I HADN’T INTENDED TO WRITE ABOUT politics this morning, but it’s unavoidable as history is being made. Last week in Iowa, Barack Obama became the first black to
By CHRISTOPHER KNAUF is a Santa Monica resident and attorney. He
THE BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES/PLAY off/plus one controversy continues to plague our great football nation. Congratulations to the
By John Legreid Santa Monica
No religious test shall be given for any public office job in the United States (U.S. Constitution AKT VI, 3).
For any segment of
By Golda Rosenthal Santa Monica
While (Ron) Lowe bemoans the fact that too many people hate Hillary (“Reader’s in love with Clinton,” Jan. 2), I bemoan the fact that
By Marjorie Campbell Santa Monica
Even beyond the total regressive nature of “parcel taxes” (my one-bedroom condominium is a “parcel” and a 40-acre spread in Malibu is a
By Cecilia Rosenthal Santa Monica
It is always with a feeling of distaste that I face reading (Bill) Bauer’s columns. But I must read them, because I want to
The City of Santa Monica offers landscape grants up to $20,000 to help property owners conserve water. The landscaping plan includes storm-water management systems, graywater systems and other
As the city transforms itself from a sleepy little beach town into a hustling and bustling metropolis there are some that believe that the brakes need to be put on
By Jeanette Henderson Your column here
IF YOU’RE READING THIS COMMENTARY in your favorite publication, consider yourself fortunate, because it means that the resident Opinion Editor is one of
By David Alsabery Santa Monica
The major news outlets have devoted time to the candidates they think are the leading candidates. We see a CNN Poll of 377 people that
By Fred Alexander Santa Monica
A few days ago, I went shopping on the (Third Street) Promenade, and to my dismay, it was awash with homeless persons loitering and sitting
By Meredith C. Carroll Meredith Pro Tem
I ASKED MY HUSBAND THE OTHER day how he wanted to celebrate the upcoming fourth anniversary of our first date and the second
