20 Reasons I will not vote for Mitt Romney
By Irving Leemon, Contributing Columnist. 1. His party is trying to take the vote away from the poor and other citizens. 2. His foreign policy experience is non-existent. 2. He…
From The Sidelines 3-26-12
By Irving Leemon, Contributing Columnist Anyone who doubts that there is a civil war going on in Mexico only has to read the newspapers and listen to the news broadcasts.…
From The Sidelines 3-12-12
By Irving Leemon, Contributing Columnist Why aren’t all of the government agencies at all levels (local, state and federal) required to put at least a small percentage of their budgets…
MIS-LANE-IOUS — Shook-Up (Parents Beware)
By Lane Sherman, Contributing Columnist Last week I received a phone call that shook me up and still is disquieting. It all happened like this: Ring-Ring Me: “Good afternoon.” Caller:…
From The Sidelines 3-5-12
By Irving Leemon, Contributing Columnist The recent spate of shootings in schools seems to have a couple of things in common. They appear to be associated with relatively small towns…
The Story of Chico and Chiquita
By Irving Leemon, Contributing Columnist Last July 4th I lost two of the sweetest dogs I’ve ever known. All of my life I’ve owned dogs, mostly medium sized, such as…
From The Sidelines 2-27-12
By Irving Leemon, Contributing Columnist Recently, every day, in the papers, on the radio, and on TV there are beatings, shootings, killings, armed robberies, and suicides in Southern California, and…
From The Sidelines 2-11-12
By Irving Leemon, Contributing Columnist We are very lucky and fortunate to be living in the USA and in California. We currently have freedoms that most of the world can…
From the Sidelines 2-6-12
By Irving Leemon, Contributing Columnist We are teaching our children and young adults that it’s OK to break the law and also to use violence when we don’t like someone…
From the Sidelines 1-24-12
By Irving Leemon, Contributing Columnist If you thought that last year (2010) had political craziness, wait ‘till you see what this year will bring. I predict that by the time…