Opinion
Letters To The Editor
Letter From Stephanie Munoz
February 19, 2014
It’s surprising that somebody who writes for a newspaper has had such a narrow life experience that he can write...
Opinion
12 Years A Slave/Rated R For Sex, Nudity, Whippings, Beatings, Kidnapping and Then More Beatings.
February 19, 2014
Moviemakers trot out the subject of American slavery, and the always appalling mistreatment of one group of people by another,...
Opinion
Honest Lying for Beginners
February 19, 2014
To be honest, anyone who starts a sentence with the words, “to be honest,” probably isn’t. Say what? It’s true....
Opinion
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit/Rated PG-13 for violence, sex, bad language in two languages, smoking, drug use and money laundering in two currencies.
February 12, 2014
The late Tom Clancy created the fictional character Jack Ryan, who first appeared in the 1984 novel, The Hunt for...
Opinion
Underwhelmed With Overtime
February 12, 2014
Let me ask you a question: How many hours will you work today? This isn’t a trick question, not unless...
Letters To The Editor
Letter From Rick Mauck
February 5, 2014
During the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake most of the City of Santa Clara was blacked out that first evening. I...
Op-Ed
Focus on Santa Clara Spotlights Developers’ Plans in Santa Clara
February 5, 2014
With a number of major developments underway or in the planning stages, Focus on Santa Clara-Outlook 2014 provided a glimpse...
Opinion
The Fight For The Oscars. Contenders: Dallas Buyers Club/Rated R For Sex, Drugs, Drinking And Sick People With Self Destructive Habits. Blue Jasmine/Rated Pg-13 For Sex, Drugs, Drinking And Bad People.
February 5, 2014
The Oscar nominations have arrived. One prominent film, if for no reason other than it stars Matthew McConaughey and Jared...
Opinion
To Lie or Not to Lie
February 5, 2014
Is Gov. Chris Christie lying when he says he had absolutely no personal involvement with the acts of political retribution...
Opinion
American Hustle/Rated R For Language, Sex, Nudity, Lies And Really Bad Wigs.
January 29, 2014
American Hustle is the highly touted to win lots of Oscar nominations film about conmen and conwomen. Not a “pro”...