Opinion

The Workings of Capital Punishment

Published by admin on Sat, 12/24/2016 - 8:44pm

As usual, the headline is chosen to attract attention: “Jurors weigh killer’s fate.” The following line summarizes the article: “They can recommend death penalty for Steven Gordon.” His offense: convicted of murdering four prostitutes in 2013 and 2014 and disposing of their bodies in an Anaheim t

Beachcombing

Published by admin on Thu, 12/22/2016 - 8:16pm

Eureka! The website is done.

Without getting into details, it took longer than expected to get www.beachcomber.news online last Saturday. Now we can post news stories more frequently and breaking news alerts as appropriate.

True Holiday Spirit

Published by admin on Thu, 12/22/2016 - 6:29am

Among other things, the holidays are a time of giving and receiving gifts. The question most often asked of people is, “what did you get?” Much less frequently asked is, “what did you give?” Invariably, the inquiries concern material gifts.

Beware the Spirit of Christmas

Published by admin on Thu, 12/22/2016 - 6:12am

With Thanksgiving now a fading memory, Christmas, in all its splendor, is now upon us. We approach no other holiday with such anticipation. However, embodied with the promises of gladness and fulfillment are temptations which can’t be ignored.

The Joys of False Advertising

Published by admin on Sun, 12/18/2016 - 4:13am

According to the latest report, the City of Los Angeles is taking action against some major retailers who, they contend, are cheating their customers.  Four separate lawsuits name J.C.

A Christmas Carol

Published by admin on Fri, 12/16/2016 - 11:50am

The enduring story of "A Christmas Carol" began as a novella by Englishman Charles Dickens.

La La Land

Published by admin on Thu, 12/15/2016 - 8:55am

A poetic love letter to Hollywood. The opening scene. What better way to introduce a film set in Southern California than showing lines of stalled traffic on a freeway?

Eagle Huntress

Published by admin on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 7:45am

A thirteen year old girl (Aisholpan Nurgaiv) has a vision. No, it’s not of herself in a new glittery outfit or texting her friends on the latest iPhone, she visions herself as a female eagle huntress and entering an international eagle hunting competition.

Beachcombing

Published by admin on Tue, 12/13/2016 - 5:28pm

Long Beach Rotarians were regaled with a look at CBS Television’s studio archives on Wednesday, Nov. 30, by Robert Haxby, director of Media Library and Program Archives.

Searching for What Ails Us

Published by admin on Tue, 12/13/2016 - 12:21pm

Why aren’t we well-educated?

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