Growing up, I spent a lot of time in thrift shops. Rummaging through secondhand clothing provided my mother with the same rush as treasure hunting. One woman’s trash was my mother’s $2 Liz Claiborne dress with the original price tags.
One of the funnier moments of the 2008 campaign was the tongue lashing right wing talk show host Kevin James received from Chris Matthews for comparing then Sen.
When I first moved to the Shores apartments, Gerald Ford was president and, coincidentally, his son, Steve, had an apartment here. Steve was an actor on the soap opera, “The Young and the Restless,” which, mercifully, I never saw, but also in “Harry Met Sally” and “Black Hawk Down,” which I’m glad I
The massive chunk of ice my hand is on is huge, over 10 feet long and about 6 feet tall. After less than a minute it is so cold it burns. But, the waters on the night the Titanic sank were actually colder than this ice.
Once again, the Ides of March have brought us the Madness of the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament. It’s fitting that “Selection Sunday” fell on March 15 because the Big Dance has become a kind of Shakespearean tragedy about hypocrisy and the death of amateur athletics.
On Saturday, March 28, cities around the world will turn off their lights to observe “Earth Hour.” Iconic landmarks from the Sydney Opera House to Manhattan’s skyscrapers will be darkened to encourage reduced energy use and signal a commitment to fighting climate change.
It is easy to get lost in the negative headlines. The other day I found myself fall prey to a negative article that spoke poorly about the subprime companies that failed and how they were the impetus for this current financial debacle.
This week, the U.S. Senate can give final approval to the largest expansion in national service since President Kennedy inspired the creation of VISTA and the Peace Corps.
I am a devotee of opera. I was fortunate enough to sing as a leading bass-baritone in several regional opera companies for a few years, so I know from personal experience that any opera production is a mad monkey house that would warrant any sane participant a life time prescription of Xanax.
California has the opportunity to do the right thing. A three-judge panel has heard a case concerning the possible release of 52,000 state prisoners. Plaintiffs argue that the system provides inadequate medical and psychiatric care for its inmates.
Q: How can I check to see the current license status of businesses licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles? A: The DMV has license status information for the following business categories available online: • ATV Schools • Dismantlers • Distributors • Driving Schools • Lessor-Retailers • Manufac
The lavender, spotted flowers of my orchid are dying and falling from their stalk. They lie around the base of the pot they were raised in, looking tired and spent.
