Opinion

The Collective 'We'

Published by admin on Thu, 03/14/2019 - 5:43pm

Just two months ago California inaugurated its newly elected governor, Gavin Newsom, who assumed this prominent office despite an inauspicious start in life.  As the child of a broken family, his mother raised him as she worked three jobs.

Theater Review: 'Photograph 51'

Published by admin on Thu, 03/14/2019 - 4:02pm

“Photograph 51”debuted on London’s West End in the autumn of 2015. It starred Nicole Kidman as X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) and is the true story of her under appreciated role in the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA while employed at King’s College.

Movie Review: 'The World Before Your Feet'

Published by admin on Thu, 03/14/2019 - 4:00pm

Double entendres are wonderful words to use; they always allow for flexibility in interpreting what is being said. In the case of the film, The World Before Your Feet, the word before could mean the world before Matt Green (the main character) was yet born.

Beachcombing

Published by admin on Thu, 02/28/2019 - 6:05pm

Gwen Barfield Depaz (Parker) passed away recently, at the age of 66. She used to sell advertising for the Beachcomber until retiring in 2016.

How Uncle Sam Spends Our Money

Published by admin on Thu, 02/28/2019 - 5:58pm

At this moment in time – the opening week of 2019 – the government of the world’s most prominent nation is locked in controversy over the expenditure of five billion dollars.

Theater Review: 'Life Could Be a Dream'

Published by admin on Thu, 02/28/2019 - 5:51pm

Roger Bean, the creator of 2007’s award-winning, “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” is back.

Movie Review: 'Ben is Back'

Published by admin on Thu, 02/28/2019 - 5:49pm

Sometimes addictions are so easy to acquire that persons don’t realize what’s happening until it’s too late. Whereas, there are many positive additions one can embrace such as to love, to work and to the family, there are also the perilous addictions to alcohol and drugs.

A Calculated Betrayal of the Public Trust

Published by admin on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:38pm

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Rules for Success

Published by admin on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 4:33pm

My apologies if the title of this article sounds boastful. I acknowledge I have no special insight in resolving many of life’s problems. Dilemmas involving intimate personal relationships, emotional and religious experiences, or life and death decisions, are far beyond my talents.

Theater Review: 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'

Published by admin on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 3:53pm

The musical thriller, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” is adapted from Christopher Bond’s 1973 melodrama of the same title.

Beachcomber

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