Shutdown and The Wall The editorial by publisher Robin Goldsworthy (From the Desk of the Publisher, Jan. 24) about the government shutdown is very balanced. That is not the case with Rep. Adam Schiff’s report that placed the blame on the President. The hardship for the people was not only caused by President Trump; it […]
She Clarifies the Issue I am a resident of La Crescenta. I am also an immigrant. I am responding to editor Robin Goldsworthy’s column titled: “Opening Your Doors Though Ignorant Of Who Might Be Knocking.” The issue she is raising is not about watching “too many scary movies.” It is about a humanitarian crisis at […]
edited on 1/24/19 – see bold below. End the Shutdown, Mr. President The government shutdown has now been going on for over a month – it’s officially the longest in U.S. history. The negative economic effects are mounting and working families are suffering. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers and contractors in California and across […]
A Week of Crime in 1955 Reading old newspapers is a great way to get interesting perspectives on the past. We often imagine that things were better in the past [with] less crime. But sometimes newspapers from the past remind us that there was just as much crime, perhaps even more, when one considers that […]
Happy New Year! First off, Happy New Year! May 2019 bring you joy and prosperity. We are the community that cares and it is my hope that we live up to these words. As we look back at 2018, the completion of the medians on Foothill Boulevard in the unincorporated area is one major […]
Palm Trees – The Oddest ‘Trees’ in CV Most of the trees we view as typical Southern California trees, such as pepper trees and eucalyptus, are not natives. Another non-native tree that is viewed as a typical California tree is the palm tree. The image of the palm tree has become an icon of […]
VIEWS FROM THE VALLEY SUSAN BOLAN My Endo Story At age 58, I never thought I would still be battling endometriosis, a debilitating disease that affects women. Yet here I am, just having had another surgery because of it. It has been a long road. What is endometriosis? Endometrial cells normally grow inside the uterus […]
My New Year’s Wish For Rockhaven Sanitarium It’s been over 10 years since the City of Glendale bought Rockhaven Sanitarium, the last intact sanitarium in a community whose founding industry was sanitariums. Here’s a brief recap of events since then. In 2008, Glendale bought the historic property with the stated intention of creating a […]
The Trees of Foothill Boulevard – The London Planetree Foothill Boulevard is a wide, rather barren street and its dominant features are small businesses and shopping malls fronted by a hodge-podge of architectural styles. There is little greenery, but that is beginning to change. Decades ago an effort was made to add some green to […]
The Alarming Rise of Hate Crimes On Oct. 27, a man entered the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and opened fire, killing 11 people who had gathered there to worship. It was the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history. The day before, a man in Florida was arrested for mailing pipe bombs to […]