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Romney Can Close the Deal
Those were my cheers you heard coming from the Left Coast last Wednesday night. I watched the Romney-Obama debate at my home in L.A., where I could hear the gasps and sobs of the creative community get louder and louder as Mitt came out swinging and never let up. That wasn't a debate. It was "The Great Debacle" -- and everyone who watched it for three minutes knew Kid Romney was winning every round on ...
Cyber Attacks to Monitor Investments?
The White House is downplaying an alleged breach of its computer systems by state-sponsored Chinese hackers. I caught up with a computer whiz I know - his online name is "Sleep with the Phishes" - to gain insight.
You Come at Elmo, You Best Not Miss
The very rich are different from us. For one, their Etch a Sketches are better. The handheld toy I played with as a boy must be tiny compared to whatever Romney used to reinvent himself in the Denver debate.
Life’s Little Questions
Dog eating your shoes again? Aspire to be a fashionista? Dream of cloning yourself to be three places at once? These are just a few of life's little questions. 4-H can help you with these questions. 4-H is a place where everyone in the family can go together on the same night. Join 4-H and learn the basics of dog obedience in the dog project. A fashionista is a passionate follower of fashion. Join 4-H ...
Argus Column
HOLLYWOOD--God bless America, and how's everybody? Penn State's former coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to thirty years in prison on Tuesday for sexually abusing ten boys during the last decade. An hour after hearing his sentence, Jerry Sandusky had to take off his Penn State jersey. His new one reads State Pen. Los Angeles gas station prices hit five dollars a gallon on Tuesday. As an emergency measure the state approved the release of dirty ...
Argus Hamilton
HOLLYWOOD--God bless America, and how's everybody? Columbus Day was celebrated with a parade in New York City Monday where Italian-Americans held pride marches. The explorer landed in the Bahamas while looking for India. Before the telephone was invented this is what people had to do to find tech support. The London Mail noted on the fiftieth anniversary of James Bond movies that the spy has killed three hundred fifty villains in his movies. He's bedded ...
RSVP Column
The M word has been in the news lately as part of all the political rhetoric flying around. Medicare and Social Security are two benefit programs that always seem to draw a lot of attention during elections; politicians all have opinions on the best way to continue to fund these programs. I don't want to stir that hornet's nest here; I want to talk about the part of Medicare that provides prescription drug coverage.
The Audacity of Mendacity
A surprisingly large segment of America tuned into the first presidential debate, but for some odd reason, President Obama did not appear among them. Who was in charge of his debate prep, Clint Eastwood? Even an empty chair would have provided a sturdier obstinacy.
Name’s Romney, Mitt Romney
HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody? MGM celebrated the 50th anniversary of the release of the first James Bond movie, Dr. No. The handsome spy drank, gambled, slept around, drove too fast and saved the world from communism. Imagine Mitt Romney if he converted to the Episcopalian Church. Roseanne Barr made the presidential ballot in California along with her running mate Cindy Sheehan on the Freedom Party. The party lists itself as pro-marijuana ...
Spring and Fall: To a Climate Change Denier
Humanity, are you grieving, over global ice retreating? This summer, the sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean shrunk to just 1.3 million square miles, a record low. Worse, as ocean temperatures rise, the Arctic's summer ice covering will continue to contract- more "record lows" can be expected to follow in quick succession. If this trend continues, the Arctic could be ice-free in the summer before the end of the decade. An Arctic Ocean devoid ...
Timing the American Experience Just Right
My parents' generation timed it just right. Born in the thick of the Great Depression, they were taught from an early age how to pinch a penny. Though they were little at the time, they experienced the sacrifices of World War II. My father was drafted and served two years in the Army during the Korean War. By the time my parents married in 1956, America was on its way. Like many couples of the ...
October Surprises
When the end draws near and prospects darken, and polls solidify in the wrong direction, and the base sinks lower than the toenail clippings of a Galapagos turtle, does the practiced political operative give up? No sir, they whip out their secret weapon. Not the candidate's spouse. The real ace up the sleeve -- The October Surprise.
Newspapers remain community cornerstones
This week marks the 2012 installment of National Newspaper Week, an annual observance that runs through the first full week in October during which newspapers take the opportunity to promote themselves. Print journalism executives across America have sponsored the NNW since 1940.
Police Video Raises Concerns About HIV Discrimination
Even after 30 years of fighting HIV, health experts say that the stigma and discrimination faced by those living with the disease remains one of the most significant barriers to treatment and prevention.
Looking back while looking forward
Thinking about his night moves, singer/songwriter/rocker Bob Seger started humming a song from 1962.
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Oprah, Take Off Those Black-and-White Glasses
Come on, Oprah.
The Fifties Ended on November 22, 1963
We humans like to divide time into neat little boxes based on dates, but the case can be made that the styles, policies, manners and mores of one ten-year period usually spill over into the next.
Obama’s Decline and the Conventional Wisdom
Whew! I need to catch my breath. I can't keep up with the quickly shifting journalistic conventional wisdom.
Bill Clinton, First Guy
Last week, when Bill Clinton said President Obama should allow people to keep their health-insurance coverage - an early attempt to distance Hillary and himself from ObamaCare - I began to worry that the Clintons may be serious about another run at the White House.
Thanksgiving with the Cheneys
"The holiday turkey sure looks grand this year," Dick Cheney said. "Why don't we go around the table and say what we're thankful for?"
