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Let 'em fly on New Year's Day
People that attend the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade are not the only ones who appreciate and enjoy the Stealth bomber fly-over (&...
Airport coverage is disappointing
The Burbank Leader’s recent editorial and news coverage of Bob Hope Airport has been disappointing, to say the least.
Union should give up Walmart battle
When the whole ruckus started months ago about the terror of adding Walmart to a shopping center that already has a Target, Lowe’s,...
Thanks to farmers market patrons
On behalf of the Burbank Farmers Market Guild, the Providence St. Joseph Foundation, our California farmers, and the city of Burbank, I...
Teacher gets props from colleagues
On behalf of the Glendale Unified School District Board of Education, we salute Rebecca Mieliwocki of neighboring Burbank Unified School...
Columns
Ron Kaye: A new city manager prepares for battle
On the day the redevelopment money machine died, the opening scene of “Saving Private Ryan” came to the mind of Glendale’s...
Start the Presses: Community involvement 2.0
It's often said that Americans fear public speaking more than snakes, spiders or IRS agents. When I took this job, I was initially daunted...
Taken For Granted: One man's space junk is another's history
Lift off. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and I were pulling G’s and climbing toward the stars. And that’s the closest I ever got to space...
A Word, Please: There's no catch-all guide to hyphens
If you’ve ever watched a man eating lobster, a number of things might have run through your mind — anything from “that...
Editorials
'Evolution Plan' gets a new skeptic
It seems that NBC Universal’s unwieldy plan to build 2 million square feet of new commercial space, including 500 hotel guest rooms...
English teacher is someone special
It's been an exciting road for Burbank Unified teacher Rebecca Mieliwocki, named this week as a 2012 National Teacher of the Year finalist.
It's time to reevaluate the airport
The withdrawal of American Airlines from Bob Hope Airport is more than just another bump in the road for the regional airfield.
Relaxing the winter shelter rules
When Burbank and Glendale went it alone on the homeless winter shelter front — significantly cutting down on the number of beds in the...
Religion
In Theory: The court and faith-based tolerance
The U.S. Supreme Court has given a boost to religious institutions by ruling that they are exempt from federal employment laws in their...
In Theory: Is the U.S. ready for a Mormon president?
A new poll of Mormons has found that one-third of them believe that Mitt Romney's religion will count against him in the run-up to the...
In Theory: Looking ahead in the New Year
Today is the beginning of 2012. What are your hopes — and fears — for the New Year?
In Theory: Should Lowes have pulled its ads?
Q. Home improvement store Lowe's has pulled its advertising from the TLC reality show “All-American Muslim” because of a...
Personal and private lives
A recent poll by the Public Religion Research Institute has revealed that religious Americans think a financial scandal is worse than...
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