Opinion

I Am a White Officer With the LBPD

Published by admin on Thu, 06/18/2020 - 5:31pm

You can call me “D” and I am a white Long Beach Police Officer assigned to South Division. I first want to say that my heart goes out to the family of George Floyd and his family, friends and community.

This Is What I Fear

Published by admin on Thu, 06/18/2020 - 5:26pm

There is a new contagion sweeping across America, more deadly than the COVID-19 virus released by our collapsing environment and even more dangerous than the world-wide economic collapse triggered by the pandemic.

Book Review ‘Hillbilly Elegy’

Published by admin on Thu, 06/18/2020 - 5:20pm

Come and listen to a story ‘bout a man named J.D.

‘London Spy’

Published by admin on Thu, 06/18/2020 - 5:18pm

Club Kid meets Serious Stud. The normally blithely unconcerned Danny, is not so today. Frustrated, he breaks his mobile phone and throws the pieces on the ground at his feet. They also land at the feet of the very enigmatic Alex, who happens to be jogging by on his morning run.

Beachcombing

Published by admin on Thu, 06/04/2020 - 5:32pm

As I read the numerous comments about the recent civil unrest, I did not share the perspective of several writers. What I saw was two, distinct types of lawlessness that were being addressed by the police with the same, weak tactics.

A Return to Normalcy

Published by admin on Thu, 06/04/2020 - 5:30pm

There’s no way I can claim originality for the title of this article … though its unlikely many of you readers will recognize its source. To do so, you must go back in time a full 100 years.

Calif. State Government Always Grows in Size and Intrusion

Published by admin on Thu, 06/04/2020 - 5:26pm

Ten years ago, California’s annual state budget was $90 billion. In only 10 years it has grown to $222.2 billion, with an expected shortfall of $54 billion. This projected tax receipts shortfall was before the COVID shutdown. The aftermath may double the estimated shortfall to $100 billion.

Theater Review: ‘In-Zoom’

Published by admin on Thu, 06/04/2020 - 5:16pm

Bill Irwin, the two-time Tony Award-winning actor (“Fool Moon,” “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”) and accomplished clown performer, has adjusted his live audience art form to the era of the 21st century pandemic. How?

‘The Last Czars’ – A Six Episode Netflix Presentation

Published by admin on Thu, 06/04/2020 - 5:13pm

Staring at nothing, she lies on a plain white bed in a mental hospital in Berlin, Germany. In her more lucid moments, she claims to be Anastasia Romanov, youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra of Russia.

Beachcombing

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2020 - 2:43pm

It happens to many people around the time you turn 40 years old. When you are reading the morning newspaper the text suddenly gets fuzzy. Time for reading glasses.

Beachcomber

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