Category: Guest Opinions

By Dr. Edward C. Ortell Citrus College Governing Board Member   Society’s slow but steady emergence from the darkest days of COVID-19 feels a bit like the first vestiges of spring after a long, cold winter. Many of us...

By Christopher Nyerges Pasadena Weekly Contributing Writer When my father’s 80th birthday coincided with Father’s Day some years ago, I wrote and illustrated a pictorial booklet for my father that outlined key aspects of our...

By Dr. Edward C. Ortell Citrus College Governing Board Member Although just a small part of President Biden’s budget proposal for 2022, the $12 billion that has been proposed for community college infrastructure is impressive....

By James Farr Summer 2016, July to be specific. Much like many I know, we were frozen watching coverage of three brothers having contact with law enforcement and trade words for bullets. I was on vacation with my wife. What...

By Ellen Snortland “Mommy! I got to kick a man!” The excited little Girl Scout had just finished the first portion of an Impact Personal Safety kids class, specifically the physical self-defense drills. I have never forgotten...

By Dr. Edward C. Ortell Citrus College Governing Board Member COVID-19 has changed our society and our world in many ways. The nature of the 21st century workplace is a prime example. The pandemic has forced businesses in almost...

By Lynda Lin Grigsby Under the light of a new moon, Asian Americans celebrated Lunar New Year isolated at home on Feb. 12. Loneliness is not new in the now almost year-long fight against the coronavirus, but it is a motif that...

By Madison Foote Some of my fondest childhood memories are related to voting. Every election night, the minute my mom returned home from work, she would jump back in the car with my dad, sister and me to head to our nearest...

Like a person aggrieved, Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek is now playing the victim as he fights for his political life. The reason: criticism by his mayoral opponent about how Tornek decided to take a ceremonial Sister City visit in...

“News is bad for your health. It leads to fear and aggression and hinders your creativity and ability to think deeply. The solution? Stop consuming it altogether.” Rolf Dobelli, in his latest book, “Stop Reading the News,”...