Watching Capitol Hill these days, I’m often struck by how issues that were present at the dawn of our Republic continue to reverberate. In the very first session of Congress, when members had to grapple with how to make the new government work, they also had to come to grips with how they themselves
“I’m going to get married to my friend Sadie and my sister,” my 3-year-old daughter Petunia announced not long ago. “Terrific!” I exclaimed. “Can I come to the wedding?” “No,” she replied flatly.
No one likes a hypocrite. There is little that is more annoying than the old “do as I say, not as I do.” It doesn’t really matter whether the actor is our parent, a spouse or a government, claiming the moral high ground while acting contrary is always annoying.
America is facing a crisis of leadership. We need and deserve a vision and strategy to meet the energy and economic challenges facing the United States.
The developer of 710 Wilshire Blvd., also known as the “Alex Gorby Hotel Project,” will be before the City Council tomorrow night for approval of a Development Agreement (DA).
Q: Spring break is right around the corner. I heard several reports from the news media indicating Frisbee and ball throwing was being banned completely on all Los Angeles County beaches.
Mel Bloch, the “Pied Piper of Chess” at the Ocean Park Branch Library, passed away after an illness on Feb. 26, 2012. He was 65. Mel was a longtime fixture in Ocean Park, known to many for his prodigious intellect, wide-ranging interests, gentle spirit and eagerness to help others.
Last week I took issue with Rush Limbaugh’s verbal attacks on law student Sandra Fluke and as a result I received a number of reader e-mails. Suffice it to say, the column stirred a hornet’s nest.
Some politicians are still calling contraception a social evil. This is an astonishing claim in the 21st century when all the evidence is that contraception is key to a more successful economy and a better quality of life — not only for individual women and their families, but for us all.
Dear New Shrink, I finished my undergraduate degree in August and have been searching for a position ever since. I have considered both full and part-time positions as well as internship opportunities to gain exposure to the working world.
In his State of the State Address, Gov. Jerry Brown acknowledged the dire need for pension reform in California. But the immediate question on the minds of political insiders was two-fold: First, whether the governor would support substantive reform (as opposed to just window dressing) and, second,
Nobody’s perfect. At least that’s what everyone except me says in order to feel better about their own faults. I never tell myself that no one is perfect.
