Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

When I was out of town in July, off at my favorite place, I gave a lot of thought to …[READ MORE]

As the wise Frank Zappa once noted, “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” As the City Council discussed …[READ MORE]

Today is June 4. Not only is it the anniversary of the 19th Amendment, giving women the vote in the …[READ MORE]

When I hear that one of my heroes has died, I feel sad for a moment. Then I think of …[READ MORE]

Whenever someone is behaving like a total asshat, I find myself reaching for my compassion. When someone feels that rules …[READ MORE]

Right after Monday’s closure of the bridge to protect students from getting into a police scene, we hear about a …[READ MORE]

I spent a few days last week in downtown LA at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Courthouse doing my civic …[READ MORE]

“Did you ever get the feeling that the story’s too damn real and in the present tense? Or that everyone …[READ MORE]

The danger if having a national holiday in one’s honor is that there is the risk of being turned into …[READ MORE]

The common wisdom is that we make ourselves promises on Jan 1st and by the 15th, they are only memories …[READ MORE]