IN JULY, THE U.S. SENATE HELD HEARINGS on Dr. James Holsinger, President Bush’s Surgeon General nominee. Holsinger has been unfairly and viciously attacked by the left for both
By James Zeruk Jr. Santa Monica
In slight regard to reader Henry Rosenfeld’s letter to the SMDP (July 17) concerning John Wayne — Rosenfeld made a fair argument against the
By Ron Lowe Santa Monica
Religious extremists raised a ruckus in the U.S. Senate. For the first time, a Hindu chaplain, Rajah Zed, delivered the morning invocation in the
By Fredric Reichel
With its proposed regulations about trees (“Private lives of trees,” July 19), the city seems mainly interested in interfering with the lives of property owners, who are
By Alex Thompson
Santa Monica Critical Mass is a monthly bike ride which attracts over 300 riders each month. The ride often upsets motorists because the sheer number of cyclists
By LLOYD GARVER writes the “Modern Times” column for CBSnews.com’s Opinion page and
I KNOW THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING keeps rising, but when I read recently that a
By SETH BARNES barnes-
THEY TELL US WE LIVE IN THE “Information Age.” Never in the history of human thought has communication, data sharing and collaboration been so easy. Upon
IT WAS A LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON, when I first met Susan Weinberg — artist, teacher and weekend philosopher. We sat on the patio of her art studio across from the merry-
By Cecilia Rosenthal Santa Monica
Now that September ’07 is getting close, we are starting to hear mutterings from the White House: “April ’08... next spring... April ’08... next spring.
By Kieran Connell Santa Monica
The photo on page 14 of the SMDP weekend edition, June 16-17 (“Performers are forced to choose”) was taken where my walkstreet meets Oceanfront
This week's selection of cultural highlights comes to you courtesy of our summer intern, Garrett, who has picked out a broad array of arts and culture events that
