Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled against the state of Texas in an abortion ruling that has national implications regarding attacks on Roe v. Wade. The court struck down as "
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David Pisarra calls it "partisan pandering" when the Republican Senate refuses to consider President Obama's Supreme Court nominee. Yet it was Democrats who injected partisan
I HAVE A DREAM
Everyone knows those words. It often evokes some emotion or thought, reminiscence or reverie. And you can apply it to many subjects.
There are, of course,
This June, across the state people will be gathering to cast their votes in the Presidential Election. I vote in every election, in Virginia Avenue Park, my polling place, because
Almost daily I walk my dog on the Santa Monica Pier. I often see tourists with very expensive cameras and lenses hanging around their necks. I'm often amazed
Editor: So, the president should pretend to be a republican to appease Senate republicans? What benefit is there to having your party occupy the presidency, if he or she is supposed to perform his or her presidential duties as if a member of the opposing party? William Schoene Santa Monica
History is replete with stories about places lost to natural disasters, neglect and progress. But have you ever stopped to imagine how Santa Monica would be if certain plans had
Last week, we celebrated the leadership shown by the Supreme Court when it affirmed equality under the law for many who previously had been denied it. At the same time,
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Judy Abdo and Juan Matute of Santa Monica Forward thank the U.S. Supreme Court for "preserving affordable health care for millions of Americans" by upholding Obamacare.
Santa Monica Forward is grateful to the U.S. Supreme Court for itsdecisions in the past week. Thank you for legalizing gay marriage, affording equal rights to loving, committed relationships