As a young American who studied political science in college, I got the pleasure of studying in depth my heroes such as JFK and FDR. However, I draw the unlucky
By Alvaro Huerta, Ph.D.
On the first day of class, I always inform my university students that I hold two PhDs. One from a premier research institution, UC Berkeley,
Beginning next month, customer service calls to Southern California Gas for help with lighting pilot lights and getting their gas turned on in preparation for winter’s cold weather will
Spending three days riding three hundred miles on a bicycle, you think about a lot of things: Your sore backside. Water. The abundant and beautiful farmland. And what it really
We can curb high alcohol and drug use by Santa Monica youth.
Earlier this year a new survey revealed the vast majority (86%) of Santa Monica youth find it “somewhat”
In 1972 I moved to Ocean Park in Santa Monica to attend college and have lived here ever since. What struck me then were the numerous abandoned derelict storefronts on
What is so attractive about those charming neighborhoods in Portland, San Francisco and Seville? They are oriented to and serve the local community. Generally, we think of neighborhoods by their
By The Rev. Eric C. Shafer
Many of us know something about the Protestant Reformation, how, beginning in Germany with Martin Luther in 1517, various groups, “protesting” then policies and
By Cate Kortzeborn
As a person with Medicare, you have important rights. One of them is the right to appeal.
An appeal is the action you can take if you
By Drs. Annie Zhang and Andrew Shubov
The most decorated Olympic athlete in history sparked controversy throughout the media with his use of cupping — an ancient Chinese method used to
By Caryl Helsel
I am writing to shed light on my family's experience in Santa Monica. When we moved to Southern California two years ago, we specifically chose
