Opinion

Investment by Default

Published by admin on Sat, 11/03/2018 - 3:32pm

Welcome to the world of investment. From the beginning of human civilization, dating back to 8,000 B.C. or thereabouts, as the last of the glaciers receded and the climate approached what it is today, we Homo sapiens began to fashion our lives with an eye to the future.

City Attorney’s Office Offers Empty Defense of Measure BBB

Published by admin on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 11:59am

Council Members May Have Violated City Code When They Abandoned Posts In Support of Measure WW

Published by admin on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 9:29am

The four Long Beach City Council Members who walked out of the council chamber Oct. 23 before casting votes on a hotel safety ordinance – the second time in six weeks the four abandoned their duties – may have violated a city municipal code.

BBB Allows Mayor 5 Terms, 20 Years in Office

Published by admin on Wed, 10/31/2018 - 2:21pm

Simply put, the entire basis of Mayor Garcia’s Yes campaign for charter amendment Measure BBB is a fraud:  Both taxpayer dollars for “informational flyers” to the tune of $100,000 or more, and an entire special interests-funded big money campaign are predicated on the mayor’s claim that, while BB

2 Paragraphs 4 Liberty

Published by admin on Mon, 10/29/2018 - 8:49pm

 I, through no effort of my own, was truly blessed to be born in the United States of America. Many people who were not so fortunate have sought to come to this country to pursue a better life for themselves and their children, i.e. to pursue the American Dream, just like me.

RENT CONTROL: LANDLORD VS. TENANT

Published by admin on Sat, 10/27/2018 - 10:09am

Here in late October of 2018, another California election is upon us.

Beachcombing

Published by admin on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 3:33pm

A few weeks ago a caller said she was infuriated that the Postal Annex at 6444 E. Spring St. was not flying the American flag because the manager did not like Trump.

Recollections of the Past

Published by admin on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 3:19pm

Over the past dozen or more years I’ve filled many a page with all sorts of ramblings. My average ramble might run 600 to 800 words, but when I get wound up on an enticing topic, the verbiage can flow on and on.

Theater Review 'Assassins'

Published by admin on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 3:08pm

It’s likely easy for readers to know what John Wilkes Booth, Charles Guiteau, Leon Czolgosz, and Lee Harvey Oswald have in common. Each live in infamy as assassins of U.S. Presidents. What may be difficult for readers to guess is what commonality Giuseppe Zangara and Samuel Byck share.

In-Person Review: Venice Film Festival

Published by admin on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 3:06pm

Film festivals present opportunities for directors to show their latest work, gather viewer opinions and perhaps find a market for their films. Of all the festivals world-wide, the Venice festival is the first and remains among the most prestigious.

Beachcomber

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