Black History Month event honors leaders in the struggle for freedom
I love that Valentine’s Day and Black History Month are both in February. It’s a good time to...
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Category: Guest Opinions
Local restaurateur pleads with council to be fair to everyone involved in wage debate
On Monday, Feb. 11, the Pasadena City Council will review the Pasadena Minimum Wage Ordinance,...
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Mayor takes exception to some of the ways Pasadena is characterized in report
Two academics have written and now twice rewritten a study, “Pasadena’s Tale of Two Cities,”...
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Gladys Knight has paid enough dues to proudly sing the National Anthem at Sunday’s Super Bowl
That’s right. Sing, Gladys Knight, sing. And why shouldn’t she sing the National Anthem at the...
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Resisting the inevitable never works!
Back in 1792, British firebrand, philosopher and writer Mary Wollstonecraft shook the...
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The publishing game may have changed but the motive of writers remains the same
When self-publishing assisted by print-on-demand technology became available to the public, it was...
Read MoreWhen it comes to police misconduct in Pasadena, who are you going to believe?
Do some civic-minded math and you’ll find that in Pasadena it is rare when two and two actually adds up to four. Take last year’s brutal police beating of motorist Christopher Ballew for example. A report by an outside expert...
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What the world needs now is more sensitive men
I still miss my Dad. When I think of him, one thing I’m extremely grateful for is the gentle...
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Former VP would bring a lot of baggage to the 2020 presidential race
Former Vice President Joe Biden is having the time of his life teasing us with his apparent...
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Temple leader wants to know what’s taking so long in probe of violent arrest
Dear Mayor Terry Tornek, Councilmembers Victor Gordo, Tyron Hampton, John Kennedy, Steve Madison,...
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Dems must be patient and find common ground to capitalize on Blue Wave
On election night a slightly blue tide started as a ripple when the news outlets reported that the...
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Every Veterans Day I remember my father
On Sunday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day will be commemorated at Pasadena City Hall beginning at 10:30...
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GOP and Trump do everything possible to turn expected Blue Wave into a trickle
The political chatter on television these days is that the much ballyhooed Blue Wave may be...
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There’s something for Democrats and Republicans in Bob Woodward’s ‘Fear: Trump in the White House’
The nation flirts with crisis. Donald Trump has upended conventional rules of politics. Normalcy...
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Teach kids early about the importance of voting
Don’t count ’em out until the game is over. Parents typically don’t know how many innings there...
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People must embrace a ‘regenerative politic’ for peace, balance and harmony to prevail
With each passing season we are not only reminded that change is inevitable but that we, like...
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