Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

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]

How do you define a friend? Why do you keep one or lose one? While these questions may come up …[READ MORE]

I was not surprised by the election results. As I roll back through all the letters to the editor and …[READ MORE]

While it’s been a big part of our election process for the candidates to gather endorsements, I hold off until …[READ MORE]

It seems we are more important, more interesting and more powerful than we know. When something as trivial as a …[READ MORE]