This is a story of two men who were condemned by the state of California. Both were war heroes. Both had a family history of…
Posts published by “Dick Meister”
So Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa was recently caught using a corked bat. Imagine that: Cheating in baseball! Some of our learned pundits have been…
Health care. It’s by far the most important issue facing working people, their bosses, their unions and their political leaders, the most important issue facing…
It's a dramatic, shocking and violent film. Some 200 uniformed policemen armed with billy clubs, revolvers and tear gas angrily charge an unarmed crowd of…
Like every other fan of the National Pastime, I've looked forward with great anticipation to the new baseball season. But I know it won't possibly…
I hope we can all pause and reflect on the extraordinary life of a true American hero on Tuesday (March 31). It's Cesar Chavez Day,…
Finally, serious steps are being taken to curtail baseball's deadly chewing tobacco habit — proposed legislation that would ban its use throughout California beginning next…
The Fourth of July, as we all know, is Independence Day. Hurray for George Washington and the revolutionaries, down with King George and the British.…
However the new baseball season turns out, it won't possibly match my favorite season of all time. That's the season of 1950, the year that…
Labor Day. Time again for politicians and union adherents to praise organized labor. Time again for others to pontificate about the supposed decline and growing…