Reusable carryout bags — who needs them?
In short, we all need to use reusable carryout bags. It’s good for you and for the environment. Why do we need reusable carryout bags?
Letters to the Editor, Oct. 4, 2018
We love to hear from readers. If you're interested in submitting a letter to the editor, please email editor Laura Hagar Rush at [email protected].
Deliberation better than ballot
In last week’s commentary a local group called on the city council to enact an immediate moratorium on hotels and tasting rooms while developing a plan for “Sustainable Tourism.” A follow up email threatened a ballot initiative to affect the moratorium. While I believe...
Picking a leader
The once-outlandish, now conceivable spectacle that Donald Trump could be our next U.S. president is forcing us to reconsider how we choose our leaders. Have we lost track of what it takes to be a good leader? Do we agree on the necessary qualities of leadership? Forget about voting for Trump, Hillary or some other politician, can we even figure out how to pick a new mayor, sports team captain, PTA president or county supervisor anymore?
Guest Commentary
Hold on to your butts — your cigarette butts, that is. Let’s face it: many smokers litter when discarding their cigarette butts. They are dropped on sidewalks, tossed out the car window, and left on beaches. A cigarette butt is so small, it is easy to feel like we’re really not littering at all. What’s a cigarette butt compared to tossing a bag of fast food wrappers into the street or pouring a can of used oil in the gutter?
Arts & Entertainment
The good, the bad and the Oscars
Now that the nominations have been announced, let’s talk about them and what people should try to see before the big show. And once we get closer (the Oscars are March 15 this year), I’ll write my annual piece on what will win versus what should win.














