When something truly terrible happens, as it did at Virginia Tech yesterday, there are bound to be...
On a happier note: Pulitzers…
(To be honest, sometimes we need happier notes, just to counterbalance the dark.) Congratulations...
Virginia Tech…..Scary….terrible…
It’s very difficult to post about anything else today with the story of the shooting on...
America, a Nation of Religious Illiterates?
UPDATED The LA Times reported yesterday that Texas is considering passing a bill that would require...
And So It Goes…..
UPDATE: In keeping with the theme of this original post, Commenter Woody asked me to name my...
We Don’t Need No Stinking Records
First we heard that the dog ate those RNC emails that Bush White House staffers had been sending...
Kurt Vonnegut, R.I.P.
“…“Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the...
Karl, honey, no email is ever really “lost.” You knew that, right?
The main story from this morning’s LA Times is a must read. Looks like the...
Green Dot Redux
Two weeks ago, the Los Angeles Unified school board all but spat in the collective faces of Steve...
Connie Does Imus
Faced with the ongoing barrage of coverage of the tiresomely offensive remarks by longtime serial...
What? No waterboarding?
The Los Angeles Times has three readers’ letters in today’s paper that all have to do...
John Doe versus the Hawaiians
The Supreme Court is in the midst of considering whether to take a case that involves a princess...
The Honor Among Thieves
There’s a small miracle going on at the northern edge of Los Angeles County inside the...
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Of Girls and Crime and Desks
Okay, here are the quick facts as reported by WCBS, (New York’s CBS affiliate): ...
A Bridge Too Far
Nobody likes the idea of having paroled sex offenders living in our neighborhoods. But when an...
The Coming Storm
[NOTE: Sorry about the disappearing post today. When I corrected something this morning, I must...
Fatherless Citizens
Is real relief for deportation-shattered families on the horizon? Or will the anti-immigration...