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Drawing Haleakala By Fitz Maurice One of my favorite things about being on the quest (painting every national park in America) is the initial search for...

Happy Birthday, Mr. Buffett! I am writing this column on the 87th Birthday of Mr. Warren Buffett. With the media spending so much time babbling...

Stupidity, Xenophobia, and Tragedy Quick, name five members of the Kardashian clan. Feel free to include spouses. I bet you did pretty well. Now, list...

Love Trumps Hate What a weekend! In case you didn’t hear, there was a protest at Main Beach. A few people showed up. Couple of...

Things Are Looking Up Let me show readers my psychic powers. On Monday, Aug. 21 at 9:06 a.m. you were looking up. And I appreciate...

Sawdust Still Sprinkles Magic Navigating through the crowd was a challenge with a plastic cup of wine filled to the brim. I stopped for a...

Beyond The Wall The financial world is observing the end of summer in Wyoming where central bankers and economists from around the world are clustering...

The Best Cat Ever My friend Jane who lives in Pasadena has a cat named Lola. When they picked her out at the shelter, Lola...

It’s About Timely    Time seems to have gotten into the habit of speeding. In fact, I suspect it has been taking professional driving lessons...

Hate is Not Welcome Here The violence of this past week has shaken our nation to its core. This weekend, we witnessed in horror the despicable...

Senior Personals   LIME GREEN Men’s Leisure suit – brand new, medium, never worn – exquisite polyester with pocket protector – still in gift box.  I...

Snowflakes Here we go again. The city council is looking for parking spaces. Geez, it feels like I’m a little kid again strapped into my...

Don’t Sell, But Keep A Weather Eye Out Only a week ago, stocks rook a one-day header on news flashes of severe tensions with North...

Missiles, Dollars, Stocks and Farms Stocks finally took a step backwards, giving up less than one percent on news of possible hostilities with North Korea....

Let's Make Downtown Great Again Inaccurate information circulating on social media suggests the city will consider closing Forest Avenue to cars this fall. Let me set...