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(My) Check (Is) My Word
I was having drinks the other afternoon after a round of golf with an old friend who was visiting from out of town. We got to talking about politics, of course, and he told me the following story about one of the members of Congress from his home state. I figured it...
Just Ask Gabriel, Part II
I recently reported on this incredibly tragic and frustrating story. If you missed it, please read here. Four social workers repeatedly guilty of negligently turning a blind eye on one of their young wards—until he unnecessarily wound up dead, at eight years of age....
In The Court Of Public Opinion
There were a couple of interesting and newsworthy developments last week that got me . . . thinking. The Players One concerned Kobe. The other pertains to Leslie. You all know who I’m talking about, right? Not necessary for me to say Bryant or van Houten. Right?...
The Need To Know What’s Under Those Robes
Have you ever sensed that your doctor or your lawyer just doesn’t seem to have the commitment, or perhaps the time, to explain his or her advice to you? Kind of like those politicians who, when asked to explain their position on some particular issue, dodge the matter...
Just Ask Gabriel
In 2012, 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez . . . died. Inadvertently cut down by a stray bullet in a drive by neighborhood gang shooting? Nope. Car accident? Nope. Brain tumor? Nope. What Happened? Gabriel was tortured and killed in his own “home.” The dead boy’s mother...
Well, The Wife Did Say All I Need Is A Little More Exposure To . . . Move . . . My Career
This can can. But should it? What does San Francisco have in common with India? They both have a shortage of public bathrooms. True story! In their infinite wisdom, San Francisco lawmakers have come up with a fix: Outdoor urinals! They're leaving India . . . in the...
What Goes Around Comes Around
What goes around . . . comes around. For months, the U.S. government sought Apple's (if not all of Silicon Valley's) help in cracking the encryption barriers of the recovered cell phone of the San Bernardino terrorists. Apple refused. At stake and more important to it...
Justice Delayed . . . Is Justice Denied
How in the world could anything so simple and, potentially, so good, turn out so bad? Not just once. But . . . over and over. And over again. And . . . no relief in sight. What’s in a word? “Foster.” According to the dictionary, to foster is to encourage or promote...
Gone Phishing
We all get those emails from “Bank of America,” “Chase Bank,” “American Express,” and on and on, telling us how we need to click on the link in the email to update our accounts, give them our social security numbers, etc., etc., on threat of shutting down our accounts...
The New Majority — And Are You Part Of It?
According to a just published UCLA research study, more than one out of every two adults in California today is either “diabetic” or “pre-diabetic.” Are you a member of the new majority? Hopefully not, but—depending on your genes and your habits—the odds might just be...
