Monthly Archives: March 2009

Video Vending

It caught my eye like a red bag of Skittles in the checkout aisle of the supermarket. Only this was a DVD vending machine located outside the new Walgreens in a Covina redeveloped shopping center (at Azusa Avenue and San … Continue reading

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Crowds at Art Night Pasadena

A view from the mezzanine of a crowded Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena Friday night during the free Art Night. The event continues today at Boston Court. YOU can’t say that Friday night’s Art Night was not a … Continue reading

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Evangelicals, Lent and Darwin

I was having dinner with a pastor friend of mine from Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena the other night and he told me he had to get back to the church to officiate in an Ash Wednesday service. Since when … Continue reading

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Housing overkill

The map shows the proposed Shell-Aera land, between Rowland Heights and La Habra Heights. The energy giant wants to build 3,600 homes plus commercial here. I got a call from Whittier City Councilman Bob Henderson, who also is involved with … Continue reading

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Local election: Retreads revisited

Personally, I am never in favor of someone who has been on a city council or school board and lost or quit, running again. Give someone else a chance. Besides been there, done that, what possible new ideas could retreads … Continue reading

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Voting is cool

It’s only a tiny sticker. But wear it proudly. Voting is a privilege, a right. It is something I have not skipped in nearly 30 years. This morning, I voted in the city council race in my city. I was … Continue reading

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