There’s a dead uncle, his niece is accused of ruthlessly stabbing him to death. Out of a dozen jurors, only one — also a young female, who happens to be an aspiring actress — is the holdout.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
