By Mike Lawler Each week, the battle is renewed. At an appointed hour, the two armies array themselves in formation, their colors and banners waving fitfully in the slight breeze. The armies face each other solemnly across a river, each army on opposite banks, out of reach of the other. The front ranks of each […]
My Thoughts, Exactly Down for the count by Jim CHASE Last week, I was sifting through the usual stack of bills and other postal debris that finds its way into our mailbox each day, when one envelope in particular caught my eye. Could it be? Had my long-awaited United States Census 2010 form arrived? The […]
Treasures of the Valley » Mike lawler Like many of us who have lived in the Los Angeles area for many years, my family has permanently imprinted and associated the image and voice of Dr. Lucy Jones with disaster. She and her associate Dr. Kate Hutton have for the last 20-plus years been the first […]
By Robin Goldsworthy “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” The ides of March are behind us and our family is eagerly awaiting the arrival of our first grandchild. Ashlynn Loree Goldsworthy is due at any time and with four sons, you can only […]
My Thoughts, Exactly –Jim Chase I spent the better part of two hours a couple of weeks ago waiting for my wife’s delayed flight to come in to LAX. At least I think it was two hours. Like so many people these days, I stopped wearing a wristwatch years ago. Who needs one? Every cell […]
Treasures of the Valley –Mike Lawler This Saturday, March 13 at 1 p.m. there will be a free screening of John Newcombe’s latest film, “Winnetka Story,” the history of Chicago’s North Shore, at the La Crescenta Library. John’s previous film, the award-winning “Rancho La Cañada”, is about the history of the Crescenta-Cañada Valley. I’d like […]
Robin GOLDSWORTHY These past couple of weeks the nation has mourned with the families who have lost their beloved daughters. Chelsea King, 17, and Amber Dubois, 14, were active in their community, strong students and socially connected. These were not “troublemakers.” This week, Mary O’Keefe writes about the importance of we parents talking to our […]
By Jim Chase One of the few things that comes close to my love of watching stormy, rainy weather is watching the Olympics – specifically, the Winter Olympics. With the closing ceremonies taking place this weekend (has it been two weeks already?) I thought I’d take the occasion to unplug my eyeballs from NBC and […]
letters to the editor Appreciates the call to action Jim Chase’s articles are always on-point and much appreciated. His column of Feb. 11 (“A storm of accusations”) was quite compelling with the “call to take responsibility” much needed. Thank you, Jim, for taking time to write each week, whether it’s humorous or serious. Your use […]
By Jim Chase I may have been overexposed to the Winter Olympics. As thrilling and fun to watch as these Vancouver games were, as I watched the NBC credit crawl at the end of the closing ceremonies I was left with acute post-event let down (similar to the melancholy I feel waking up every Dec. […]