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Justin Morrill: A Hero In Every American Hometown:

September 15, 2012

September 15, 2012

Justin Morrill, 1810 – 1898, is a hero in every American hometown. We have all benefited from his historic piece...

Big Food Company Bucks Make Prop. 37 Unpredictable:

September 15, 2012

September 15, 2012

There will be plenty of ballot proposition battles in California this fall that look like food fights, with figurative rotten...

Santa Monica Parking Lawsuit Not Just About One Ticket: Letter To The Editor:

September 8, 2012

September 8, 2012

Dear Editor, There are several crucial omissions in the story (Parking Ticket Lawsuit Settled, August 31-September 6). The lawsuit was...

The GOP’s Cheap, Inaccurate Shots At California:

September 8, 2012

September 8, 2012

Back in years like 1936 and 1972, when California was in the midst of serious recessions, no Republican presidential candidate...

Late Night Shakes And ‘The Big One’:

September 8, 2012

September 8, 2012

By now we’ve seen so much footage from around the world of what nature can do when it acts up...

Envisioning Santa Monica Airport If It Finally Closes Down: Letter To The Editor:

September 2, 2012

September 2, 2012

Dear Editor, If the Santa Monica Airport is finally closed down I propose it should be converted into an urban...

Ocean Park Boulevard Bike Lanes Welcome: Letter To The Editor:

September 2, 2012

September 2, 2012

Dear Editor, I just wanted to give my public thanks to the City of Santa Monica for their continued effort...

Optimistic Note: Segregated Housing Almost A Thing Of The Past:

September 1, 2012

September 1, 2012

They were called “checkers,” volunteers who posed as potential apartment renters or home buyers during the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s,...

Weather To Climate Change Deniers: “How’s Your Convention Going?”:

September 1, 2012

September 1, 2012

At some point years ago, an exhausted demonstrator warning of global warming probably set down his or her protest sign...

Obama And Latino Voters: Opportunity And Challenge:

August 25, 2012

August 25, 2012

The barrage of Republican television advertising aimed at both registered Latino voters and potential Hispanic voters who have not yet...