Op-Ed Piece By LAPD Chief Charlie Beck
Every day when Los Angeles Police officers pin on their badges and prepare to protect and to serve, they’re reminded of what they learned as Academy recruits: a reverence for…
PRODUCT REVIEW # 42 – VideoStudio Pro X5 Ultimate
By Lorenzo Marchessi Corel’s VideoStudio Pro X5 Ultimate is a real outstanding value because it literally has—hundreds of bonus effects, filters, transitions and templates that can be interchanged on all…
Don’t Drown Out Dolphins’ Voices
Underwater seismic testing sounds like dynamite going off outside your home, over and over again. The sound carries for thousands of miles, and marine animals can’t escape it. Dolphins and…
To Move The U.S.A Forward, Look To Independents
By Pete Tejada Where does one turn when faced with only one “possible” road to travel, which lead down a destructive path? As many as 40 percent of the American…
A Violation Of The Thirteenth Amendment
By Sam Cordova When you read the Thirteenth Amendment, Section 1, to the Constitution of the United States of America, you will clearly see and understand that slavery of the…
Wanted: Representation For The People
By Monica M. Alexenko Van Nuys, CA Wake-up Los Angeles, it’s time to start asking some questions, especially of our illustrious political leaders. For instance, just how much has that…
Passing the Buffett Rule so that Everyone Pays Their Fair Share
In this week’s address, President Obama calls on Congress to pass the Buffett Rule, a principle of fairness that ensures that millionaires and billionaires do not pay less in taxes…
From The Sidelines 3-12-12
By Irving Leemon, Contributing Columnist Why aren’t all of the government agencies at all levels (local, state and federal) required to put at least a small percentage of their budgets…
From The Sidelines 3-5-12
By Irving Leemon, Contributing Columnist The recent spate of shootings in schools seems to have a couple of things in common. They appear to be associated with relatively small towns…
From The Sidelines 2-27-12
By Irving Leemon, Contributing Columnist Recently, every day, in the papers, on the radio, and on TV there are beatings, shootings, killings, armed robberies, and suicides in Southern California, and…