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As millions of Americans hit the roadways this summer, it’s time to be especially aware of distracted drivers.

According to Distraction.gov, distracted driving involves “any activity that could divert a person's attention away from the primary task of driving” — everything from eating and drinking to using a navigation system to ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- If there is one thing that Americans don't need, it's more whine. The latest vintage -- which seems to be popular with young people -- is particularly bitter. It's not fit for public consumption. It needs to be poured down the drain, so it can slither its way back to the sewer from whence it came.

Some things never change. When ...Read more

Tyrades! by Danny Tyree

“If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue Or walk with kings, nor lose the common touch …If you can chug-a-lug protein shakes while doing crunches and not throw up too much…you’ll be a Man, my son!” – apologies to Rudyard Kipling

Did you see the “Wall Street Journal” article headlined “Young ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Steve Hilton and I aren't exactly chums. But, it's fair to say that, on those occasions when the former Fox News host and I crossed paths in the media trenches, it was on friendly terms.

The 56-year-old native of Great Britain is quite likable. Now that he's running for governor of California, that's an asset. Several of his ...Read more

As we head into Memorial Day weekend, it’s a great time to read “Chicken Soup for the Veteran’s Soul.”

One powerful story tells about Mike, shot down in 1967 and captured by the Vietnamese. He grew up poor in Alabama — he didn’t wear shoes until he was 13.

Mike made a needle out of a piece of bamboo and gradually sewed scraps of ...Read more

Tyrades! by Danny Tyree

“It’s been a long road / Gettin’ from there to here…”

Yes, some of us with students in our lives have had “Faith of the Heart,” while others have had “Faith of the Administration Continuing to Force Dubious Students Through the Pipeline”; but it all ends in the same milestone: graduation.

(“Through ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Occasionally, I'll find myself standing in front of a group of college journalism students. It's my job to give them tips on writing and storytelling and the proper way to communicate.

I yammer on even though I'm not sure if I'm getting through. I hope I am. But I've learned that the generation gap is a real thing, and -- when I'...Read more

The Social Security Administration just released the most popular baby names for 2025, and they reveal an unfortunate trend.

Girls’ names lean toward elegance and tradition — names our grandmothers and great-grandmothers had. Olivia remained No. 1 for the seventh year, followed by Charlotte, Emma, Amelia, Sophia, Mia, Isabella, Evelyn, ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- As a native Californian who has lived here most of my life and can't imagine living anywhere else, I've been eager for several weeks to comment on the governor's race in my home state.

At the same time, I've been resisting that urge by actively focusing on just about anything else. Because the more I look at the line-up of ...Read more

Tyrades! by Danny Tyree

“You can’t always get what you want…”

The words of the Rolling Stones often echo in my mind as I ponder the countless rejections we humans face over the course of our lives.

(The words of the Rolling Stones also often echo in my mind as I ponder the many senior moments we face over the course of our lives. “...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Allow me to insert some lawyer language.

Henceforth, the Supreme Court should avoid clumsily manhandling cases that involve the thorny topic of race.

Why? Because at least six Justices -- those who are ideologically conservative and who were nominated to the High Court by Republican presidents -- seem to have a limited ...Read more

I wish every child could be blessed to have a mother like mine.

When my five sisters and I were babies in her womb, she never took so much as an aspirin for a headache — never ingested anything but the nutrients we needed to grow healthy and strong.

As a child, my world was rock-solid because of her. She put our needs so far before her own ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- I did not have on my bingo card that a four-day visit to the United States by the King of England would pack such an emotional punch.

It's positively bonkers! The royals must have magical powers. They can take something and transform it into something else -- or, in my case, someone else.

On Wednesday night, I went to bed as a ...Read more

Tyrades! by Danny Tyree

“8 Mother’s Day Gifts You Should Never Buy, According to Moms,” blared the headline of a recent “Good Housekeeping” article.

(And by blared, I mean “got drowned out by all the seasonal ‘Oprah promises this $20 air fryer will make the stretch marks and sleepless nights worth it’ headlines.”)

So, ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- You may wonder: Why does this keep happening? For the answer, we should take a look at who it keeps happening to.

In the wake of another attempted assassination of President Donald Trump -- this time, at White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton -- it's difficult to know which national conversation Americans are...Read more