Tom Cochrun /Light Breezes

THANKFUL     It's a great idea isn't it? A day devoted to gratitude. Among the blessings I count this year is investigative rep...

   The protracted Presidential election process is like a window into American character. What are we seeing?     From this view I s...

LIVE FREE      Hanging around a 700 year old Oak was a good place to absorb the shock of Paris and to think of life.      Don't ...

A WIDER REACH     A couple of items from here on the West Coast that have broader implications. …less is more…     California wine...

FROM OUT OF THE BLUE      Vladimir Putin is tough and he may be dangerous, but he's right about Syria. Rebel elements, especially I...

A LOST CAUSE NO WINNERS     This goes with fairy tales are not real and life does not leap from a script.     Human endeavors are mess...

FACING IT       A chilling seasonal premise-a year to the Presidential election.       Maybe sleeping gas or sleeping pills are in or...