Preserving Topanga’s History Bill Buerge responds below to a recent rumor that the county was requiring the boxcar bridge—a structure that most Topangans regard as a historical landmark—to be removed. The rumor…
Opinion
The holidays are approaching and there have been a lot of changes in my life. I have been thinking about how different things are now and am taking notice of the changes…
In the jungle of northern Panama, a shocking image seared into my psyche. I came upon a slashed clearing in the pristine greenery crammed with mountains of black plastic garbage bags. On…
Once upon a time, when many of my waking hours were spent with adolescents, I found myself at odds with the boss. To him, the young people in our care were best…
Great Article! Your article on TCEP in the last Messenger issue was wonderfully written and impressively thorough. It really made TCEP look good and did a great job to highlight the good…
In London, an underground train is called “the tube.” When the doors of the tube open, the loudspeaker spits out three words, “Mind the gap,” a safety warning to pay attention to…
I read Hillary Clinton’s recent book about last year’s presidential campaign, “What Happened,” more as an act of defiance than a search for enlightenment. I read it because people told me I…
One can feel the hot breath. It’s on the wind, blowing in off the sea, rustling the dry leaves, agitating the palm trees, electrifying the squirrel’s tail. Hurricanes and fires, guns and…
We, good neighbors, are creating a history lesson that future people will study looking back at the dawn of technology. Given that we hold that place on the timeline of human existence,…
It has been some time since so much hate has been on such bold display in the town square. White nationalists wave a collection of flags – stitched in cloth, all catching…