Opinion
Old cartoon about Santa would look so different today
As a Baby Boomer, I looked on with bemusement; but Dec. 10, 1974, was a cultural milestone for…
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Walt’s in Lynwood Center has ambience of Mayberry
“’On with the dance, let the joy be unconfined,’ is my motto, whether there’s any dance to dance…
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Don’t wish you were driving slower in roundabout
Q: There’s a freeway exit I sometimes take that ends in a roundabout. The speed limit is 10…
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A day each year to celebrate our Great Americans
When he was told he had only weeks to live, his response was telling. He was calm and…
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Thankfully there are other topics to discuss besides politics
Since the chaos of election season has ended, and we’ve stopped receiving daily text messages asking us to…
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Not so bad that we’re not going to live longer lives
Get this: life expectancy has apparently hit its peak. According to msn.com, a recent study published in the…
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Red light, green light no game when it comes to pain
Two phrases, used by medical professionals and laypeople alike, are often employed when suggesting that people continue or…
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Transportation funds should not be used for recreation projects
Transportation and recreation are not the same. That should be obvious, especially for government, but apparently it will…
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Only thing good about golf—keeps your mind off work
I’ve officially sunk to the lowest level of humanity. Yesterday evening, despite the protests of my conscience, I…
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CNN fairly straight on Election Night, but wavered at end
On election night, I was switching between CNN and MSNBC for election coverage, because my motto is the…
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Chimps are chumps; too busy monkeying around to type
Back in 2005, I reported on researchers at Plymouth University in England who tested the old theorem that…
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Don’t be a turkey; Halloween pumpkins as Thanksgiving decor
Now that Halloween is over, and I’ve almost polished off that jumbo bag of snack-size Almond Joy bars…
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Safety equipment required on bikes at night
Q: I am fearful as a driver, especially during the short daylight time of year, when I see…
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Foreign-born students hard to teach—and it’s costly
From coast to coast, the surge at the southern border has crushed the public school system.
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Hold folks accountable or it disrespects our protectors
If you designed a banner declaring, “The world is full of crazies” and ran it up the flagpole,…
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Guess what? Bicycle lanes are mostly just for bikes
Q: What are the rules on what bike lanes can be used for? I’ve scoured state and local…
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If you take freedom for granted, like most of us—don’t
Like millions of Americans, I often took my incredible freedoms for granted — until I visited Saudi Arabia.
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Hydrogen likely to be replacement fuel for trucks
Washington’s agriculture is a $12.8 billion business with 33,000 farms—-and it runs on gas, diesel and natural gas.…
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No more pool, lawn or streaming services due to economy
In the current economy, when a visit to the grocery store requires a long-term financing plan, it has…