Dear Editor A fair and impartial judiciary is a cornerstone of our democracy. Yet, throughout our state, keeping the courts free from the influences of political partisanship and favoritism is under a serious threat. Sitting judges are being challenged in the upcoming June election for doing their jobs within the authority provided them under the…
Angela Copeland give’s young people priceless advice which they would do well to heed. In retrospect, the most meaningful, and what I now regard as the most important work I ever did, paid minimum wages and was considered by some of my friends as a demeaning job. Back then I worked as an orderly at…
Hedda Muskat’s article about being single on Valentine’s Day is a keeper! I too, like most of my fellow bipeds, have experienced loneliness, especially on Valentine’s Day, and longed for romance. My rescue came when I invited myself to a good dinner by the seaside, followed by the latest movie. And yes, I enjoyed my…
Footage of Violent Arrest The website was the Pasadena Independent/RECAP, and the article is “Pasadena City Manager to Release Camera Footage of Violent Arrest,” which still seems to be trending. This is one more graphic demonstration of the RACISM and BRUTALITY rampant not only in the Pasadena Police Dept, but across the nation. When will…
Dear Editor: Terry, I want to thank you for taking the time and effort for considering the story your paper did concerning the Pasadena Water Departments proposed Rate Restructure and Rate Adjustments. I would hope that the Water Department will come back with another presentation giving the citizens a better understanding of why now this…
Dear Editor, A long, long time ago, in a land known as America, cities created municipal departments to serve the essential needs of the community in the most efficient way. The Police Department, Fire Department, and yes…even the Water Department were municipal not-for-profit necessities operated by a local municipality to efficiently serve public interests, convenience…
Sadly, television has become the lobotomy of children’s imagination. Before its advent, we played outdoors and created our own games. We played Tag-You’re-It, Pirates, Cowboys and Indians – or whatever games we made up. In those days there was no adult-supervised structured recreation for children. We had no soccer practice, no little league – nothing. We…
Dear Editor, During my young adulthood, I earned minimum wages washing dishes, washing cars, scrubbing toilets, and mopping floors – and sadly, even less when unscrupulous entrepreneurs found ways to exploit their workers and pay them below the required minimum wage. As for myself, the daydreams I held throughout those years of struggle and drudgery…