Opinion

Something in the Air

We’ve got to get together sooner or later Because the revolution’s here, and you know it’s right —Thunderclap Newman, “Something in the Air” In 2020, the voting revolution will be here, and…

Garden Connections

There are many beautiful gardens in Topanga, as varied and eccentric as the people who live here. After the killing heat we have had, determined to revive my own fried, scorched, burnt…

Back to School

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” —John Dewey With summer vacation winding to a close, it is time once again to think about getting ready for a successful…

Ghetto

When I first wrote about the ghetto as I began the research for my Master’s thesis, it was pointed out by Dr. C., my committee chair, that the use of the word…

Love and Law

Have you ever felt called, beckoned by a power, an inner voice, or a feeling that leaves no room for doubt? It is a gift. When it happens, I listen. A week…

First Amendment Forever?

Folks, our government is in the process of asking private companies to regulate content on social media sites. Journalist Glenn Greenwald writes, “Silicon Valley executives, required by law and by their nature…

The Open Road in Record Time

This community is proud to be in partnership with Caltrans and extremely happy with the care that was taken to accomplish [road repairs and slope reinforcement of both the hillside and the…

Jeff Welles

We have sad news to report. After a long illness, Jeff Welles, 50-year-old son of Terry and Harvey Welles, passed away on July 17. We remember him first in our Cub Scout…

Grow Old Along With Me

The pungent smell of the pumper truck hard at work wafts through the air. In fact a sort of visible haze seems to hang all over our yard emanating from the vicinity…

Moonshine

“Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” —Benjamin Franklin, 1789 With…