The Santa Monica High boys basketball team might have a succesful season if it can avoid close losses. So far that hasn’t happened. The Vikings win enough to gain momentum, but they’ve been at the […]

Two players from Southern California were prominent this week in the wildest game of the college basketball season. Steve Peres from El Camino College and Noah Gottlieb from Venice High and Santa Monica College played […]

By winning the Viewpoint Tournament last weekend in Calabasas the Crossroads boys basketball team improved its record to 8-1. Crossroads defeated strong teams — Bellarmine-Jefferson 75-57, Village Christian 76-61 in the semi-finals and Malibu in […]

Action was fast and furious last weekend as the Santa Monica American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) crowned its fall ’09 champions in the U10, U12, and U14 divisions. With state-of-art artificial turf all-weather fields at […]

On the community college basketball level, where there’s a major roster turnover every season, each team becomes a work in progress. It’s unrealistic to expect a group of strangers to become a cohesive team right […]

Health care costs keep rising and many people are paying more out of the family budget for medical care than in the past. In 2007, people spent nearly $268.6 billion in out-of-pocket expenses, according to […]

The Ballroom Madness Match Championship Title was awarded to the Webster Elementary School after the children of three exceptional 5th grade elementary schools did the Swing, Tangoed, and Fox Trotted their way through a fun […]

What is the current status of whales? How effective is the International Whaling Commission and which countries are involved in illegal whaling? Some larger whale species have been recovering since the dark days before the […]

Many years ago I enjoyed a trek that took me around the Mediterranean and North Africa. During this tour I experienced a mosaic of cultures, languages, and of course culinary concepts of many a colorful […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article contains adult subjects, including drinking and suicide, as well as some mild language. The Mirror has chosen to print this because its staff feels it is appropriate considering the rising numbers […]