“As I sit in my apartment of 35 years in NYC, I read the horrific reports of fires consuming brush and forest in my homeland, and recall a gentler time. It was Oct. 30, 1967, and my 15th birthday, when a fire that broke out near Ramona airport raced toward Mt. Woodson, and then into […]
Blog: Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals: Five Rams to watch revisited – Turf Show Times
Last Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams visited the Arizona Cardinals and calmly took care of business. It wasn’t flashy, but it was dominant, as the rejuvenated Rams rushing attack, behind C.J. Anderson, was the story. Here’s a recap of Sean Wilkinson’s Five Rams to watch and how they fared last Sunday. Los Angeles Rams QB […]
Blog: LeBron James Medical Update – Lakers.com
EL SEGUNDO – Lakers forward LeBron James, who was injured in last night’s game at Golden State, underwent an MRI today which confirmed a strained left groin. James will be listed as day-to-day. Source: “Los Angeles” – Google News
Blog: Remember the iPads? L.A. Unified needs more transparency and caution on reorganization
To start, a proposal with this many moving parts needs to be unveiled publicly and officially, in full detail, with plenty of time for teachers, parents and the public at large to chew on it and add their thoughts before the school board considers it. There will certainly be at least a couple of board […]
Blog: How we can save 500,000 lives in 2019 without even trying hard
Let’s start with the nation’s No. 1 cause of death, heart disease. With consistent monitoring of blood fat (lipids), and a low-dose combination of generic and over-the-counter medications, physicians in some practices have achieved a 40% to 50% reduction in mortality, according to a 2018 report in the American Journal of Medicine. Similarly, physicians have […]
Blog: Beware of Russian bots under the bed
Last Thursday, when I picked up my laundry at the laundromat, it seemed quiet — too quiet — in there. Then it dawned on me: Many of the letters in the word “laundromat” are also in the word “kompromat.” I cautiously handed the proprietor my ticket, but not before turning up her radio deafeningly loud […]