I just can’t get the hang of this columnist thing. Not so much the writing part (though some would say, Oh yeah?!) but the lifestyle. Despite journalism, and especially
Most of us have had a frustrating situation with a business or a customer, or a landlord or a tenant, and thought, “Someone ought to do something about this!” The
Today is World Aids Day, and I wanted to reflect on the history of AIDS in America. On Nov. 7, 1991 Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced he was HIV positive. It
As if parking isn't a problem on Main Street, last Tuesday City Council approved two parklets requested by the Main Street Business Improvement Association. It wanted council to
Dear Earthtalk: The holidays can be so wasteful. What are some ways we can green our celebrations this year? - Belinda McHugh, Los Angeles, CA
Sipping eggnog, listening to carols by
As a daily reader of this newspaper, I am constantly reminded of the dualities in our community: cyclists vs. drivers, pedestrians vs. cyclists, pilots vs. close the airport folks, no
I hope you’re in the “Oh boy, Thanksgiving!” camp, like me, but we all know at least one someone who dreads the annual family ritual. Usually it’s because
Editor:
While President Obama is pardoning two turkeys for Thanksgiving, every one of us can exercise that same presidential power by choosing a nonviolent Thanksgiving observance that spares a turkey&
A half-dozen readers and friends emailed news articles to me last week that appeared in the Los Angeles Times and other publications about how the Expo Light Rail to
