First, let me begin by saying I was a smoker who decided I didn't have a death wish after all...
Read moreA man holds a U.S. flag while receiving his proof of U.S. citizenship during a ceremony in San Francisco in...
Read moreMayor Pam O'Connor (File photo) "The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the only legitimate...
Read moreEighty years ago my mother was in grade school where schoolroom paste was made by mixing a little flour and...
Read moreLast month, in his second inaugural speech, President Obama waded into the longest-running argument our history offers. "Progress does not...
Read moreThe stature awarded President Obama by future historians will be largely determined by his response to one issue: climate disruption....
Read moreThe war over toxic chemicals and human health is spilling over into places we live and work: our buildings. The...
Read moreMy father taught me the line when I was a child: "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!"...
Read moreFirst, on a personal note: Thank you, thank you and thank you, Mary Elizabeth Williams! What a glorious service you've...
Read moreSanta Monica Daily Press columnist Jack Neworth and I rarely agree. He supports gun control. I think that more guns...
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