By Mike Heayn Real Estate 101
WHEN PURCHASING A HOME YOU WILL probably go to a bank to get a loan. Getting a loan from a bank is known as
By KENNY MACK is a writer and comedian living in Santa Monica. He kenny-
WHAT A WEEK. WITHIN A PERIOD OF about seven days, we marked the fifth anniversary of
By STEVE BREEN is a “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” Republican and a member of the U.S. Postal Service, delivering mail in Santa Monica. He
I AM NOW WILLING
By Trent McArdle Venice Beach
Day in day out you see advertisements on television, in magazines and everywhere else among the media that our environment is discentigrating rapidly and that
By Carol Hastings
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Davis, Your story of having your new bikes stolen was a sad one (“No fun with Dick and Jane,” page 4, March 25)
IMAGINE, IN 2008, WITH ALL OF THE media safeguards and the sophisticated voting technology, the Democratic nomination for president may come down to arcane paper ballots to make the selection
SPRING IS HERE AND A YOUNG MAN’S fancy turns to quitting his job and being his own boss. The same goes for the young ladies, each one searching for
By Rick Davis Glenwood Springs, Colo.
To the couple who stole our bikes off our truck St. Patrick’s Day. I thought maybe you would want to know us better.
By Keith Lockitch The Rand Stand
I N 15 8 2 POPEGREGO RY XIII established our modern calendar and fixed the rules determining the date of Easter. This year Easter
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“The California Property Owner & Farmland Protection Act” is a nasty ballot proposition. It bars state and local governments from taking any private
By Ron Lowe Santa Monica
A few anti-tax Republicans are forcing California to accept a draconian fiscal policy. How can a bunch of perverse GOP lawmakers do this? Because
By Bruce Joffe Piedmont, Calif.
Barak Obama’s speech, “A More Perfect Union,” recognized that many of us feel some degree of black anger and white resentment. He acknowledged these
