WASHINGTON, D.C.—What is it about old American sayings that seem to never go out of style? Remember, “What a tangle web we weave, when first we practice to deceive?” Or for rural dwellers, who often find themselves living on small family farms like I did.
LAUREL CANYON—Los Angeles is among the biggest cities in the U.S. with the least amount of “green space” (open parkland) of any other major metropolitan area. Do you stop to think about the diversity of parks we have access to? Who owns what parkland determines how the public gets to use it.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—I wrote this last spring for a special edition of Canyon News that featured pets. However, since that time and after speaking with star Tippi Hedren, I figured that it was time to reprint it again, since nothing has changed in our nation, and animals that belong in the wild are still being kidnapped, adopted, trafficked and sold on the black market. These animals often include big cats.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Ask yourself what a dysfunctional family does when questioned or subjected to questioning? Just take a look at Dr. Phil’s exclusive interview with George and Cindy Anthony, and the answer is right in front of you. Dysfunctional families never look inside their own four walls for the answer to their problems.
LAUREL CANYON—I have always been confused and doubtful about the exact location of the Lookout Inn allegedly on Appian Way. I’ve seen two photos, one of a couple standing under a gazebo with Lookout Mountain painted on the lintel, and another long shot of the Lookout Inn.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—With this weekend being the 10th anniversary of the attacks on nation, I thought about telling my own story of the harrowing day that changed America, and certainly my own life. One of my dearest friends Barbara Olson died on the hijacked plane that left Dulles International Airport and struck the Pentagon during the early morning hours of September 11, 2001.
NEW YORK CITY, NY—People are asking me frequently what 9/11 was like for me personally in NYC. Here is a feeble attempt to explain what I still cannot, 10 years later: “What the heck is this?” The words of a large African American man bellowed in my ears as I sat perched at the Michael Jackson 30th anniversary tribute concert at Madison Square Garden.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—America is the most exceptional country in the history of the world despite its desire to self-implode out of paranoia and self-hatred. As far back as history has been recorded, there have been prominent nations and empires that stood out from other nations around it in exceptional military power, creativity and the undeniable excellence its citizens exhibited in dire times.
LAUREL CANYON—Once again we find ourselves preparing for fire season. This year an accidental event made me wonder what exactly is being whacked down all over the hillsides? A careful look disclosed mostly tan grass dried by the summer sun.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Recently, after being laughed at for writing a news article on a reality star, I realized that Americans are so used to biased news that they no longer recognize unbiased writing anymore.
LAUREL CANYON—If you live in the hills you know the name Richard Seireeni. He’s always there and elusive. He thinks of himself as “The Canyon Switchboard Operator.” If you’ve lost your pet Toucan, need a baby sitter, need to borrow something from a neighbor, Rick’s your man.
