Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Susan G. Komen is not just the name of a huge non-profit foundation – it’s the name of a women who died from breast cancer. If she knew what was being done in her name, …[READ MORE]

When I got a message about the sudden death of Rick Hudson, it took me a few moments to connect the name with the face. We weren’t friends, but the kind of folks who cross …[READ MORE]

When I was out of town in July, off at my favorite place, I gave a lot of thought to the idea of idleness. It’s not popular, and a recent study showed that people seem …[READ MORE]

As the wise Frank Zappa once noted, “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” As the City Council discussed last Monday, one more time, putting a mechanism in place to open up the possibility …[READ MORE]

Today is June 4. Not only is it the anniversary of the 19th Amendment, giving women the vote in the U.S., it’s also the anniversary of the massacre at Tiananmen Square in China. Yesterday, June …[READ MORE]

When I hear that one of my heroes has died, I feel sad for a moment. Then I think of how grateful I am to have had them, to have been inspired by their actions, …[READ MORE]

Whenever someone is behaving like a total asshat, I find myself reaching for my compassion. When someone feels that rules are more important than human beings, I have to restrain myself from quoting some ancient …[READ MORE]

Right after Monday’s closure of the bridge to protect students from getting into a police scene, we hear about a man in a green Ford Taurus attempting to talk a girl into his car. While …[READ MORE]

I spent a few days last week in downtown LA at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Courthouse doing my civic duty – jury duty. Just speak the words “jury duty” to anyone and people tend …[READ MORE]

“Did you ever get the feeling that the story’s too damn real and in the present tense? Or that everyone is on the stage and it seems like you’re the only person sitting in the …[READ MORE]