I DON’T GET THE FLU OFTEN, BUT THIS strand is a doozie and I’m not handling it well. I believe “cranky” is the technical term to describe my
By Alex Thompson Santa Monica Critical Mass participant
The attendance of Tuesday’s City Council meeting by over 50 Critical Mass participants, with 33 entering public comments, indicates the broad
By Steve Young California Highway Patrol
As a Santa Monica resident and a law enforcement officer of 24 years, I agree it’s time to bring the bicycle traffic under
By BENNET KELLEY
HISTORY HAS A VOICE. THROUGH ITS participants, monuments and anniversaries, it can both inspire and haunt us. As President Bush pushes his national security agenda on Capitol
By CHARLOTTE LAWS, PH.D. is an author, realtor and former Los Angeles Commissioner. Her Web site is www.CharlotteLaws.org.
I’M NO SLACKER WHEN IT COMES TO politics,
SOMETIMES, I WONDER IF I’VE GONE down the wrong path in life. Sure, I’m happily married; my family is in good health; I have a career that both
By Heidi Marshall Booth, MSS Santa Monica
It was nice to read acknowledgments of the veterans in the column by Marty Conatser (“A grateful nation should remember”) and the cartoon
By M. L. Duncan Santa Monica
(Re: “Riders of the storm,” Nov. 9) Bicycle riders need to adhere to the laws of the road. They are in no way special.
By Kyle Hertler West Los Angeles
(Editor’s note: The following was originally sent to the City Council) I am a resident of West Los Angeles, very near the West
By Simon Salloom Simon Says
THE OTHER DAY, I OVERHEARD A conversation between two junior real estate speculators about how excited they were that there were finally some foreclosures in
By Brian Hepp Market Matters
SEASONED INVESTORS KNOW THAT there are generally two primary risks to your money: The long-term risk of inflation and the short-term risk of
By Kenny Mack Word in Edgewise
I DON’T DATE AMERICAN WOMEN because I do things they find unforgivable, like making plans, calling when I say I will, and saying
