Sunday, June 4th, 2017 by Barbara Simpson -- It's time to wish a Happy Ramadan to all peaceful Muslims worldwide – and even to those not so peaceful. There seems to be quite a number of more…

Sunday, May 28th, 2017 by Barbara Simpson -- How many dead are enough? How many bodies torn to shreds by explosives? Does it matter whether those bodies are young or old? Male or female? Religious or more…

Sunday, May 21st, 2017 by Barbara Simpson -- It hasn't even started yet, and gas prices are going up! For the first time, at my local gas station this week, the price is over $3 per more…

Sunday, May 14th, 2017 by Barbara Simpson -- It's another one of those holidays that retail loves – a day saturated with guilt so shoppers spend all kinds of money on flowers, candy, fruit, tchotchkes, perfume, more…

Sunday, May 7th, 2017 by Barbara Simpson -- If you don't live in California, be thankful. The cost of living is going through the roof, the lack of affordable housing is getting worse, jobs paying living more…

Sunday, April 30th, 2017 by Barbara Simpson -- Years ago, I never thought I'd be openly grateful for the opportunity for free speech. It was something I, and I suspect many Americans, assumed was a natural more…

Sunday, April 23rd, 2017 by Barbara Simpson -- I'm a Californian, and I'm thoroughly disgusted with this state and everyone connected with running it. It's a beautiful state geographically, and the climate is grand, but the more…

Sunday, April 16th, 2017 by Barbara Simpson -- Heads up, everybody! There's an insidious move afoot to water down and ultimately remove all vestiges of all religious holidays from this country. First, it was the "war more…

Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 by Barbara Simpson -- The plague of the lawbreaking mentality of "sanctuary for illegal aliens" is spreading to smaller cities, and California stands out in that arena. Almost everywhere you look, there's more…