Weighs in on Gun Show I’ve always admired the Glendale City Council in the past for resisting the shrill voices of the anti-gun show enthusiasts. I hope that admiration on this issue won’t also be a thing of the past. I’ve watched the council meetings with the people – pro and con – discussing this: […]
Doggone Few Options The last thing I want to be is “that guy” who corners innocent bystanders and forces them to look at 32 gigs worth of iPhone photos of his kids or grandkids. Or new puppy. That said, if you can stand one more column about our new dog, I promise it will be […]
Abandoned Missile Sites Around Us Those of us who lived through the Cold War remember it as a time of fear of attack at any moment. Russia had its guns loaded, pointed at us, and fingers twitching on the trigger, and we had our guns trained on them. In the ’50s, before the advent of […]
What Makes Kids Thrive? Most people would agree that raising kids is one of the most challenging roles we will face in our lifetime. Jackie Kennedy Onassis once said, “If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do matters very much.” As parents, we need all the resources and help that […]
CVW Keeps Her Informed Thank you to Robin and CV Weekly for keeping your readers informed about the happenings in our area. Because of the early notice in your paper, I was one of the lucky 200 that bought our books early and was able to meet Julie Andrews and have her autograph her new […]
A Bad Case of Puppy Love Since today is Valentine’s Day, I’m going to put myself out there and officially declare to the teeming masses that I am irrevocably, unashamedly, unabashedly in love with a new Valentine who I only met for the first time less than three weeks ago. But I’m okay with that. […]
Oldest House in CV Still Stands – But Not in CV! Shopping at Traders Joe’s in Montrose recently, I was approached by a lady asking about Pickens Cabin. She knew some about it – first permanent structure built here back in the 1800s, a little homesteader’s cabin – and she mentioned that she had seen […]
Laying the Foundation for a Lifetime of Learning Throughout history, scholars, theologians, and social justice advocates have spoken of the important role that our children play as the future leaders of our society. Frederick Douglass said, “It’s easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” And James Baldwin noted, “We all profit by, […]
My Wide, Weird World of Wonders As faithful readers know by now, I love to go a-wondering. For example: I wonder … why we humans instinctively hunch our shoulders when walking through rain without an umbrella? Do we think our shoulders will somehow keep us dry? I wonder … how many viewers quit watching last […]
Modern Street Patterns are Rooted in Old Trolley Line The Glendale and Montrose Railway operated from 1913 until 1930, finally killed off by the Great Depression. At its height, the electric trolley ran from its terminus at Pennsylvania and Montrose avenues, down through Glendale, all the way to Glassell Park where it met the mighty […]