November 10, 2025
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Steve Stajich, Columnist

Easy, Tiger

By Steve Stajich   Oh the sadness and disappointment when our heroes sometimes trip and fall, revealing that they are normal size and strength humans just like us. Of course it’s our own fault for […]

Ask Rusty – Social Security Isn’t Welfare

Dear Rusty, I receive Social Security, but I still go in the hole to the tune of about $300 per month!  I hear some people describing Social Security as “welfare” but I resent that description.  […]

Steve Stajich, Columnist

The 21st Century Can’t Be Bonded

By Steve Stajich   Baby boomers can have a rough time of it some days. If it’s not one thing, it’s another. We embrace two terms of Obama as a clear and permanent turn in […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Is Smaller Better, or Is It Really Bigger?

By Tom Elias   Bigger, California has learned through long experience, isn’t always better. In fact, it can be downright destructive, as when a city outgrows its water or freeway system. The question of whether […]

Climate Change Threatens Iconic Joshua Trees

By Tom Elias   Only four units of the entire 417-part system of national parks, monuments, seashores and historical sites carry the names of remarkable plants and trees. California hosts three of these – Redwood, […]

Steve Stajich, Columnist

What Do We Now Want from News?

By Steve Stajich   Full disclosure: Because our home has a few workout devices in a room, we tend to watch television news channels during our exertions to stave off aging by means of fitness […]