During Hurricane Ian, I inadvertently saw Tucker Carlson on Fox say, “You hate to hype hurricanes because everyone’s kinda on to that scam.” I immediately turned off the TV
This December marks the 32nd anniversary of Godfather III. In an odd way, I identified with Al Pacino’s Michael Corleone. Why? In March 2020, after fifteen years of “Laughing
On August 15, when Rudy Giuliani was informed he was a “target” of a criminal investigation into the 2020 election interference in Georgia, in an odd admission, he lamented, “I
Marissa Rubin, 82, passed away July 28, following the devastating effects of stage four pancreatic cancer. She was a peace activist, a devoted art therapist for emotionally disturbed adolescents at
Given grim headlines across America these days, it’s no wonder newspaper readership is tanking, though hopefully not at SMDP. I often take refuge in the sports section but since
Long time Santa Monica resident Georja Umano has published her first novel, “Terriers in the Jungle,” which has already won three prestigious awards. It’s based on her real-life affection
It’s been seven days since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and six since they struck down a 1913 New York law restricting carrying concealed firearms, a ruling
Exactly fifty years ago today the infamous Watergate burglars were arrested and, twenty six months later, President Richard Nixon resigned. Interestingly, almost every scandal since gets the “gate” tag. One
Ten days ago our country experienced another mass murder of school children, seventeen in total and two teachers in an elementary school in Texas. And ten days before that, in
Given all the news these days I assumed I had a wide range of subjects to write about this week but each was problematic. First might be the tragic mass
