Occasionally I use this space to vent my various frustrations with the world. (Okay, maybe more than occasionally.) For example, when I find myself yelling at Donald Trump (Don the
Dennis (Denny) Hastert, was a “family values” Republican and former Speaker of the House. In fact, his eight-year reign made him the longest-running GOP speaker in history. As of this
It's no secret that Congress has been so polarized for the past six years, they get nothing done. (Other than raising campaign money.) In fact, only 10% of
This week’s banner ought to read “No Laughing Matter,” because my general subject is mass incarceration in America. Simply put, we account for 5 percent of the world’s
The late Lenny Bruce, perhaps the most influential American comedian of the 20th century, jokingly advised his audience one night, “Never get hot with the phone company.” He explained and
My dear friend, Ron Accosta, who passed away this past Wednesday at the age of 81, was an amateur historian of Ocean Park, and with good reason. He was born
The first two days have concluded in the NCAA men's basketball tournament, otherwise known as March Madness, the Big Dance or “How I Wasted Endless Hours Glued to
For sisters Bridget and Quinn Byrne, four and two and a half years old, respectively, life is, as Larry David might say, “pretty, pretty, pretty good.” At their age it
Last Friday night, I was busily channel surfing trying to avoid Donald Trump bloviating. One moment he advocates war crimes, the next he defends his penis size. (Clearly, the two
