One thinks about milestones in life, but few can actually point to a day when their life really changed, for good or ill. » Read More

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Perhaps there is hope that change will come sooner rather than later with regard to Americans at last expressing due and civil outrage. "Where is the outrage" is a qu... » Read More

The growing scandals enveloping the Obama administration are becoming a series of shiny baubles being dangled before the right and the left alike. » Read More

In 2008, Santa Clarita was named the most business- friendly city in Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation. » Read More

Forget the political "blame game." The biggest game in town now is the credibility game - a high-stakes exercise that will end with America's political middle decidin... » Read More

If you listen loud enough you can almost hear the siren song of the Republican Party spread its dulcet tones across Washington. It's scandal season boys and girls, an... » Read More

Finally, an issue Republicans and Democrats can agree on: » Read More

A world-famous entertainer announced that she and her boyfriend were splitting up in one of the saddest tweets I've ever read: "We have decided to go our separate way... » Read More

Imagine for a moment a President of the United States who ignored warnings about an imminent terrorist threat that resulted in an attack that killed American citizens... » Read More

ill Clinton, wearing a white toga and a crown of gold, sat in a garden while attractive women fed him grapes. President Obama, having just suffered the most devastati... » Read More

May is Building Safety Month and the ideal time to tackle all of those home-improvement projects on your "to do" list before summer is in full swing. » Read More

There is no debate that time marches on. The sun rises, shines, and sets, and then does it all over again, day after day. And each day we encounter the unknown compone... » Read More

As a Midwesterner and a Lutheran, I must admit to a great love of irony, and there is nothing more entertaining and ironic than the practical behavior of an elected o... » Read More

"We have a large government," political consultant David Axelrod offered as a plea of ignorance to all of the scandals swirling around his boss. "Part of being presid... » Read More

When I first signed up for Facebook, I was thrilled to get back in touch with old friends, distant relatives, high school classmates and old co-workers. I'd check in ... » Read More

I just returned from a three-day business trip to Austin, Texas. This was my third visit to Austin in 18 months. Each time, my visit has focused on business opportuni... » Read More

My firm was contacted last year to support a domestic case involving a young woman and her year-old baby. She needed help keeping legal custody of her child. The baby... » Read More

Students, faculty, family members and friends, it is my great honor to deliver your commencement speech today. » Read More

The faux pas bordered on sedition. The Texas Association of Dairymen sent blocks of mild cheddar to state senate offices "in appreciation for your hard work this legi... » Read More

This country needs an enema. I paraphrase, of course, from Jack Nicholson's take on Gotham City in his turn at The Joker. » Read More

Recently, people asked me with sincerity in their eyes if I am reconsidering my involvement in cycling because of the Lance Armstrong scandal. My response: Pftttt. » Read More

After six months of mulling over November's election results, many Republicans remain convinced that the party's only path to future victory is to improve the GOP's a... » Read More

Higher education is undergoing significant changes such as we've never seen before. And while we're charging forward to integrate technology in the classroom, offer o... » Read More

The past months have been a constant barrage of stories about tragedy. Horror in Newtown, bombs in Boston, flooding in the Midwest, fires in SoCal … all bringi... » Read More