Online Retailers Thrive On Unfair Advantage
Betty Yee,July 31, 2011,San Francisco Chronicle Eager to get my hands on the hardbound Vol. 1 of the long-awaited Mark Twain autobiography this year, I purchased it for $34.99, plus…
From The Sidelines 8-1-11
By Irving Leemon, Contributing Columnist When is this country falling apart? When people can’t go to the Hollywood bowl because drunken clowns paw women and security does nothing to expel…
Creating More Jobs
As unemployment increases and the homeless become more desperate, instead of looking at the foolish suggestions provided by out of touch government, let’s use some common sense. Many services used…
Tell The English To Stop Killing Badgers!
The badger is a protected species in the UK and Europe, but a new law recently proposed in England may allow farmers to shoot badgers wherever they feel their cattle…
From The Sidelines 7-25-11
By Irving Leemon, Contributing Columnist The Supreme Court in their zeal to protect freedom of speech feels that anything can be said or shown. The legal zealots in this country…
The Netflix Coup, Subscribers Jumping Ship
So you were paying $9.99 for streaming video and 2 DVD’s a month from Netflix. Now, you either have to choose between streaming and DVD or pay an additional $6.00…
Hey! That’s Not What a Sidewalk is For!
By K.D. Wallis, Contributing Columnist I was walking with my dog on Ventura Boulevard the other day when we stumbled upon something that was at once disturbing and frightening to…
Help Create Whale Sanctuaries
The Caribbean is a well-known tourism destination, attracting many people from expert divers to novice snorkelers for its amazing coral reefs and abundance of marine life, including whales. In fact,…
Be A Hero For Hens
You can help put an end to one of the most inhumane practices in Canadian farming by choosing to buy only cage-free eggs. Nearly all of Canada’s eggs come from…
Boycott Everything Canadian!
It’s terrible to imagine: The merciless slaughter of baby seals has started on the ice floes off Canada’s east coast — completely defenseless animals beaten and shot to death for…