By the time I was 10, I had seen enough “60 Minutes” segments on the dangers of tobacco — and the lengths that R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris would go to in order to hide that danger from the general public — to take a principled stand against cigarettes.
As we are preparing for this Thursday’s gastronomic extravaganza, I want to take a moment to share my thoughts on what Thanksgiving is for, and to give thanks for the many gifts that I have.
Nineteenth century author, naturalist and founder of the Sierra Club, John Muir, called the giant Sequoia “the noblest of a noble race” for many worthy reasons.
There’s a whole lot of new development on the horizon. The City Council will review and comment on the revised Land Use and Circulation Element tomorrow night.
Santa Monica is compact, densely populated and dotted with 12 schools. Roughly, there’s 9,000 students. All but a small number of those kids get driven to school every day.
When it comes to our jobs, we are all replaceable. The current recession has certainly brought this home to many people. There’s always somebody who is younger, smarter, or closer to the boss’ cousin waiting to step in and take somebody’s job.
Dear Rachel, My boyfriend and I had an unspoken agreement when we started dating that we would be getting married soon. It’s now been four years and we’re not even engaged.
Damon Duvall looks like a middle-aged surfer as he stands in front of the Santa Monica Courthouse leaning against a large, green sign, “A Father Has A Rite [sic] to Parent.
Most parents resign themselves to the fact that they will eventually square off with their kids about something of critical importance to one or both of them.
Dear New Shrink, I started a new job about two weeks ago. I have been waiting for a position like this for a long time but now I have a difficult decision to make.
Two weeks ago I watched with sadistic mirth as the Democrats in Wonderland squeaked down their rabbit hole on PelosiCare. Nothing was funnier than watching the Rainbow Unicorn Party, led by Red Queen Nancy Pelosi, poke each other’s “ayes” out while the Republicans calmly handicapped dead pool bets o
In 1957, Stanford University psychologist Leon Festinger came up with a theory which says that the anxiety or inner conflict between a person’s beliefs and their behavior will cause that person to change their beliefs to fit their behavior, rather than change their behavior to match what they believ
