Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Would it surprise you to know that Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas has a doctorate from University of Southern California in Social Ethics and Policy Awareness? Would it surprise you to know that Sebastian …[READ MORE]

The first Action Item on the city council’s agenda last Monday seemed fairly low-key; appoint a sub committee to weigh in on the process of naming a public parkway after the late Judge Harold Cherness. …[READ MORE]

In the teeth of a heat wave, I tend to be more of a library lurker than a multiplex maven, but circumstances took me to the movies twice in the last week. It wasn’t by …[READ MORE]

I don’t know why I didn’t realize she was there; I should have known. As I was leaving the City Council meeting last Monday night, walking towards the elevators in the center of the City …[READ MORE]

I want to begin by clarifying my role as a journalist in this community, because we are now living in a world where it is easily assumed that everyone has an agenda, everyone is playing …[READ MORE]

I teach yoga when I’m not writing journalism.  For years I have taught Hatha Yoga at the YMCA, and I close the class with the traditional “Namaste.” It does not translate directly, but the way …[READ MORE]

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg said that America’s symbol should not be the bald eagle, but the pendulum, “and when the pendulum swings too far in one direction, it will swing back.” Our historic …[READ MORE]

In all the tumult about the council race, there is a flyer being distributed on doorsteps that is not financed by a campaign, but by an Ad Hoc Committee. This raises my eyebrows, as I …[READ MORE]

“Do you have any personal connection to gun violence, or is this an important political cause for you?” At Wednesday’s rally against gun violence at the high school, I asked this question of every parent …[READ MORE]

The unforgettable stammer. His email address, ssssteve@chamber. Taking something that most would simply carry as a handicap and making it into a brand. Take a problem and treat it like a game. Long time community …[READ MORE]