Bush officials have always been eager to pose as the tough guys willing to make the tough decisions. On Iraq and Afghanistan, they did. But when it comes to China, the Bush administration is engaged […]

Men are always telling me not to generalize about them. But a startling new study shows that science is backing me up here. Research published last week in the journal Nature reveals that women are […]

In episodes of the old “Star Trek” TV series — the classic first one with Shatner holding in his gut — there were often stories predicated on the idea that, somewhere, there was an alternative […]

Mirror Errs                                                                  To the editor: Generally I think Mirror coverage of the Landmarks Commission meetings is incredibly accurate and timely and shows an understanding of many of the complex issues.  In fact, I compliment […]

Following presentations by several traffic experts from other cities at a joint meeting of the City Council and the Planning Commission last Tuesday, Mayor Pam O’Connor said that we should decide what we want Santa […]

“Hungering for Venice Beach Boardwalk Freedom” is the theme of a protest hunger fast that Santa Monica activist Jerry Rubin was scheduled to begin yesterday, March 22, at noon outside the Venice Beach Recreation Center […]

On Thursday, March 17, approximately 100 Santa Monica College students gathered in front of the library and, armed with a variety of handmade placards, flags and banners, they marched to the armed services recruitment office […]

Santa Monica resident Dr. Donald G. Skinner, a urologic surgeon, was awarded USC’s 2005 Presidential Medallion, the university’s top honor, at the 24th Academic Honors Convocation on March 10. Skinner, chair of the Catherine and […]

The Reverend Dr. Lloyd J. Ogilvie, former chaplain of the U.S. Senate, will return to St. Monica Catholic Church to deliver the homily at Good Friday services on March 25 in both the afternoon and […]

Santa Monica’s City Manager Susan E. McCarthy named Andy Agle acting director of the city’s Planning & Community Development Department on Monday. He will head the department while a search is conducted for a successor […]