mirror that President Donald Trump is very sick puppy. His actions in the face of the SARS2-COVID19 pandemic are a most outrageous demonstration of failure in time of crisis. Trump...
Read MoreMedically Assisted Treatment, or MAT, is the practice of treating substance abuse by using medication. Ideally, it would be part of an overall treatment plan that involved counseling and life skills education, but that is...
Read MoreNow is an extraordinary moment. A moment when the barbaric, chillingly casual killing of George Floyd on a public street closely followed the killing of Breonna Taylor in her own home during a botched execution of a no-knock...
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“I can’t breathe!” I hope those words chill you to the bone, that we hear the voices of George...
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Dear PUSD Community, This has been one of the most eventful years in the history of our district....
Read MoreWhen the best charity organization in the world calls on us for help, why do we use COVID-19 as an excuse to ignore its pleas? Maybe you saw us blocking the door at Whole Foods, or maybe you saw us dancing at the Santa Monica...
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An estimated 90 percent of minority businesses did not get a nickel from the SBA’s Payroll...
Read MoreWhen I opened Robin’s Wood Fire BBQ in 1982 there were more than 260 restaurants in Pasadena. Now the sheer volume of locally owned mom and pop operations and the national chains that have targeted locations in Pasadena have...
Read MoreGrowing up in foster care is hard enough during normal times — no love, guidance or support system, plus moving to a new home, school and community six, eight, even 10 times before reaching the age of 18. The resulting fear of...
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Life in Pasadena has been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. I must express my heartfelt...
Read MoreA recent Zoom meeting with a longtime gal pal. Friend: How are you? Me: Practicing “Back up, you’re too close!” Preparing to shop. Friend: Hey, I want to practice “Back up!” Me: OK. With me… 1, 2, 3, “Back up!” Friend:...
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“I can’t get tested?” That was my incredulous response when my primary care doctor at a major...
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“We watched my mother’s funeral two weeks ago, while we were not allowed too near her grave. Two...
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