Reflections & Observations: Outcasts in Our Midst
As anyone who has survived it knows, adolescence is always turbulent and challenging, frequently confusing, sometimes overwhelming, and occasionally glorious...

Point Of View:
THE VIEW FROM MAIN STREET
In a recent "Week In Business" column Michael Rosenthal referred to me as the "new sheriff on Main Street," but...

Letter to the Arts Community
Many people do not realize that the students at Santa Monica High School produce some amazing art work. We are especially proud of the class of 2001...

Bay City Beat: A Tale of Two Children
Sit back and wait long enough and the wondrous systems of media in our times will deliver all the myth, irony, pathos, drama and heartbreak...

Poetry in the Mirror: THE HEART OF THE MATTER

In His Opinion: GREAT NON-FICTION OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Because my article on fifty great novels of the 20th century generated a surprising response from readers, I decided to try it again...

In Her Opinion: Rainy Days
I was in Portland recently. It didn't rain. Sure it snowed, but the weather was still better than it's been in Santa Monica...