Opinion

Beachcombing

Published by admin on Thu, 07/19/2018 - 8:33pm

We are off and running with the second phase of our Best of Long Beach contest to determine which restaurant, entertainment attractions and retail stores are held in high regard by our readers.

Gun Control for Real

Published by admin on Thu, 07/19/2018 - 8:28pm

I received another unsolicited email today on the subject of gun control, this one titled “Gun Control Arguments For and Against.” Hoping to get an unbiased review of the pros and cons I started reading, but by the time I got about a third of the way through I realized it to be all pro and no con

Theater Review: 'Million Dollar Quartet'

Published by admin on Thu, 07/19/2018 - 8:15pm

If ever a toe-tapping, foot-stomping jukebox musical was overdue to be staged it’s “Million Dollar Quartet,” written by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux. It is a rhythmic retelling and dramaftization of a recording session made in December of 1956 at the Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.

Movie Review: 'Three Identical Strangers'

Published by admin on Thu, 07/19/2018 - 8:14pm

People seeing the trailer or having heard about Three Identical Strangers know that the story is about three identical triplets, separated at birth, who find each other 19 years later. They have been living within a 100 mile radius of one another.

Beachcombing

Published by admin on Thu, 07/05/2018 - 4:05pm

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.

Thoughts from the Past

Published by admin on Thu, 07/05/2018 - 3:54pm

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.

Movie Review: 'American Animals'

Published by admin on Thu, 07/05/2018 - 3:43pm

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.

Theater Review: 'The 39 Steps'

Published by admin on Thu, 07/05/2018 - 3:40pm

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.

Charter Reform or Feel Good Propaganda?

Published by admin on Thu, 06/21/2018 - 10:51am

“Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.” – Ronald Reagan

Beachcombing

Published by admin on Thu, 06/21/2018 - 10:34am

With impeccable timing on her part, Gerrie Schipske wrote an opinion piece that addressed what we were thinking.

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