In a previous column I mentioned how I have been writing put spreads on Apple stock over and over for several months, on the theory that it would not go
Dear EarthTalk: The world added its seven-billionth person in 2011, but the news came and went quickly while Charlie Sheen news kept on and on. But isn't population
Three seatson the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) Board of Education are open. IncumbentsBen Allen, Jose Escarce and Maria Leon-Vazquezare hoping to be re-elected. Voters have a real chance
For most Americans, the detention center at Guantanamo Bay — once the topic of heated political debate by presidential hopeful Barack Obama but rarely talked about by the incumbent President Obama
If you're into celebrities, Santa Monica is the place. One day while hiking in the local mountains I saw Daryl Hannah, Michael Keaton and Tom Hanks, and they
Dear New Shrink,
Simply put, my job is incredibly stressful. With numerous budget cuts our staff has been reduced dramatically, but the workload has not changed. It is just dumped
In a state Capitol hearing room, the taxpayer advocate waited patiently for the 37 special interest pleaders to finish speaking in favor of yet another tax increase — a last minute
For 11 days, the world was witness to the wonders of the human spirit.
The London Paralympics was a huge success, not because it sold 2.7 million tickets, the
This weekend I had a fantastic opportunity and experience happen to me that was legal, fun, not fattening or artery clogging. My friend John Bates is one of those super
Dear EarthTalk: I've always suspected that perfumes and colognes must not be too healthy simply because of the way the smell of most of them bothers me. Am
