Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

There are some things we don’t need to change this year. We can still listen to Ella Fitzgerald’s Christmas Album. There will be plenty of Vince Guaraldi, too. We are lucky enough to have eggnog, …[READ MORE]

The ceremonial swearing in of new City Council members is often a notable moment; what is notable is that there often something so politically damning, it’s a new milestone. Two years ago, I wrote that …[READ MORE]

Perhaps not since Cinderella was waltzing with one eye on the clock has a midnight loomed so large. More precisely, 11:59 pm, when the next set of (confusing) anti- COVID restrictions will settle over us. …[READ MORE]

The good thing about covering local news in a place as lovely as Culver City is that often, news is good. Just this past week, our bus system won yet another award, new businesses are …[READ MORE]

Interesting fact – Trivia is the name of the Roman goddess of the underworld, also known as the Queen of Ghosts. She’s considered to be more of a counterpart to the Greek Hecate rather than …[READ MORE]

As we wait for the election to conclude, there are two vital things to remember; it ain’t over ’til it’s over, and there is no finish line.  That might sound like contradictory advice, but both …[READ MORE]

Yesterday’s message from Acting Police Chief Manny Cid was an attempt to lower the temperature of a still-smoking conflict. The only way to really douse the flame is to stop allowing them fuel. Chief Cid …[READ MORE]

September is Suicide Prevention Month. This on top of the pandemic, the politics, the economy and the fires. Stick around – we might even come up with a happy ending.  Just last month – about …[READ MORE]

You may or may not have heard of Judith Martin. For many decades, she has written a column called Miss Manners. It’s a combination of etiquette and humor, as evidenced by some of her book …[READ MORE]

We are a city of joiners. From the Exchange Club to the Democratic Club, from the Chamber of Commerce to the Time Bank, from the Moms Club to the PTA to the Sister City Committee, …[READ MORE]