My parents always sought to be fair in their treatment of my three sisters and me. Their reasoning was they never wanted any of us to think there was favoritism. They loved all of us equally. Our parents reflected this in their gift-giving. If one of us received a new set of pencils, the rest…
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In November, you’ll be asked if you want to dramatically change California’s abortion laws to allow a baby to be aborted right up until the minute before that baby is born. Right now, a woman can have an abortion in California up to the point where the baby can survive outside the womb or is…
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Day after day, all these terrible news stories appear. Then our fluffy cat died just shy of his 13th birthday. And we got COVID-19. My life is one pick-up truck away from a country song. After dodging droplets for the past two and a half years, The Wife and I both fell victim to COVID,…
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A law firm’s report on the care of vulnerable adults and children by Riverside County social services agencies confirmed for the first time Friday, July 8, what was widely believed: That some minor children of David and Louise Turpin were placed in a foster home where their caregivers would later be charged with child abuse.…
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Erik Spoelstra could flash the pair of NBA championship rings won as head coach of the Miami Heat. But, as is his wont, modesty dictates otherwise. So a single wedding band suffices. Then again, at least this week, the championship jewelry would pale in relation to a member of the Heat summer-league coaching staff. Because…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now HUNTINGTON BEACH — The sun eventually broke through overcast skies at the Battle at the Beach passing tournament Saturday and made the shades donned on the field by USC committed quarterback Malachi Nelson of Los Alamitos fit right in. Mission Viejo, however, shined…
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BOSTON — Anthony Rizzo was back in the lineup Saturday night after missing four games with back spasms. The first baseman had been optimistic about a return this weekend and Yankees manager Aaron Boone was pretty confident that he would be able to play after testing it thoroughly Friday. Boone said they are not worried…
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Fans stood and applauded as Johnny Cueto walked to the dugout after retiring Tucker Barnhart on a flyout to left to end the eighth inning. It was another day, another impressive outing for the veteran Chicago White Sox right-hander. Cueto allowed five hits and struck out five in eight innings, pitching the Sox to an…
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Music fans look on during the Palomino Festival at Brookside Park in front of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday, July 9, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Nikki Lane performs during the Palomino Festival at Brookside Park in front of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday, July 9, 2022. (Photo…
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LOS ANGELES — Gun rights groups Friday filed suit in Los Angeles seeking to block the further implementation of a new law banning the marketing of guns to minors by manufacturers and others in the firearms industry. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2571 into law last week under an emergency order to have the statute…
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