Four of the filthiest, most dangerous black criminals this side of hell kidnap and batter a mentally crippled boy because he is white. This happened the other day in the new toilet seat of crime, Chicago. Proud of their vile homegrown racist convictions, the white-loathing black thugs post live video of their obscenities on Facebook. Fittingly the unspeakable act occurred … Read More
How Israel’s Enemies Are Shrinking Jewish State
Dateline Jerusalem — Where is Israel? What happened to it? These might seem strange questions. Considering what is happening in the world today, however, they are not that odd after all. When looking at a map, Israel is just a sliver of land surrounded by the Arab world. In fact, the State of Israel fits into the Arab world 545 times. … Read More
Rain of Terror? Nah. We Are Doing Fine
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Will this morning’s stubborn wet weather ever go away? Meanwhile, here is a rainy-day tale you have heard before. It bears repeating, though, because of the sprinkles that have inundated Culver City this week and because the news is current. As the drought continues, Golden State Water Co., the city’s supplier, and Public Works Director Charles Herbertson say that the … Read More
O Christmas Tree
Dateline Boston — Every year we go to a parking lot in the next town to get our Christmas tree. We go in, pick a tree from all the other almost identical trees, sometimes haggle over the price, and they bring it across the street and strap it to our car. I never have paid more than $40 for a … Read More
Teacher Complaints Have Not Changed in 95 Years
Complaints about teacher shortages echo those of a century ago, even as class-size ratios dropped by half. I came across an editorial from the National Education Assn. that I want to share. A few excerpts: Is there a teacher shortage today? There is only one answer to this question. There is still an appalling lack of trained teachers throughout the … Read More
On My Unmet Granddaughter’s Birthday
My granddaughter with her mom
Yesterday was my only granddaughter’s birthday. Freshly 19, she was too young to recall the first time we met, the last time we met — the only times we met — on back-to-back nights in 1999. I was on the way home to Los Angeles from a whirlwind 5-month job fling in Baltimore. Her dad is the oldest of my … Read More
A School Truth That Is Not Well Known
Mark Twain is alleged to have said, “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” Teachers unions seem to have an endless supply of frequent liar miles at their disposal. Union leaders refer to vouchers as “failed schemes…which take away funding and local control from our public schools – to fund … Read More
Riordan Legacy – Uncommon Employee Loyalty
John Riordan, left, with Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve Rose
Second of two parts. Re: “After 47 Years, John Riordan Is a Legend” Nearly a half-century after opening his plumbing business in Culver City, John Riordan said the most dramatic change about his industry is shrinkage – many fewer plumbers than there used to be. “There is a very simple explanation,” he said. “People don’t want to get their hands … Read More
Rose Slams Poly Ban as a ‘Political Gesture’
Mr. Rose
That ain’t no slickly paved Yellow Brick Road from these dark days of December to the yawning sunlit evenings of next July – by which time optimists believe a polystyrene food container ban will span Culver City eateries, relieving the environment of a nagging, torturing enemy. The president/CEO of the Chamber of Commerce is the latest loud voice to join … Read More
A Lesson in How to Dump Many Bad Teachers
Photo/meme: memecaptain.com
Imagine that you own a restaurant and employ two chefs. One is a grizzled veteran: He is slow, he constantly gets orders wrong, his food tastes terrible, and his hygiene is so poor that he sometimes makes your customers sick. The other is relatively new to the kitchen: A great chef now, she only promises to get better. She pays … Read More