Our annual San Francisco trip in December for the California Press Foundation winter meeting proved eventful for more than just receiving an award thi...
Out Loud: Thanksgiving …
Thanksgiving is our family’s favorite holiday (at least for the adults; the kids prefer Christmas, of course.) The Side Dishes Squadron (ladies) chop,...
Out Loud: Freedom of Speech …
Mary Zacher, all dressed up, walked into the TC Tuesday morning and announced, “My First Amendment rights are protected,” and we applauded her. Nancy ...
Out Loud: Motorcycle crashes …
Since I wrote about motorcycle crashes last week, I’ve been working both with Caltrans and CHP, and going through our own files, gathering statistics ...
Out Loud: Photography …
I can tell you from experience, if you can’t handle a photograph of a half-dozen firefighters and EMTs valiantly trying to save a man’s life, then you...
Out Loud: Hopes for Hestrin …
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has a special Public Integrity Division whose “ultimate goal is to increase the public’s level of co...
Out Loud: Jeff Stone …
Under the most recent prior TC ownership, policy prevented us from endorsing candidates for office. And, I won’t always endorse a candidate unless I’m...
Out Loud: An unbelievable honor …
Last Friday was the quarterly meeting of the California Newspaper Publishers Association for which I served for nine years. Since the merging of the C...
Out Loud: Harry and Mary Sigworth …
In late January 2000, the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation held Idyllwild Alive History II, a multiple-weekend event of long-time Hill resident...
Out Loud: Facebook …
The more time I spend on Facebook, the less I enjoy it any longer. It sufficiently keeps me up-to-date on distant relatives and friends but only if I’...