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Rediscovering a grand South Bay treasure

The Human Chord

Hiking the trails, I went with one objective—not to have one.

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Commitment takes balance and strength

Sex and the Sun

While having lunch with a friend, I asked her if her long-time boyfriend was "the one." She said she wasn't sure because she's a commitment-phobe, someone who cannot or will not commit to any person in any relationshi

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Technology advances and smothers us

The Spinning Wheel

In a store the other day an adorable toddler wandered up to me and set a very slobbered-on iPhone in my lap. I'd never touched one before and this one wasn't making a good first impression.

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Recent Columns

Sex and the Sun: Stages of our relationships bear watching

Life has many stages and so does a relationship. From infancy to maturity, relationships can grow and blossom or burnout and decay.

The Spinning Wheel: Words can be healing or hurtful

Words were once man’s bond, his direct line to trust and truth. Words held significance that we, in a technologically-advanced society, have seemed to squander.

Building a legacy, crippling a college

The Issue The superintendent’s focus on building a personal legacy has badly hurt students Our Position SWC needs leadership to do what is right for students, which is to provide classes and strong instruction 2 comments