How often do you think about your signature? Probably not often. It becomes so routine that it is a matter of muscle memory for most people.

However, the LA Times reports that with the rise in absentee ballots cast, not having a neat, consistent signature that matches your voter registration card or your diver's license may be enough to get your ballot tossed -- meaning your vote won't count.

The Times reports:

As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford, the case against partisan gerrymandering, it can be helpful to look back at what led to the congressional district maps we have today.

The numbers are in for Nevada's first month of legal retail marijuana sales.

Although marijuana became legal in the state of Colorado, marijuana trafficking is not legal.

Recently, more than 60 people were charged with illegally growing and distributing more than 4,000 pounds of marijuana within the state of Colorado and across state lines.

The Denver Police Department responded to a complaint that eventually led them to uncover one of the biggest drug busts in Colorado by leading them to unlicensed marijuana growers in warehouses and residences throughout the Denver Metro area. The operation was called “Operation Toker Poker.”

The City of San Diego has a lot to consider when it comes to its energy future.

If Community Choice Aggregation or CCAs is passed by the City Council in January, it would essentially empower those elected officials to purchase energy for the city, not SDG&E.

SDG&E would still maintain their infrastructure, still conduct meter tests and readings, but the government would make those important price point decisions.

This column poses a question for which I have only a tentative answer. I am interested to learn what answers readers have. How do you deal with friends who are so intolerant of political views different from their own that they consider anyone who disagrees with them evil?

The fury over the proper posture to assume during the national anthem at NFL games represents everything that is wrong with American politics.

Massive and community-destroying controversy is created by selfish and self-absorbed elites while accomplishing absolutely nothing positive for ordinary people or those in need.

President Trump knew exactly what he was doing when he criticized NFL players for taking a knee during the national anthem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxFOtABMdvU

Should NFL players be allowed to kneel as a gesture of protest during the national anthem or should they be expected and even required to stand?

Lost is all the discussion of the Mission Valley Stadium site is the question of what to do with the stadium?

The Soccer City plan includes a new 36,000 seat soccer stadium. SDSU is announcing plans for a slightly larger stadium about the same size.

Both plans will require that the current stadium be demolished

AGED AND OUTDATED?

The impression that the stadium is old and obsolete at 50 years of age, and on the surface seems to be true.

What is at the top of most teens to-do list? They can't wait to get behind the wheel. A teen must be 17 to join the military, 18 to vote or smoke, and 21 to drink, but can drive when much younger.

Minimum Driving Ages

When can a teen legally drive? Minimum driving ages vary from state to state. Unrestricted licenses are available in all states for 18-year-olds.

Depending on the state, your teen might be able to: