A Super El Niño is brewing: How bad would the historic climate system get?
Predicting the weather is always difficult, and even the most solid forecasts sometimes fall short of expectations. But in recent…
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Contributor: Alcohol should be stigmatized like smoking
Few substances are as deeply embedded in everyday life as alcohol. It is a common item at Christmas celebrations, work-related…
The United States cannot solve the climatic crisis alone, but we should do something
August 17, 2025 7 am pt To the editor: Writing something does not do so (“A climate report without denial…
Heat wave that brings toasted temperatures south of California
It is time to break fans and frozen treats while a hot spell in the middle of the week is…
This reader felt the call to speak against Republican Megabill
To the editor: When I retired from my teaching career, I decided that I was going to get more actively…
'Duster' and 'motorheads' are driven by engines and revision drama
After humans, and possibly before dogs and horses, there is no more vital character for the screen, and more vital…
Tariffs give a bitter chocolate guitard a bitter taste
During the gold fever of the mid -1850s, Etienne Guitard, a French chocolate maker, sailed to California as many others,…
Column: be attentive even to small changes in Texas politics. Sometimes tectonic movements follow
Waskom, Texas, is an old railway city of approximately 2,000 located at the midpoint between Dallas and Shreveport, Louisiana, according…
Socal rain storm: All orders and evacuation warnings
With rains that hit the south of California, there are mandatory evacuations and evacuation warnings. Evacuation maps can be found…
How to extend the 2017 tax cuts would affect regular Americans
The tax cuts promulgated under the first Trump administration expire largely at the end of 2025. President Trump and his…