My friend Judy says that I’ve never met a stranger. And I guess I must admit that’s true. In the 1980s, I was honored to work at the Salk Institute in La Jolla. I was awed to be sitting in on a meeting that not only included Dr. Jonas Salk but also Wally Schirra, astronaut.…
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The two right lanes of the northbound 5 Freeway between Lake Hughes Road and Templin Highway in Castaic remain closed on Sunday. Sept. 4 and are expected to stay that way through the holiday weekend. Retaining walls burned in the 5,208-acre Route fire, which began on Wednesday, Aug. 31, and structural engineers must inspect the…
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Daniel Jones showed the Giants’ coaches impressive resilience and persistence this summer while installing Brian Daboll’s complicated new offense. “We talk about it all the time in our meeting room: ‘poise in the noise,’” quarterbacks coach Shea Tierney said recently. “And Daniel’s done a great job of that. Couldn’t be happier with where he’s progressing.…
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Willson Contreras dominated the headlines during the first four months of the Chicago Cubs season. Everyone wanted to know where Contreras would be sent before the Aug. 2 trade deadline, how he was handling the situation and how much of a haul the Cubs would get in return. For better or worse, it was Willson,…
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Micky Dolenz is suing the FBI. And rightly so. The bureau has a file on the Monkees, the 1960s teen idol TV pop band. A seven-page document from the file was declassified and released about ten years ago, but it is heavily redacted, giving only a few hints of why the FBI thought the band…
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With a hundred pennies a year and a will to serve the poor in Los Angeles, they continue to do their “Mother’s” work. They feed the hungry on the streets, run a food bank, provide a shelter for pregnant women, visit the women’s Century Regional Detention Facility jail in Lynwood, teach catechism and run youth…
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You would say that the Giants are about to start all over again, again, with both a general manager and a coach they imported to Jersey from western New York State. Only you can’t say that, because no one, especially not the new general manager and the new coach, have any idea if their quarterback…
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It’s the fundamental question of America; how much government do we want? How much power should the government wield over We the People? This argument goes all the way back to July 4, 1776. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a ban on the sale of new gasoline powered automobiles by 2035, this in the car-craziest…
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Tim Hardaway appreciates greatness, which is why next weekend will stand as one of the most profound moments of his 56 years, when he will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Hardaway also appreciates when some choose to focus on gut instead of guts, which is why he embraced the opportunity…
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Charlie Ward is the answer to some flattering trivia questions, most notably as the only Heisman trophy winner to play in the NBA. So, Ward’s not exactly heartbroken about losing his association with another streak — the one of dubious distinction in Knicks history. “Sounds good to me,” Ward told the Daily News, adding that…
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