Russia and US Battling on Many Fronts
With much of the world’s focus on the conflict in the Ukraine’s Crimea, the United States and Russia are facing off on many other fronts. The US is the only nation that holds veto power over major decisions at the IMF (International Monetary Fund). Russia is pushing for the IMF to move ahead without US […]
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
THE PRESIDENT: (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Everybody, please have a seat. Well, first of all, let me just thank Erick for being here, for sharing his story, for his service to our country. I hope that listening to Erick here, everybody recognizes what a great success story this […]
Fun with Family Dysfunction in ‘August’
By Theda Kleinhans Reichman Playwright Tracy Letts’s “August: Osage County” was the darling of Broadway — garnering five Tony Awards during its run, plus the Pulitzer Prize. Now this acclaimed comedy-drama has arrived on the screen, adapted by Letts. Meryl Streep stars as the totally messed-up matriarch of a family so dysfunctional your family […]
Cyber Spy Leaks Fuel International Uproar
According to the Guardian, a United Kingdom newspaper and website that has been given exclusive interviews with whistleblower Edward Snowden about the National Security Agency’s (NSA) surveillance program, there are several things every American should know about the spy program. “There is very little information on private individuals the intelligence service does not have access […]
Can Housing Jumpstart our Sluggish Economy
One bright spot in the economy over the past year has been the housing recovery. We have seen home prices increase at their fastest pace since April of 2006. Housing values have been up in all twenty of the Case-Shiller home-price index cities for the most of 2013. Even that good news couldn’t help […]
Pig Roast July 5th at 3rd Corner
Join the 3rd Corner restaurant and wine store in Palm Desert is hosting an AFTER Independence Day Celebration on Friday, July 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. Price is $38 per person. 3rd Corner’s Chef Matt has purchased a whole pig from Cook Pigs Ranch and invites the public to an after Independence Day celebration. […]
Gun Control: The Path to 60 Votes
I watched national TV news this weekend, something I usually avoid because it’s just too full of violence, death, destruction and mayhem. I cringed when the news (repeatedly) reported the tragedy of five women who were burned alive in a limousine on the San Mateo Bridge, a bridge I frequently transited during my seven years […]