Our home doorbell has a new “Ring” to it. Normally it will play a variety of seasonal tunes, but the new version offers video and audio of whomever approaches the front door, plus peace of mind.
The article’s title certainly draws attention: “SoCal’s youngest often live in poverty.” Recognizing the author adds an additional element to the revelation, for it’s Margot Roosevelt, holder of a history degree from Harvard, for 13 years staff correspondent of the Washington Post and gr
One recent Saturday afternoon, perhaps against my better judgment, I accepted an invitation to attend a free three-hour seminar, billed as “Investment Advice for the Aspiring Real Estate Entrepreneur.” For those of you not familiar with these presentations, there’s rarely any worthwhile informati
You’d better watch your step if you’re involved in any way with a charter school. It’s now open warfare between the establishment forces and the charter interlopers.
In 1979, subsequent to a blockbuster run on London’s West End, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “Evita,” playing on Broadway, became the first British musical to earn a Tony Award for Best Musical.
James Baldwin was a 20th century profile in courage. Black, bold and out (before out was in) as a gay man. He was a prolific essayist, novelist, playwright and poet. But the wordsmithing was in-service to a higher goal: civil rights and social activism.
