I am appalled beyond belief that our city would consider [restricting smoking in apartment buildings]. Our homes are our last refuge in a city that has banned us from nearly
By Steve “the Mailman” Breen Going Postal
A FEW WEEKS AGO, I SPUN OUT AN article presciently monikered “Everything Costs $5.” I mentioned that a gallon of gas would wind
By John H. Whitehead That Rutherford Guy
INCREASINGLY, PARALLELS ARE BEING drawn between the Roman Empire and the current American Empire. Yet while some may look to Rome as an
By Andrew Everett Santa Monica
Bill Bauer is in denial of the water shortage in this region. In his June 2 column about rising water rates, he suggested that the
THERE IS A SOCIETAL SHIFT GOING ON and it requires that we address some of the fundamentals of what we believe and ask of our members. This past weekend Sen.
By Thomas A Bowden The Rand Stand
ROCKED BY A NATIONWIDE STORM OF criticism, the Los Angeles County court that declared homeschooling illegal in California has agreed to rehear the
By Kim George Claremont
If you have ever been in the presence of a wild bison roaming freely on the land, you truly have been blessed. If you have never
By Jon Mann Santa Monica Save the bison Editor:
Weldon Berger’s “cost effective” approach to homelessness suggest that if we don’t provide housing for our indigents they will
By Jacqueline Kestler
Contrary to the response to question of the week by one person, gays who marry will not be entitled to social security and medicare benefits and any
LAST MONDAY, IN AN ARTICLE ON traffic, the Los Angeles Times took the 1988 Santa Monica City Council to task for approving the Water Garden project, knowing that its traffic
By Elizabeth Brown Kitchen Vixen
SUSHI AND DATING — THEY GO TOGETHER, at least they use to,until I realized that if I went to a sushi restaurant on a first
This past week, Q-line asked: Now that Barack Obama has wrapped up the Democratic presidential nomination, it is time for he and Republican candidate John McCain to start thinking
