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The Case for Prescribed Burning: Fighting Fire With Fire Aug. 21, 2025
Wildfire takes no prisoners, has no mercy, knows no boundaries, respects no nation and is a clear an... Read More
For America, It's Time To Count What Really Counts Aug. 13, 2025
Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he didn't like the numbers ann... Read More
Ravaged by Floods, Texas Deserves Compassion -- but So Did California After Wildfires Jul. 17, 2025
SAN DIEGO — I'm the product of a mixed marriage. My parents are both Mexican American, but the... Read More
Will Trump Help LA? Jan. 23, 2025
The fires got the new president's attention. In his inaugural address, he pointed to them: "From wee... Read More
The Dam That Keeps San Francisco From Running Dry Jan. 15, 2025
It was 5:12 a.m. on a Wednesday and the sun had not yet risen over the East Bay hills when a 7.9 ear... Read More
Mexican Firefighters 'Invade' California. We're Blessed To Have Them. Jan. 14, 2025
SAN DIEGO — Hyperbolic conservatives have long claimed that Mexico is staging an "invasion" of... Read More
My New Year's Resolution Is Timely, Given the Los Angeles Fires Jan. 09, 2025
SAN DIEGO — Even after 35 years of writing opinions, much of the craft at the heart of this gi... Read More
GOP Fiddles as America Burns Aug. 16, 2023
Republican politicians are taking their lead on energy policy from Emperor Nero who, according to le... Read More
11 Things You Should Never Plug Into a Power Strip Aug. 08, 2023
Faithful readers will recall I've written on this subject in the past. Today, with proof that "teach... Read More
China's Torment Is a Reminder of What We Have Dec. 02, 2022
In 2022, the United States conducted its 117th consecutive peaceful election (though the aftermath o... Read More
Like a Dystopia, Only California Jul. 27, 2022
There were 195 fires in homeless encampments in Oakland, California, over two years that ended in Ma... Read More
FIRE's Growth Spells Calamity for Censors Jun. 14, 2022
Traffic cops who arrest drivers for flipping the bird, municipal paper-pushers who deny protest perm... Read More
When There's Nothing You Can Do, Build a Fire Apr. 09, 2022
I like to build fires. When it's chilly but not bitter, overcast but not raining, there's nothing mo... Read More
After Home Fire, Bathe Pet and Visit Veterinarian Sep. 23, 2021
Q: When our house caught fire, the firefighters rescued our cat, Jinx, so all of us were safe. They ... Read More
The Building's on Fire! Apr. 28, 2021
This little bit of satire from an unknown source struck my funny bone, and I believe it will strike ... Read More
March 29, 2021 Mar. 29, 2021
Dear Annie: My husband and I have chosen not to have children. His family asks repeatedly if we've "... Read More
Venus Fans St. Brigid's Day Fire Feb. 01, 2021
Legend has it that there was once a flame at the shrine of Brigid at Kildare which none was permitte... Read More
Some Church Lives Matter More Than Others Dec. 15, 2020
Here is a textbook illustration of how the corporate media's sins of omission can be far more damnin... Read More
