The way we take care of our veterans says a lot about us as Americans, as well as our country. These men and women put their lives on the line in order to defend the Constitution and protect the security and well-being of the United States and its citizens.
“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” — Albert Einstein After the United States deposed Saddam Hussein, the Sunni Arabs lost control of the government, the military, and the economy.
I was raised on rap music. Being born black in the 1970s in a major American city, it was unavoidable. Where there was a turntable or cassette deck, we blasted rap music — and at maximum decibels.
As we move into the winter of the year, many Americans are moving into the December of their lives. As the “Greatest Generation” of WWII passes into the mists of legend, the “Boomers” are fast becoming the largest segment of our graying gerit-ocracy.
“Atlas Shrugged.” It’s the title to the novel by Ayn Rand, and it’s also the answer to the question about the mythic Roman God who holds the world on his shoulders.
President-elect Barack Obama is viewed as the political superman. Obama’s Senate Web site includes a picture of him striking a Superman pose in front of a Superman statue.
America’s next president will inherit more than a financial catastrophe when he assumes office. He will also inherit a shadow government — one that is fully staffed by unelected officials, fully operational and ready to take over the running of the country at a moment’s notice.
The citizens of Santa Monica get to vote for four of seven City Council seats this election. Whoopee! All four incumbents are running. Bobby Shriver is going for a second four-year term.
Maybe John McCain was clever in picking Sarah Palin as his running mate. Now that their campaign is increasingly desperate, she can be his “attack dog” as they say in politics.
Editor’s note: October is Disabilities Awareness Month in Santa Monica and, as a result, the Daily Press presents a month-long series of articles by members of the Santa Monica Disabilities Commission.
There was an abundance of news this past week, most of it bad. Evidently the country is broke. It took 235 years for our federal deficit to reach $5 trillion, but it only took You-Know-Who (rhymes with “tush”) only eight years to reach $11 trillion.
Despite our strong desire to have a baby, my husband and I were a little worried about how it would affect our marriage. After all, for nine months friends and strangers looked at my growing belly and shared with us unsolicited horror stories of blissfully happy relationships gone to pot once a newb
