Three weeks ago, I lamented the passing of Oscar de la Rascal, the 15-year-old seizure-alert Golden Retriever who belonged to an upstairs neighbor. Among Oscar's
By CHARLES ANDREWS
No Turkey Here
Meaning, I won’t add to the groundswell of gratitude, the platterful of platitudes that fills up print, air and broadband this week like
Money, Power and Local Politics
As a long-time resident of Santa Monica I found it very disturbing to see local politics played out at its ugliest level during our
Thursday morning I’m sipping coffee and scouring the news for some signs of intelligent life and my Facebook Messenger starts pinging, “Hey you still in Santa Monica?” A question
Dear Editor,
I am a 7th grader at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica and also a Boy Scout in Troop 223. After reading the article by Gary Rhoades, Deputy
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. November 21, 2016
RCV stands for ranked-choice voting. Ranked-choice voting is a voting system that empowers voters to rank candidates in the order
From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: Any tips for how to make my Thanksgiving greener and less wasteful this year?
-- Melissa W., Boston, MA
Ah, Thanksgiving!
Leafblowers out of control
Editor:
I hope the SMDP will publish my letter below, and hope the city council takes action to more fully enforce the leaf blower ban that
The following article is from one of our community gardeners, Ann Shepphird. It was originally posted on her website, GardensToTables.com, which she started when she got her community garden
Bummed ‘bout (Bill) Bauer – A tribute to a community activist!
It was with equal parts great surprise and sadness that I read in Wednesday’s SMDP that Bill Bauer had
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, MD, (1926–2004) was a Swiss-born psychiatrist, humanitarian and co-founder of the hospice movement around the world. In 1969 she wrote “On Death and Dying.
