People I meet in San Diego, even Tucson, say it’s really hot where you live. Do many people live there? Do you have any shade? Why do you live ther…

By the end of May 2001, I became one of the editors of a brand new Spanish-language publication the Imperial Valley Press was about to launch. Adel…

Politics. Mostly yelling. Deep divisions. Both sides challenging the other. Polarization. Which lead to paralysis. And nothing gets done. Jesus act…

It is hard to believe there are people in this country who suffer more than Melania Trump, but we do.

The weather report for the weekend and into this week looked grim. 112 and rising. I remember a wishful thinker two weeks ago saying that she thoug…

Back in early February, the Imperial Valley Press editorial board commented on the El Centro Elementary School District’s decision not to renew the…

On Wednesday, U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, along with California Congressman Ro Khanna, introduced a bill known a…

One man served our country in the military, was shot down in his jet fighter and captured by our enemies, and survived being tortured mercilessly f…

In the sphere of national holidays, Labor Day is one of the more paradoxical. I mean, it’s a day honoring the American labor movement that most peo…

We’ve been told it’s OK to drink, what, three to four, 8-ounce cups of coffee each day? If I drank that much java, I wouldn’t be able to type. It’d…

For many on the left, especially on the far left, Sen. John McCain was not precisely a role model for progressives. His votes against reproductive …

In the 23rd chapter of the Gospel of Matthew Jesus addresses the crowd concerning the actions of the church leaders. He tells the people that the c…

“If you hold off on reporting this arrest for a couple days, we’ll give you an even bigger story. Help us out a little. We’re trying to get the guy…