By John Marciano Santa Monica
Presidential candidate Barack Obama appeared at a campaign rally in the Crenshaw district in South Los Angeles, where he generated “enthusiasm from a diverse crowd”
By BENNET KELLEY
WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION season beginning nearly 90 weeks before Election Day, and an open seat promising a bitter, protracted battle on both sides, this is a
By Brian Hepp Market Matters
THE ANNUAL RITUAL OF TAX SEASON HAS BEGUN, AND deadlines are getting closer each day.But as you begin preparing to file your 2006 tax
We’ve all heard what political pundits and assorted talking heads have to say regarding President Bush’s place in the pantheon of chief executives. Just switch on any cable
WESTERN “DIPLOMACY” HAS STRENGTH- ENED NORTH KOREA.
By Elan Journo Guest Commentary
Thanks to a new diplomatic deal, the nuclear stand-off with North Korea will allegedly end bloodlessly. In
By Dr. Michael Cahn Visiting Lecturer, Department of History, UCLA
(Re: “Ride or die,” Feb. 20, page 1) I am very sorry about the poor quality of the Critical Mass
By Alan Toy Santa Monica Article failed bike riders everywhere Editor:
I am following the Critical Mass bike-a-thons story with interest, but your article on Feb. 20 (“Ride
By Alan Johnston In your Space
IN AN EFFORT TO STIMULATE INVEST- MENT in the hurricane ravaged section of our country, the government is offering significant tax incentives to real
EVER NOTICE HOW DOING YOUR taxes gives you a headache? The IRS has a complex taxing system. Currently, the tax rate on short-term capital gains — assets held for one
We’ve all heard what political pundits and assorted talking heads have to say regarding President Bush’s place in the pantheon of chief executives. Just switch on any cable
By Kenny Mack Word in Edgewise KENNY MACK is a writer and comedian living in Santa Monica. He kenny-
THERE IS NO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT award for party girls, no old-
By Mathew Millen Santa Monica
I read the story about the arrests for the shooting at the low-income housing project behind Edison School, and the murders of Eduardo Lopez