By Bruce Joffe Piedmont, Calif. Playing the record backwards Editor:
It looks like Senator Experience just used his good judgment to select the prettiest girl to be his running, er,
By David Darling
Once again our brilliant city leaders spring to the forefront. Save water, cut back on the yard watering, etc., etc., etc. And at the same time these
By Cecilia Rosenthal
Editor:
A recent “Nova” science program on local PBS channels reported on the importance of tree leaves on the environment. Their action of absorbing poisonous gas emitted
YES, IT WAS LABOR DAY AGAIN. Amazing how quickly it arrived this year. Last week, the next president of the United States came out swinging for the little guy, the
THE PROBLEMS AMERICANS CURRENTLY face seem insurmountable, and they only appear to worsen at every turn: the deepening moral and spiritual crisis, the erosion of civil liberties, militarism and perpetual
By David Arnold Santa Monica
Editor:
Fire Chief Jim Hone just doesn’t get it. More than a year and a half ago, he and his cohort in incompetence, Deputy
BALLOT STATEMENTS FROM CITY Council and school board candidates are on City Hall’s Web site. They’re a fun read while waiting for Labor Day burgers to grill. First
The best time to start is now
“SAUCE PANS IN SUMMER, CREPE PANS in fall, when winter is here, there’s food for us all.” A little trick to help
A CENTER-CUT, NO-FAT REVIEW OF WHAT WAS SAID THIS PAST WEEK BY FOLKS THE WORLD OVER AND RIGHT AT HOME “We’d just chill and party and come
By Lloyd Garver Modern Times
I WANT TO DISCUSS TWO DEVELOPMENTS in the world of sports. One probably makes sense, but I don’t like it. The other is ridiculous,
By Frank M. Pelteson Las Vegas
I was mesmerized at the militaristic precision with which the Opening Ceremonies for the Olympic Games were conducted. It gave me pause to conjecture
By Mike Kirwan Venice
Jeff Mackey says we should not eat meat (“Eat a burger, skip a shower,” page 4, Aug. 26). Meat tastes too good to give up, so