Critics of George W. Bush’s proposal to expand the number of Americans with health insurance correctly identify its weak link: a reliance on tax deductions. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 43 percent of the […]

The boys basketball season ended for St. Monica in a 61-58 opening round CIF playoff loss to Faith Baptist of Canoga Park Wednesday, February 14. While playoff elimination is hard to take, Coach Tony Depa […]

The boys and girls soccer teams of Santa Monica High both won their first round CIF soccer matches. The boys defeated Arroyo Grande, 2-1, while the girls had a 1-0 overtime victory over San Luis […]

Carlos Gray, a graduate of St. Monica High, has coached the Malibu High boys’ basketball team to its first-ever CIF playoff victory. Malibu defeated Big Pine, 60-30, in a first round game as Chris Peck […]

The girls’ basketball teams from Santa Monica High and Brentwood School easily advanced in the first round of the CIF playoffs Saturday, February 17, but St. Monica was eliminated. Samohi won a home game from […]

After Danielle Minton was an all-conference guard at Augustana College in Illinois, she envisioned a professional basketball career. She was drafted by San Jose of the American Basketball League. But a knee injury that required […]

When the CIF boys’ basketball playoffs began Friday, February 16, Crossroads Coach Kevin Brown stressed strong defense and a balanced attack. He got what he asked for as five Roadrunners scored in double figures and […]

Santa Monica High had a formidable boys basketball team this season, winning 21 games. However, none of the Vikings are expected to receive a Division 1 scholarship to play in college. And in Samohi’s CIF […]

Have you seen those Blue Shield TV ads where talking heads complain about health care? Like the one with the woman who complains about backless hospital gowns? Or the man who found out a code […]

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