By Leo Morris Guest Columnist In 1936, Bob Wian sold his car and used the $350 as a down payment on a 10-stool diner in Glendale, Calif., which he turned into a hamburger joint called Bob’s Pantry. Shortly, thereafter, the story goes, two things happened. Members of an orchestra stopped in and asked if Wian …read more.

By Don Zolman Guest Columnist At age 11 in 1965, I watched the March on Selma with my family on the evening news. I saw the dogs unleashed and people getting knocked senseless with billy clubs. I asked my parents why they were being attacked and my dad said it was because they wanted to …read more.

By Travis McConnell Guest Column As a candidate for commissioner, you may be wondering something that I once did and many have asked me – “what the heck does a commissioner do anyway?” We have a Board of three commissioners and a County Council of seven people. Generally, commissioners are in charge of the exercise …read more.

By Michael Hicks Guest Columnist The past several months ushered in unprecedented changes in economic activity. By the end of May, roughly one in four workers were unemployed and many sectors of American commerce ground to a virtual stop. The previous high of unemployment was registered at 25.5 percent in the summer of 1933, the …read more.

Every crisis has new heroes. During the 9/11 attacks, they were the first responders running into burning and crumbling buildings as others ran out.  Now, during the Coronavirus pandemic, the most visible heroes are the health care professionals, who are saving others and risking their own lives while doing so.

By Kelly Hawes Someone on Twitter said she had interviewed a guy for a landscaping job and decided not to hire him because he had a bumper sticker supporting President Donald J. Trump. “Now I’m feeling a little guilty about it,” she said. “Should I?” Her followers were pretty much unanimous in their response. “Absolutely …read more.