TODAY IS THE DAY WHEN MANY PEOPLE begin their New Year with a hearty effort to change their behavior. They have made initial preparations for a new life, one free
By Danette Rivera Santa Monica
The hope that no living thing suffers needlessly is a basic want for all people. I believe that. It’s not often that we get
Sometimes the best thing about a year coming to an end is the chance to start over anew. Whether it was a job you weren’t crazy about or a
EVERY NEW YEAR’S EVE MILLIONS OF Americans make New Year’s resolutions. Whether the resolution is to get out of debt, to spend more time with loved ones, or
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By Bob Wolff Santa Monica
It is sad when a column is written on an important subject like emissions and clean air and the writer just puts forth heat and
By Luis Valdez
How interesting it is to read a reader’s letter to the editor (Nov. 14) rationalizing a desire for the exclusive use of English in our melting
SOMETHING’S BRUIN IN WESTWOOD The interminable search for UCLA’s new football coach has come down to two candidates. The incumbent, defensive coordina-tor Dewayne Walker, has the support
THE LATEST CHAPTER IN THE TRAILER trash soap opera that is the Spears family has been written. In today’s episode, 16-year-old Jamie-Lynn Spears reveals that the
This past week, Q-line asked: What were the top stories of 2007 and how did they shape life in Santa Monica?
Here are your responses: “ONE OF THE TOP
By Shane Isaacson Venice
(Re: “GOP Double-speak,” letters, Dec. 26) Ah, yes. Mitt Romney plays to “the lowest common denominator of the Republican Party, the intolerant Southern white base”
By Carmen Finestra Santa Monica
Michael Nourmand, the attorney who represented the pregnant female part-time driver who won a discrimination suit against the Big Blue Bus line (“Pregnant pause
