Out Loud: A problem for many …
Robin Williams’ suicide has opened the door for more of us to open up about a dark subject.
California Secretary of State Debra Bowen’s revelation...
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...
Out loud: Both sides …
Sometimes operating a local newspaper feels like a game of Whac-A-Mole — no matter what hole you peek out of someone’s waiting there with...
Out Loud: November 10, 2016: Janet Reno
More than a decade ago, I received a visit from a retired federal government official in my office on Village Center Drive.
I had been...
Out Loud: Circle of Life
I received numerous responses to my editorial last week, some very good suggestions, too. The primary reaction — and none of the responders said...
Out Loud: Our role …
I wrote about the challenges of running a newspaper in a small town a couple of weeks ago.
One new one came about...
Out Loud: Fake news, American institutions, and the presidency
Getting your “news” from social media differs greatly from getting it from established news media.
News media, if they at all value their reputations, must...
Out Loud: Local Vineyards …
A few weeks ago, as guests of the Garner Valley Women’s Club, Jack and I covered a tour of vineyards in — would you...
Out Loud: Mountain Fire’s Investigation Report …
If you read the front-page story about the Mountain Fire two weeks ago, you must have seen where you can access Cal Fire’s Investigation...
Out Loud: Aging …
I enjoyed a birthday last week but for once in some birthdays, acknowledged my aging. The camera and mirror seem to show an older...