Thank you, California for being the first state to ban the use of trans fats in restaurants. I know that some people will say this is too much regulation, others will say...
(Beware: Snarkiness alert. Those of you with sensitive sensibilities may want to read another article, or go watch Fox News until you feel better.) As long as so much of ...
TELLING IT LIKE IT IS JOURNALISM AWARD-WISE A little -- make that a lot -- of truth-telling needs to be done this week in terms of local media and journalism awards. Dan ...
If you are still undecided on the presidential choices, consider this; last week Barack Obama received the endorsement of 76 Nobel Laureates in science , including 3 of t...
(Photo above: Ampol Orrungroj, owner of Ampol Nursery, was fined by state labor officials for not having pay records for his two employees during a statewide labor law vi...
Credibility. Quality. Story judgment. Small weekly newspapers around Rancho Santa Fe have none and that's why they do not serve the community well. Go to the Rancho Santa...
We've heard all of the speeches, sorted through massive amounts of information, deciding what is truthful and what is a politically tangled mess. We've pondered how the p...
Living in California and being surrounded by the news and press on Proposition 8 has been a top story along with the presidential race these past months. I can't help but...
On Immigration Day my parents decided to drive their 30 year old Cadillac from Palm Springs to Seattle. I questioned the stability of the car for such a journey but my mo...
In the late 90s, my mother's youngest brother moved his family to Florida. My uncle was always the wheelin- and-dealin' type. One famous family story (that has only gotte...

















