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Timing is everything. Take for example the Trump administration’s decision to release the latest National Climate Assessment during last month’s Thanksgiving holiday. No shocker.

The other day, a friend asked what surprised me most about politics. This may seem strange, but I’d never really thought about the question.  My response was off-the-cuff but heartfelt.

Editor, January 17, Janelie Rodriguez was having a mental health episode. Her parents wanted her safe, so they did what many would do and called the police for help. The

Good grief!

With everything in everyday American life politicized, count on someone, somewhere, being offended by something, anything — even classic Christmas TV specials.

Few Americans have lived such a blessed life as George H. W. Bush.

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This is in response to the political cartoon “Tear Gas on the Border” (San Marcos Daily Record 12/02/18)…

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We all woke up Saturday morning to the news that President George H. W. Bush had died, the man many of us called “Papa Bush” to differentiate him from his son.

Once again California is at the top of the national news every day. The apocalyptic images of massive wildfires and destroyed towns like Paradise are gone. Now the whole country

Money. Moolah. Cash. Dough. Scratch. Dinero. Benjamins. Greenbacks. Cabbage. Lettuce. Gravy. Whatever you call it, nobody ever has enough of it - you, me, poor people, rich people and even,

Editor, There has been a request to relocate the mermaid statue at the Price Center. The board of directors for the Price Center voted unanimously to keep the sculpture. However,

As physicals go, it was the most thorough I’d ever gotten.

Every good politician or political consultant, when they go to the media, goes with a set of “talking points” to put the best spin on a story coherently. 

When Brett Kavanaugh became the latest victim of the unhinged #MeToo movement, the nation got a look at what happens when someone is accused of a crime, denies the charges, and is not believed.

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We’ve been taught a lesson which we would do well to commit to memory. It’s a lesson about love, respect and what is possible when, as one of my academic

A friend who works in campaigns recently joked that there ought to be a mandatory, two-week respite from any kind of political talk immediately after Election Day. Fighting a bad

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