For anyone old enough to remember back to 1960 the recent photos from Iran of a “captured” American surveillance drone must be reminiscent of another embarrassing saga in American intelligence history.
The failure of the congressional “super committee” to reach an agreement on reducing the deficit was not just bad fiscal news. It was a significant failure of political leadership.
About a week ago I received an invitation to a protest. Seems like I’m getting more invites to protests than parties this year, what with the Occupy hordes trying to get more people involved in various events.
Dear New Shrink, I am engaged and in the process of planning my wedding. Most of my friends have already gotten married but a number of them also have already split up.
The Santa Monica Daily Press editorial writers are entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts. Regarding the Dec. 9 editorial about the Airport Commission (“Airport Commission’s lack of diversity is troubling”): Are residents who attend the commission meetings supposed to feel guilty
If small business owners decided to stop paying our fair share of taxes, we’d be sent to jail. Big business tax dodgers want Congress to reward them with a tax holiday.
I miss Herman Cain. Don’t get me wrong. If even one of the sexual harassment allegations is true, I think it’s deplorable and I wish he could still be prosecuted.
Near the end of the classic 1978 movie “Animal House” we see Kevin Bacon, wearing his ROTC uniform, wildly flailing his arms and screeching, “Remain calm, all is well,” as panicking parade attendees run about in every direction and back again in total confusion.
A Daily Press news article (“Feeding homeless in public raising concerns again,” Nov. 23) reported that Downtown stakeholders are concerned about the growing number of groups now handing out food, primarily to transients and “the homeless” on the Third Street Promenade.
Q: I have traveled around the country a few times and there is one thing that I notice every time I return to Santa Monica. It seems to me that the Santa Monica police officers are in good physical condition when compared to other parts of the nation.
A relatively short survey focusing on the future of Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is drawing some serious attention, and for good reason. Airport Commissioner David Goddard, a real estate executive who was appointed by the City Council earlier this year, is encouraging residents to fill out the survey.
Even though we worked a decade apart, it’s hard to imagine two more different security guards at the Shores than Charles Bennett and myself. During my 1-year tenure I worked the quiet 4 p.
