Category: Guest Opinions

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,”...

The death of Congressman John Lewis brings to mind the vital importance of the passage of the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019, which was passed by the house in December 2019 and sat before Mitchell McConnell and the Senate...