Be Careful When Asking Directions in Burbank
A Driven Opinion: Be Careful When Asking Directions in Burbank Burbank’s Finest Just Might Follow YouBy Terry MillerIt was a lovely, quiet morning for a drive. Bright, clean visibility and a mild Tuesday spring morning. My back seat passenger was a young feral kitty I was taking to the vet to get neutured thanks [...]
The Swarm of the Councilites
By Bill Dunn At times attempting to pay attention to what is going on in your local government is not unlike having a swarm of bees living in your head. So began the recent buzzing in my brain. It started a couple of weeks ago when the current mayor in the rotation here in Temple [...]
Top Ten Tips to Keep Your Brain Young
Now that the holidays are over, it is time to get fit-not just in body but also in mind! The public is invited to join members of the Arcadia Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) at its meeting on Monday, January 9, 2012, to hear Elizabeth Amini, Founder and CEO of Anti-Aging [...]
Los Angeles County Axes of Evil Destroy Arcadia Woodland
The Destruction of 11 Acres of Pristine Woodland Causes Community Outrage Opinion: By Terry Miller In the wake of last week’s devastating obliteration of over 200 trees and one of Arcadia’s last natural ecosystems, there are opinions and fingers pointing in every direction as to who is to blame for such a wretched and sadly [...]
Proposed Alternative #5 To The Santa Anita Dam Riser Modification and Reservoir Sediment Removal Project Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations By Camron Stone December 21, 2010
1. Overview The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (DPW), after several years of study, has embarked on a Project to excavate the excess sediment behind the Santa Anita Dam above the cities of Arcadia and Monrovia (“The Project”). The conclusion of the above referenced “Findings of Fact” is that the best alternative for [...]
Time for Tea, I think NOT!
Opinion By Terry Miller Having hailed from Great Britain, I have always been rather partial to a nice cup of tea. However after seeing the tactics of that last bastion of “fair and balanced” journalism – FOX news – I’ve developed rather a bitter taste in my mouth when it comes to Tea Time. The [...]
An Open Letter to Our Readers
When I first began my tenure as editor of these newspapers on the first day of 2008, we set forth a number of goals for our newspapers. Some of these are still works in progress, and some of these have been great successes. A shining example of the latter would have to be our efforts [...]
Sierra Madre Election Letters
RE: Sierra Madre Election: Fodder for Bloggers – And MacGillivray Slams Gavel down on Mosca To the Editor: Re: Sierra Madre Mayor uses Position to Abet Political Attacks on Fellow Councilmember/Candidate for Reelection I have read the accounts in both local papers of the most recent Sierra Madre Council Meeting and I am appalled. I [...]
Homophobia and Everything Else Sends Blogmeister Three Seats to the Wind
The Wacky World of Sierra Madre Politics By Terry Miller Ah, it’s springtime, that time of the year when everyone is talking about new growth and yes, those dreaded elections rearing their hanging chads in cities near and far. Indeed, this is that special time when all the uncompromising extremists crawl out from under their [...]
A Surefire Way to Boost Farm Exports: Sell to Cuba
Illustration by Thom Gastelum U.S. farm income will drop 38 percent this year due to global economic woes and because “demand for exports has tailed off, with few options available to expand marketing elsewhere,” according to a Department of Agriculture report issued last month. Actually, there’s a small but surefire option to boost American [...]
