One of the better aspects of publishing a newspaper is having the platform to fix things that are broken and give praise where it is due. For example, the US Supreme Court on June 27 issued its Janus ruling in which it declared that government employees do not have to pay union dues.
For the past dozen or more years I’ve written articles for display in both newspapers and online sites. Although my topic specialty is financial, I often drift off to cover subjects such as education, government, international affairs and other vaguely related matters.
The four young men dream of having a life changing experience. In reality that dreamed experience becomes a nightmare. The cozy “living-at-home” college life they all lead is like a story for a movie.
Though ”The 39 Steps” is a melodramatic novel, first published in 1915 and authored by John Buchan, it’s probably best known as a 1935 film by that master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. In the early 2000s, Patrick Barlow adapted the novel and screenplay to the live theater.
It may be hard for some of you oldsters to remember, but once upon a time in the somewhat distant past, property taxes in California ate you alive. With a new valuation by the tax assessor each year, the assessments seemed always unhappily current.
John Cariani is not only known for performing as the character Julian Beck, the forensics specialist on the long-running TV program “Law & Order,” he was also nominated for a Tony Award for his role as Motel the tailor in the 2004 Broadway revival of “Fiddler on the Roof.” Cariani’s acting is
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (informally known as Francis) was born into the privileged life of 12th century Assisi, Italy. His family was wealthy, Francis dressed well, traveled, and even joined the military. Along the way things changed – something didn’t feel right about his life.
In our last column we introduced Lisa Jones, 53, a Colorado resident who reached out to us after reading two of our columns related to cover-ups, investigative incompetence, poor supervision and questions of integrity within the ranks of the LBPD homicide squad, most which surround the on-the-job
