It’s time to debunk one claim once and for all: Mother’s Day is not just a commercial holiday. This Sunday we will salute the important ladies who have given us so much. To those moms, grandmas and maternal figures in our lives, we give our thanks, sing their praises and remind them of our love. […]
Author Archives: Jerry Pfohl
Stuck in writer’s block? Relax, let it flow
It is that time of the quarter, when many humanities students have a very difficult task ahead of them. They face a problem that, despite a long-despised existence, still plagues millions of students. It is not something you can explain or something you even like to talk about. It can be a most embarrassing and […]
Old enough to vote, old enough to smoke
Eighteen-year-olds get many new privileges on their birthdays. They can buy pornography. They can rent carpet cleaners. They can even buy and fill out lottery tickets. But soon, they may be prohibited from buying a pack of cigarettes. Legislators in the California Senate have proposed a bill that would raise the minimum smoking age from […]
In the long run, kindness will win out
Nice guys don’t just finish last. Half the time, they don’t even get to race. Somewhere along the way, being diagnosed as a nice guy became a prognosis for romantic quarantine. Somehow, compassion and generosity became qualities considered about as important as penmanship and shoe-tying style. Kindness became synonymous with friendship while thoughtlessness became equitable […]
Liberal radio’s success hinges on quality
Al Franken has finally found the right place to work ““ a place where no one has to see his face. Air America, the nation’s new all-liberal talk radio firm, hit the airwaves this week. Feeling left-wing political commentary had been excluded from the AM dial for long enough, the network was pushed forward to […]
Voting more than child’s play
Younger teens may not legally be allowed to see an R-rated movie, but they may soon be able to vote. California state Sen. John Vasconcellos, D-San Jose, has proposed an amendment to the state constitution that would allow children as young as 14 to vote in state elections. Under the proposal, 14- and 15-year-olds would […]
Restaurants not to blame for weight problems
First people wanted to ban gay marriage, and now they want to ban french fries. McDonald’s, the largest fast-food chain in the world, will stop selling Super Size fries and drinks in its restaurants by the end of the year. The Super Size portion, which offers a 42-ounce soda along with a seven-ounce carton of […]