Tommy Castro and the Painkillers Come to Town
Top photo by Kathleen Garrison for Alligator Records Alligator Records artists Tommy Castro and the Painkillers are back on the
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Los Angeles
Letters to Jim: Aloha for the Holidays!
Top illustration by Tim Forkes Welcome to our final month of 2021. If you are like me, you are looking
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Thanksgiving and Indigenous Peoples Day
As we celebrate being able to get together with our family after almost two years of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions,
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October Letters to Jim: The PAC-12 Isn’t a Power Conference
Top illustration by Tim Forkes October arrives with cooler temperatures, leaves changing colors, and rabid football fans already wondering what
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Taking Notes for Mid-September
Top photo of Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA by Tim Forkes Isn’t every month the hottest month ever recorded? How
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Twenty Years Gone: 9/11
Top illustration by Tim Forkes Has it been 20 years? September 11, 2001. The world changed for those of us
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Vote ‘No’ on the Recall, Reject the Nut Bars
Photo courtesy of Gavin Newsom campaign In 1911 California added Proposition 8, the Recall of Elected Officials Amendment to the
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September Letters to Jim: Afghanistan and California Oh No
Top Illustration by Tim Forkes In honor of Labor Day, I am choosing not to wear white while I answer
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The Recall: Legal and Logical Are Not The Same
Recall Election pamphlet (Tim Forkes) There is a recall election coming up and it is entirely possible Californians will decide
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Taking Note of a Few Things: August 2021
Top photo by Tim Forkes Since getting hearing aids a few years ago, listening to music has never been so
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