Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

If you’ve never seen the short film “Powers of Ten” by revolutionary designers Charles and Ray Eames, it makes a brilliant point. What we see up close and what we see far off have an …[READ MORE]

With all the furor over banning books, forbidding ‘Critical Race Theory’ and the Republican campaign against thought, I decided to celebrate Black History Month by doing one of my favorite things; reading.   I learn more …[READ MORE]

With the close of the recall efforts last week on both Culver City’s Daniel Lee and Alex Fisch, as well as Los Angeles City Council member Mike Bonin, there is a lingering question; was it …[READ MORE]

I had my concerns, when the holiday was first added to the civic calendar, that there would be unfortunate side effects. On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I have to offer that I have seen …[READ MORE]

Like most writers, I spend a great deal of time looking at a screen, reading it. When I sit down to get to business, I focus in on a pretty tight perimeter of email and …[READ MORE]

It’s the media equivalent of peer pressure; the end of the year lists, round-ups and overviews on every platform. Some papers will tell you the best books to read, or the best movies to watch. …[READ MORE]

While the city of Culver City offering a seminar on civil discourse is an idea that is both needed and timely, I’m feeling slightly cynical. The people who would benefit most are unlikely to show …[READ MORE]

City Council meetings, School Board meetings; not only do we begin with the pledge of allegiance, we begin with the declaration that we are on unceded land, taken from the Tongva and the Chumash tribes. …[READ MORE]

At a recent city council meeting, there were a number of speakers from the local organization Vote16, requesting the the city agendize a discussion of moving the voting age down from 18 years of age …[READ MORE]

Sometimes, my generosity gets me in trouble.  I have a little free library. It’s not registered with the official organization, so I suppose it’s a rogue little free library. My neighbors enjoy it, and I …[READ MORE]