Have you lost your job? Has someone in your family or close to you lost theirs? Or have you or your family lost a significant amount of your savings, or worse yet, your home? Over the last six months to a year, hundreds of thousands of people have lost their jobs, savings, and homes.
Some mom wrote a magazine article a few years ago about how the only time she ever had to herself was when she was in the bathroom. She’d lock the door and sit on the edge of the tub just to get a few peaceful minutes away from her kids.
I respect good use of the written or spoken word, and I admire people who effectively utilize both. So I have nothing but contempt for people like pollster Frank Luntz who manipulate words to produce a desired emotion in targeted voters — and why I loathe Newsweek and Washington Post columnist Micha
When renting an apartment, you as the building owner must first want to make sure you are not discriminating against anyone or you could find yourself in court.
<i>Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two part series. </i> Well, folks, we’ve reached the summer legislative recess for the Sesame Street Democrat Congress (brought to you by the letter’s I.
Albatross are the greatest long-distance travelers on Earth. These globetrotters are the bloodhounds of the sea, miraculously making a modest living over the vast open ocean.
<i>Editor’s Note: The Quackers are three awesome ducks from the canals of Venice who are on a mission to educate the community about the dangers of global warming and the importance of practicing sustainability, all while surfing the most gnarly waves possible.
This past Fourth of July we had yet another wonderful community event, put on by a devoted group of locals led by Lori Nafshun, the Ocean Park Association’s events chair, and a horde of helpful heroines and heroes.
The zombies may have stalked Michael Jackson on camera in his music video “Thriller,” but it was the media vampires who hounded him off camera and eventually sucked him dry.
I didn’t attend the Wilshire Montana (Wilmont) Neighborhood Coalition’s annual meeting June 20 because I was volunteering at the Juneteenth celebration in Virginia Park.
Whenever I write a column about guns, I get at least a few responses from people who don’t call me names, who use proper grammar, and present their arguments in a reasonable manner.
What a week it was. Monday, Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years, meaning he could get out of jail when he turns 221. His wife, Ruth, forfeited all but $2.
