My love-hate relationship with corporate America
Santa Monica has many great, unique businesses and we need to support them so they don’t fall by the wayside and become taken over or lost to... Read more →
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Looking forward to a stronger economy in ‘11
We’re down to the wire on 2010. I think I’m going to make it. I won’t miss this year at all. It’s been one long, weird... Read more →
Using religion to spread holiday love, not hate
Here’s a holiday wish I picked up last year, “Have a merry RamaKwanakuhbodimastice.” It incorporates Ramadan, Kwanzaa, Chanukah,... Read more →
Crossroads of a community
I’m doing something different. I don’t normally write out in public. I prefer to write in the early morning with a hot pot of coffee, in... Read more →
Marriage becoming an afterthought
I’m a big KCRW fan. They have wonderful programming and a great variety of shows. As a foodie, I love Evan Kleiman with her “Good... Read more →
Airport security a Mickey Mouse operation
One of the many joys in my life is walking my dog through Virginia Avenue Park on a daily basis. I’m in that park usually twice a day and I... Read more →
Christmas tree that keeps on giving
In the land of all things possible, there’s a new player on the field and his name is Scotty Claus. He’s a happy, vibrant and devilishly... Read more →
Family, friends make the feast
I’m shocked at how fast this year has flown by. It seems like just last month I was writing about Thanksgiving, and here it is again! It may... Read more →
Silence the wall of sound
The Third Street Promenade to me is a three-block long microcosm of the world. We have tourists from all over who come to enjoy the restaurants,... Read more →
Domestic violence numbers skewed
This is my fourth and final column for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I want to address the numbers. It is said that 86.7 percent of all... Read more →
Calculating the actual costs of domestic violence
The vast majority of domestic violence cases that the courts see are handled under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act. It is a summary process for... Read more →
Recognizing domestic violence
This is the second in my series on domestic violence, in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness month. There are many types of domestic violence.... Read more →
When the man is a victim of domestic violence
I come from a loud Italian-Irish-German family. My parents fought — often. Sometimes it would be a “civilized” and mostly verbal,... Read more →
Media misses mark on story
The headline read, “California sperm donor stalks lesbian mother.” The problem is this, there was no stalking, it was a paternity case... Read more →
The truth shall set you free
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of... Read more →
