There are two kinds of people in this country today: those who can earn money overseas and everybody else. While some of us are able to capitalize on the opportunities presented in other markets, hundreds of millions of our fellow Americans make all their money here, where they live.
The last years of the Bush administration saw frequent protests against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Unlike Vietnam, the anger was not misdirected toward soldiers, but toward the leaders that keep sending our youth to war.
I’m scared. It’s been said that if you build it, they will come. But what wasn’t said was where they were going to park. In about three weeks, Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom and a host of other retail stores are opening at the Santa Monica Place.
Imagine the most perfect tree on Earth: one above all others in magnificence, size, height, productivity, architecture, ability to draw thousands of gallons of water, yet marvelously resist drought, fire, insects, disease, mudslides, flooding, wind; and they possess exquisite bio-diversity in their
“In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes.” — Benjamin Franklin Last Tuesday, the City Council approved a ballot measure that will permanently add another half percent to the current 9.
We have driven the future, and you can too, sometime after the beginning of the new year. We took some short road test drives recently and one of the cars we flogged was when we took a closer look at Nissan’s 2011 Leaf EV.
Q: How can I prepare myself on what to do if I get into a traffic accident? A: First, try to avoid an accident. Some tips to do this are: 1. Always keep a safe distance from the car in front of you.
This week, I debated whether to write about LeBron James or Mel Gibson, both of whom didn’t exactly endear themselves with the public. (Unless, in Lebron’s case, you live in Miami.
Democratic government is breaking down, and we are reaching a crisis point in American society. Increasingly, America resembles a police state. Everywhere we go, we are watched as the government amasses massive data files on us.
Like the Eskimos, who purportedly use dozens of words for “snow,” my daughter has developed countless ways to whine. Although instead of using lots of words to do it, she uses only one: “Mama.
More than 600,000 of Los Angeles County’s workforce is now unemployed due to our national economic crisis. Public tax revenues have plummeted, critical services have been slashed, family incomes have stagnated and the business climate is depressed.
Let’s hear it for the sales tax! I’m all for the tax increase. As a matter of fact, I think it should be larger! Let’s fix the schools, and give them enough money to make some real changes.
