Ari Noonan, General Editor: Now in Year 23 of his recovery from an addiction to sportswriting, Ari Noonan is the tallest, oldest and hardest-hitting journalist in Greater Culver City. In the 1960s, he was a sportswriter, first in Orange County. Then he served as Night Sports Editor for the defunct Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. “Defunct” is the adopted first name of many newspapers Mr. Noonan has worked for and, to an extent, driven out of business. He was the last Sports Editor of the Evening Outlook in Santa Monica, for example. He was the last Managing Editor of the Baltimore Press, which died before he could leave town. In the 1970s, he jumped to Santa Barbara and Philadelphia before washing enough dishes to cover his fare back to Los Angeles. Throughout the 1980s and ‘90s, he became the dean of Jewish reporters in Los Angeles. That is, he became the dean of Jewish reporters covering the Jewish community of Los Angeles. This was not necessarily a good thing because during that span, he was present at the closure of three or four Jewish newspapers. With recent history being too painful to discuss, suffice it to report that he came to Culver City at the turn of the century. Following an editorship at the Culver City News, he opened The Front Page in March of ’04 and the newspaper went online fulltime in the final week of ’05. Contact Ari at
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Malsin’s Comeback: He Sounds in Midseason FormBy Ari L. Noonan @ 4:00 PM February 08, 2012[Editor’s Note: Scott Malsin will host a fundraiser, “Summit at the Lodge,” Saturday night, 6:30 to 8:30, at the Culver City Elks Lodge, 11160 Washington Pl. (scottmalsin.com)] read |
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Be a Patriot, Pal. Save America. Forget Peace Corps. Become a Stamp Collector.By Ari L. Noonan @ 4:00 PM February 08, 2012Normal people consistently can count the insecurity of their left-wing fans to give birth to a week’s worth of mirth. read |
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Murray, the Freshman, Arrives Armed with ConfidenceBy Ari L. Noonan @ 2:00 PM February 08, 2012As the newest and least community-known candidate in the crowded field for City Council seats, Stephen Murray carries with him at all times a copy of the city’s budget. read |
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Barrel-chested Bullies Are Back –All ‘Planned’ and Planted, You KnowBy Ari L. Noonan @ 1:00 PM February 08, 2012It took the bulgy, angry, sex-deprived screamers from Planned Abortionhood three days to regain their wind after pulling off last week’s terrifically successful public relations scam against the genteel ladies of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. read |
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Mayor Will Be Present Tonight, but Not as an InviteeBy Ari L. Noonan @ 10:00 AM February 08, 2012[Editor’s Note: With his re-election campaign underway, Mayor Mehaul O’Leary will host a fundraiser on Saturday, 3:30 to 5:30, at The Culver Hotel.] read |