By James Zeruk jr.
Like most of America, my prayers and tears went out for the victims and families of the Virginia Tech massacre, yet, as the story unfolded, I
By Kelly Marvin
Thank you so much for the special 4:20 piece (“It’s 4:20, the time is ripe,” April 20). It amazes me that people are still
Smokers have become today’s lepers, and it just doesn’t seem fair.
By LLOYD GARVER writes the “Modern Times” column for CBSnews.com’s Opinion page and
WE SEE
By By Daily Press Staff
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until
By BENNET KELLEY
POET EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY ONCE asked, “to what purpose, April, do you return again?” For Africans, this is a burning question, as April has delivered some
THESE PAST DAYS HAVE BEEN A nightmare. A madman kills 32 people and wounds 30 more on the Virginia Tech campus, the deadliest rampage in our history. Unbearable grief. In
By Brad Pollack Santa Monica
I just read the (letter) from Ron Lowe (“Justifying guns now seems ludicrous,” April 19) and I agree. As a country and society, we need
By Ruth Rosen Santa Monica
Response to emergencies is after the fact. People will already be dead or wounded.
No amount of protective planning or police force can compete with
By Kent Cullom Santa Monica
Anne Eggebroten is fooling herself if she thinks a (Virginia Tech-)type incident couldn’t happen here (“Shooter wouldn’t have lasted,” April 19, letters)
By Hamp Simmons The Art Palette
IT’S EARTH DAY THIS WEEKEND, A DAY TO CELEBRATE THE ABUNDANT NATURAL AND cultural resources in our community. You can dance to the
By MEREDITH C. CARROLL
THEY JUST DON’T MAKE CANDY LIKE they used to. Unfortunately, very few of the sweets offered during my childhood are still available in sundry stores
By Constitutional attorney and author JOHN W. WHITEHEAD is founder of The Rutherford Institute. He can be contacted at
WHEN I WAS A BOY, LIKE MOST children, I was into