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Becoming your mother
Ever since my 2-1/2-year-old son pointed to a picture of my mother and said, “Mommie,” I have been aware that...
Read moreGarnering serious street cred
A small, upstart carmaker has just received the kind of positive image and auto industry credibility which no new company...
Read moreGetting the 411 following an accident
Q: I was recently in an accident and I was so upset I didn’t think about all the information I...
Read moreCouncil arrogance clips tree plan
Last Tuesday, two street beautification items were on City Council’s agenda. Everybody seems to support a plan to “green” Ocean...
Read moreQ-Line: Council searches
This past week, Q-Line asked: The passing of City Councilman Herb Katz recently forced his colleagues on the dais to...
Read moreSome execs are feeling flush
A question that many of us would love to have answered is, whatever happened to those original billions in Wall...
Read morePresident Obama and the dawn of a new day
Nearly 200 years after the British Army captured Washington, our nation’s capitol endured a different onslaught by an army twice...
Read moreSuper Bowl or super bore?
In case you’ve been on another planet, Sunday is the Super Bowl. I think this is number 43 (XLIII) but...
Read moreMaking changes
The Daily Press would like to apologize to Garfield and Lila. We’re sorry for bumping you out of the paper...
Read morePart 3: On patrol with the SMPD’s HLP Team
Jan. 16, 1 p.m. I’m a Santa Monica Police Department volunteer on patrol with Homeless Liaison Program (HLP) team Officer...
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