For the past few nights I have been lying in bed, looking up, and watching a 3-D movie. I am in heaven. Before I continue, a little history. When I was a kid in the 1950s, I loved the 3-D movies and 3-D comics. As an adult in the 1980s, they brought back better 3-D movies, which continued to improve, … Read More
An Argument for Affordable Quake Insurance
An 8.0 sized Earthquake hit Sichuan province on the 12th of May and left up to 88.000 people dead or missing. Photo: fronne.com
In his Oct. 27 essay, columnist Thomas Elias writes that the percentage of California residents with earthquake insurance is too low. The California Earthquake Authority (CEA), our state’s only not-for-profit provider of residential earthquake insurance, agrees. Fewer than 10 percent of California homes are covered by an earthquake policy. Without earthquake insurance, homeowners will be completely on their own when … Read More
Wet Report — For the Love of Comfort
Dateline Boston — On Wednesday night of last week, instead of watching history as the Chicago Cubs broke a 108-year losing streak, I flooded my basement. We got a new comforter. This purchase was at least three years in the making. Every fall we take out two comforters; one of them is too flat, and the other is too small. … Read More
Liberals’ Heads Fall Off
Graphic: Tribune India
Beats there an American heart surprised by the hysterical lack of graciousness crudely shown today by the liberal bullies in and out of the media who have devoted the last 17 months to spinning savage fairy tales about President-elect Trump. All-consuming petulant hatred of their many enemies leaves no space for grace in the quivers of anger-obsessed leftists. Their envy … Read More
Frightened Boys and Girls
Brit Hume would probably file this under the Campus Craziness segment of the Fox News show he hosted through the election, but we can also file it in our own Higher Education category. This email blast comes from the Office of Multicultural Affairs at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. This is not a joke: From: Otero, Elsie F Date: Wed, … Read More
Some Voters Said No to Voting
Photo: writingeekery.com
[Editor’s Note: Mr. Laase specializes in identifying analytical trends and quirks.] Measure CA — City Manager Oversight 4,034 YES — 7,439 NO. Total vote was 11,473. Measure CB — Council Member Timeout 7,981 YES — 3,410 NO. Total vote was 11,391. Measure CD — Meeting Scheduling 8,257 YES — 3,115 NO. Total vote was 11,372. Measure CW – Clean Water & Debt 9,434 YES … Read More
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. Beatles Knew Best
The wise Beatles knew truth long ago.
With more than 8,400 donors giving record amounts of money totaling more than half a billion dollars to campaigns for and against the 17 propositions on the state ballot, one thing has become very clear: As the Beatles came close to saying in their classic song, “Can’t Buy Me Love,” money alone can’t buy you votes for or against an … Read More
Community Rises to Say a Heavy No to Measure M
On this Election Day, the ballot is a record length. Pay particular attention to Measure M — a tax increase with no end date for the MTA board and without any effective accountability mechanisms. As you could guess, the tax is primarily to fund gold-plated projects on the Westside. Measure M is a countywide sales tax increase that would be forever. … Read More
How Election May Affect Your Money
Mr. Trump / Mrs. Clinton
The Guss Report –At the risk of momentarily being labeled as a jingoist, the world’s stability is largely based on that of the United States. Election Day finally has arrived. Buckle-up amigas y amigos. Your investment portfolio may be in for a wild ride until the world’s financial markets calibrate life with a new President, Senate, House of Representatives and … Read More
A Vote for Hillary Is a Vote for ‘Amerika’
The Anybody But Hillary movement says vote for anybody else, including Green candidate Jill Stein
To all of my Hillary-supporter friends, acquaintances and enemies: I have been a registered Democrat since 1972. I was an intern in Washington, D.C. during the Watergate hearings, protesting Nixon, I was a radical environmentalist, and a human rights activist. I even voted for Bernie Sanders over Hillary in the primaries. Don’t you dare try and pigeonhole me or dismiss … Read More