human expense
By BYJACKNEWORTH CHANNELSURFING
FRIENDS OFTEN ASK ABOUT TV SHOWS I’m about to review. When I begin to describe “Alive Day Memories,” about permanently disabled veterans home from
By By Randy Williams Newdvdreleases
‘Blades of Glory’
Two rival Olympic ice skaters (Jon Heder and Will Ferrell) are stripped of their gold medals and permanently banned from singles competition.
By MEREDITH CARROLL
IN A CRUSHING BLOW TO FREE SPIRITS everywhere, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission, according to Newsweek. The Chinese State Administration
THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR is an appropriate time to question how our schools propose to teach our children.
Today’s educators, observing widespread self-doubt among the young,
By Marcus Kohl Santa Monica
In the revolving world of the damages of our newfound technology and cityscape, earplugs are needed for most of the day in day-to-day
By Carol Landsberg Santa Monica
I agree that walkers should stay off the bike paths (“Walking shouldn’t be allowed on path,” Aug. 21). It is unsafe and inconsiderate.
However,
By Ron Di Costanzo Santa Monica
David Pisarra’s column about prohibiting walking on the bike path (“Walking shouldn’t be allowed on path,” Aug. 21) brings up a sore
KNOWING THAT FINANCIAL MARKETS are constantly changing, it’s often hard to gauge when the best time would be to jump in. Trying to time your investments in this way
By KENNY MACK is a writer and comedian living in Santa Monica. He
MICHAEL VICK HAS BEEN A STAR football player all his life. He was the starting quarterback all
By Ron Lowe Santa Monica
There is nothing patriotic about white anti-immigration groups targeting a whole segment of society — Mexicans, Latinos and hard-working immigrants. Discrimination, prejudice and intolerance
By Helen Fiske Santa Monica
(Re: “Ficus fiasco continues,” Aug. 14) There was a man in our town and wondrous wise was he. He came upon a great idea: “Let’
