On Wednesday we attended the “2019 State of the County” address by 4th District County Supervisor Janice Hahn at the Westin Long Beach. The event is sponsored annually by the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (LBACC).
There can be no doubt the single most blatant gap to be found in this nation of ours is an inequality in the income its citizens receive. It’s true, of course, the CEOs of some major corporations receive phenomenal sums. At the top of the heap you’ll find Elon Musk of Tesla, Inc.
Until the start of the 20th century Warren G. Harding, the 29th president of the United States, was considered by most historians to be the low man on the presidential totem pole.
King Henry IV of England (Ben Mendelsohn) is close enough to death to consider who will be heir to the throne and in what direction the future of his country will take.
Not long ago I happened upon an article in the Wall Street Journal with a title that caught my attention: “Is Majoring in English Worth It?” It’s author, William McGurn, currently writes the weekly “Main Street” column for the Journal, previously served as managing editor of the American Spectato
James Goldman’s stage play, “The Lion in Winter,” has had many an incarnation since it came under the bright lights of Broadway in 1966. That production won a Tony Award for Rosemary Harris, who portrayed Eleanor of Aquitaine opposite Robert Preston’s King Henry II of England.
She is still very much alive and scheming. Imelda Marcos may be in her early 90s but remains alert enough to fuss over her hair, worry that her “tummy” looks too big for the camera and feel love and compassion for her Philippine people.
Tuesday’s election results show that D. Joseph Morissette garnered 43 percent of the 9,814 votes in the mayor’s race. That name and contest may not be familiar to 99 percent of our readers, but Joe is well-known in Chicopee, Mass. and – most importantly – is my 55-year-old nephew.
With California Governor Gavin Newsom’s October 8, 2019, approval of Assembly Bill 1482, the state’s residential landlords will, for the first time, be enjoined from raising rents by more than a stipulated amount.
“Hair” became among the most controversial stage productions of the 20th century. Referred to as a rock musical—with a book by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, and with music by Galt McDermot—“Hair” premiered at Joseph Papp’s Public Theater in October of 1967.
