The Road to Extinction is lined with ignorance and selfishness

We are living a lie. Two of them, actually. One is a chronic self-deception that we can see every day …

The rewarding encounters of a U.S. Census enumerator

Yesterday I ended my six-week stint as an enumerator with the U.S. Census Bureau, going door-to-door as part of the …

Flying the ‘Black Lives Matter’ Flag in a White Neighborhood

In the two weeks since a white Minneapolis police officer — knowing he was being videotaped — took the life …

ICE detainee dies of COVID in Otay Mesa; Batavia has 49 cases

After the first reported death from COVID-19 of a detainee in ICE custody in California, immigration advocates fear there will …

Pondering pandemic equations

The Coronavirus pandemic has taken many things from us. The ultimate loss, of course, is that of a loved one, …

Random thoughts in a restless time

The past week or so I’ve been scattered mentally, unable to concentrate, unable to sit down and write anything coherent. …

The impact of a bullet 2,700 miles away

The COVID-19 pandemic has focused our attention inward, toward the health and safety of our loved ones and ourselves. No …

I never knew that!

Here’s one thing I’ve learned during the coronavirus pandemic — how much I don’t know. Not everyone has the luxury …

The power of gratitude

After two days of hearing from loved ones who have suffered losses during this COVID-19 crisis, I was struck last …

Let’s call it what it is — Trumpsomnia

Long before Coronavirus became a cause for worry, I developed insomnia. I’m often awake at 2, 3 and 4 a.m. …