By Dorie Meek New year for kids
DEAR DORIE, We’re coming up on New Year’s Eve and I’m at a loss (again) for what to do with
Have guns; will travel... Incidents of gang violence, parking attendants being held-up in city parking structures, school lockdowns, threatening transients, low-priority marijuana use... with a new chief of
When North Korea detonated a nuclear bomb in October, it erased all doubts about the threat it poses to not only South Korea and Japan, but also to the United
By Andrea Bertozzi Santa Monica
Failure to connect Editor: I direct the Applied Mathematics program at UCLA and am a Santa Monica resident with significant need for consistent high quality
By Dorothea Warren Santa Monica
The eyesores continue Editor: To answer Mark Shepherd’s question (“Disturbing SM developments,” Dec. 22, page 4), there is an uglier building than the low
Hopes of starting anew... As this year gives way to the next, many are happy to bid adieu to 2006. With each new year comes a fresh perspective, new dreams
In this season of holiday joy and gifts, the image of Santa Claus is everywhere. The jolly old elf and his reindeer-drawn sleigh, his oversized bag of toys and
By MY WRITE BY BILL BAUER
I’ve been reading the “military obituaries” since Santa Monica Police officer and U.S. Marine Corps Reservist, Major Ricardo A. “Rick” Crocker was
By Linda Morris Santa Monica
Since Time Warner Cable took over (“Cable causing friction,” Dec. 22, page 1), the signal breaks up on average once per program. The screen is
By Rabbi Jeffrey A. Marx Santa Monica Synagogue
A quick look at the dictionary will show Julia Reeves (“A disparaging word,” Dec. 18, page 4) that the term “gentile” has
By Mike Kirwan Venice
President Bush says there are painful losses ahead in Iraq. Painful for the families of our dead soldiers... not painful for him.
Originally published in the
This past week, Q-line asked: What should Chief Jackman’s priorities be in addressing crime in the City of Santa Monica. Where is more focus needed? Here are your
