TheFrontPageOnline.com Op-ed

When It Raines It Pours. Oh My, And It Howells, Too

Ari L. Noonan — 2010-03-12

You would think when liberal commentators wear their last crayon down to the nub, they would take this as a nuanced hint to upgrade the quality of their observations.

Lehman Bros – Anatomy of a Murder

John Cohn — 2010-03-12

The implosion of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 led to the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

Pillow Talk

Robert Ebsen — 2010-03-12

I suppose I’m not the only one who has, at times, been bothered by lack of sleep.

Am I Still Cool?

Alexandra Campbell — 2010-03-12

When I was 38 years old, I had an “almost mid-life” crisis while shopping. Shopping at 38 is so different than shopping at 18. I’ve noted the occasions that are Not Cool with (NC).

An Acute Difference in Mentalities

Shachar — 2010-03-12

Dateline Jerusalem — I always seem to set off alarms. This morning when I entered the building where I work, the metal clasps on my jacket set off the alarm when I went through the metal detector.

Clashing With Police

Robert L. Rosebrock — 2010-03-11

To my fellow Veterans and friends of Veterans:

Following is a letter I sent to Secretary Shinseki regarding the incredible abusive treatment to Veterans, particularly Disabled American Veterans, at last Sunday’s scheduled Veterans Appreciation Day celebration of the 122nd anniversary of the Land Grand Deed of 1888.

Weekends Go So Fast

Mike Hennessey — 2010-03-11
Dateline Dayton — The past two weekends have been busy ones for our family. The prior weekend was the Learning Tree Farms Antiques Appraisal Event, which I chaired, and Pauline handled the Postcard Swap.

Why Malsin Deserves Support

Letters to the Editor — 2010-03-11
There is only one candidate for the City Council of Culver City who has earned the trust and the endorsement of all three returning Council members , Andy Weissman, Christopher Armenta and Mehaul O'Leary.

Zirgulis Hoping the Sun Will Shine on Him

Robert Zirgulis — 2010-03-11
[Editor’s Note: Peripatetic City Council candidate Robert Zirgulis lately has begun writing about himself in the third person, as in the following two missives that arrived this morning.]

A Puzzle for Wonks: Will Rise of Non-Dem, Non-GOP Voters Turn Us Into a Swing State?

Thomas D. Elias — 2010-03-11
Something remarkable is happening in California politics, but the leaders of the two major parties don’t seem to get it.

On a Night When Tough Decisions Were Scarce

Ari L. Noonan — 2010-03-10
Two faces of the School Board at last night’s meeting, held once again in the emotional heat of the budget-slicing, probable-layoff season.

Being Gay, Natch, Is Not Always Healthy for Politicians

Ari L. Noonan — 2010-03-10
Observing the antics of the serially wronged wrist-watchers from the gay community, from the Friends of All Darned Gays community and from the Friends of the Friends of All Darned Gays community is like driving over to the zoo and parking in front of the monkey cage.

Dollar Days

John Cohn — 2010-03-10
It’s tough being the U.S. dollar.

The Vile Fascination with the Monkey Image of the Obamas (and African-Americans)

Dr. Earl Ofari Hutchinson — 2010-03-10
The worst thing about the CEO of the Tennessee Hospitality Assn. Walt Baker’s silly, sick, demeaning depiction of First Lady Michelle Obama as a chimp ironically is not the depiction.

Mr. President: You Are Jeopardizing What Lies Before Us

Eric L. Wattree — 2010-03-10
I undoubtedly do not have the information or the wisdom to question the vast majority of your presidential decisions.

L.A. Times Reviews Rove Book. Can You Guess the Outcome?

Ari L. Noonan — 2010-03-09
Digesting Timmy Rutten’s book reviews in the Los Angeles Times is like buying your lunch-hour tuna sandwich every day at the same deli: No drama. Years in advance, you know within two taste buds exactly how the tuna will strike your palate.

Seeing Anew

Carter Dewberry — 2010-03-09
My mother’s eyes welled with tears as my brother pointed and exclaimed, “Look, mommy, it’s a tree!”

Candidate Claims a Finding

Robert Zirgulis — 2010-03-09
Remember when I said the "fix" was in on all these endorsements for City Council?

Warmer or Colder, It Doesn’t Matter. Bible Blames Global Warming.

Ari L. Noonan — 2010-03-08
When the Los Angeles Times has a child-sized mission to cover, the Juvenile Editor whistles for Jimmy (Very) Rainey.

Selling Us Short

John Cohn — 2010-03-08
This is going to be a little bit confusing.

There Really Is Something Fishy About Bassy

Ari L. Noonan — 2010-03-08
Re: “Bimbo Alert: Guess Who Is Skulking Away with Education Dollars?”

Your Handwriting Holds Secrets You May Want to Unlock

Nicholas Pollak — 2010-03-08
Not too long ago a neighbor invited me to his 40th birthday party. I asked if, as my gift to him, I could become his party’s entertainment.

Last Thursday Was ‘a Teachable Moment for Students’

Letters to the Editor — 2010-03-08
Re “I Propose a Toast to Manipulation Day”

Bunning, a Lonely Hero

Ari L. Noonan — 2010-03-05
It has been much easier in Washington this week to savage Jim Bunning than to think through his unvarnished reasoning with him.

Bimbo Alert: Guess Who Is Skulking Away with Education Dollars?

Ari L. Noonan — 2010-03-05
I wonder what the Culver City teachers who led their sin-free students by the nostrils out to the curb yesterday morning to play pliable puppet for their union bosses will think when they swallow Karen Bass’s latest gotcha scam.

Looking Back

Alexandra Campbell — 2010-03-05
It’s been a whole year since I started writing for thefrontpageonline.com. How time flies! Can it really be 52 weeks since I began telling readers what was going on Inside My Head?

Time

Robert Ebsen — 2010-03-05
Time can mean so many things to so many people. This is what time means to me today, as I approach the age of 70.

Teachers Union Agrees to Five Furlough Days

My Opinion — 2010-03-05
[Editor’s Note: As contract negotiations continue between the Teachers Union and the Culver City School District, Union President David Mielke filed the following report with his members on yesterday’s session.]

It Rained in Torrents, but Drenching Did Not Dampen Our Spirits

Shachar — 2010-03-05
Dateline Jerusalem — It has been raining non-stop for five days with hail, thunder, lightning and flooding, the biggest storm in five years.

I Propose a Toast to Manipulation Day

Ari L. Noonan — 2010-03-04
On the way home from picking up my wife at the airport this early morning, we drove past El Rincon School.