Monday was Independence Day but some political fireworks exploded the day before. That’s when Sen. John McCain blasted President Barack Obama’s proposed Afghanistan troop withdrawal.
Dr. James McClintock, a renowned University of Alabama-Birmingham marine biologist who has conducted research in Antarctica for more than 25 years, told me the following story.
It’s James’ 29th birthday and his three closest friends have come to take him on a journey to his favorite place on earth: a secluded cove on Barafundle Bay, on the western coast of Wales.
Some of our nation’s biggest corporations are planning a tax holiday and they want you to pick up the tab. Actually, you already pay for their routine tax avoidance through the use of tax havens in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and elsewhere.
Scientists revealed that at long last they have finally pinpointed the most annoying and distracting noise in the world: whining. I have a lot of experience with whining, both as perpetrator and victim (more recently with the latter, although having just coming off a 10-day visit with my parents, th
Q: I always get flustered when fire trucks or ambulances are behind me with their sirens on. I know I’m supposed to move to the right, but what do I do when other vehicles are blocking me or if I’m in the middle of an intersection? A: It’s very important to not lose composure in these circumstances.
A racial bullying incident at Santa Monica High School in May became a major regional news story last week. The racially-tinged event was finally reported to the Santa Monica Police Department, which has opened an investigation.
The absurdity of social mores never ceases to amaze me. On the one hand we have a society that thinks it is immoral and unacceptable for a woman to go to the beach topless.
Q: I keep hearing about the 405 Freeway shutting down for the weekend of July 16-17. I am not a Santa Monica resident, but I work and socialize in the city on the weekends.
Q-Line There is a movement afoot that aims to ban flavored milk at area public schools. Some say it’s bad for young kids. So, this week’s Q-line question asks: Do you think flavored milk should be banned, or do you think there are bigger fish to fry when it comes to childhood nutrition on campus? “M
Among the reasons Santa Monica is famous worldwide may be due to the many celebrities who live here. Or, at least who get arrested here. Back in the 1920s, our fair city was at the center of the mysterious disappearance of famed radio evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson (AKA “Sister Aimee”).
Santa Monica’s City Council sent a clear message to its congressional representative, Henry Waxman, this week: keep “Frankenfish” in the lab and off our dinner plates.
