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mimi May 1, 2013 at 02:39 pm
I am delighted they won first prize. I watched their short films earlier this year on this very…Read More website. They were excellent and deserving of the recognition. I applaud all of the SMC staff for their involvement and participation in training aspiring film makers.
It is not necessary to go to UCLA or USC film school in order to learn the craft.
mimi April 3, 2013 at 02:22 pm
Every high school in this country needs a "scared straight" car safety program.
Anna Corral April 3, 2013 at 02:08 pm
My daughter, Olivia CoriaSoria, a SaMo Senior participated along w/her friends to show cause n…Read More effects of actions n choices we make in life n to give her fellow students a heads up! I am very proud of her maturity, awareness, and common logic! The event should seriously be expanded to include other schools, and traffic violators!
Anna Corral-CoriaSoria
Santa Monica Mom/Resident
Roy Persinko March 12, 2013 at 01:36 pm
It's correct the song is "to" and the show is "of" the stars.
Jenna Chandler (Editor) March 12, 2013 at 01:07 am
http://www.smmusd.org/press/press1213/PR_021513StairwayoftheStars.htm
res i. dent March 11, 2013 at 07:13 pm
It's "Stairway *TO* the Stars", not "...of the Stars".... like the song.
Val Streit February 27, 2013 at 06:12 pm
Arthur...While you might not believe in marriage equality the fact is that everyone is equal and…Read More deserves the same rights. The tide is changing as that was shown in the election. Someones rights should not be put up to public vote. It has nothing to do with religion or the Bible and everything to do with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
I have been legally married in California for going on 5 years (together for 12 years) now and I would like to know how my marriage to my wife has impacted your life? If you consider that gay relationships are just "sexual arrangements" you are way off base.
Arthur Christopher Schaper February 26, 2013 at 08:03 pm
For those who are interested in the truth about blacks and the GOP, please visit:…Read More
http://www.thefrontpageonline.com/articles1-12410/GOPHistoryIsRepleteWithSupportofBlackIdeals
I am tired of Democratic leaders distorting the true story.
Arthur Christopher Schaper February 26, 2013 at 08:00 pm
I do not believe in "marriage equality" -- that is not a statement born of bigotry, but a…Read More statement born of truth, tradition, and trust that the coupling of one man and one woman is the true "progressive" stance.
Before that, people engaged in all kinds of sexual arrangements, with diverse and deleterious consequences.
Indeed, marriage should have remained a private matter. The government should never have gotten involved in marriage in the first place.
Santamonicaandy February 25, 2013 at 05:11 pm
Mimi, Not true, if they have comprehensive that would be covered.
mimi February 25, 2013 at 01:18 pm
no car insurance payment on acts of nature. sorry for the two owners.
Brenda Barnes February 24, 2013 at 08:24 pm
Wow. We have some tall old trees near our houses in this development. Time to get them checked by…Read More an arborist.
Val Streit February 26, 2013 at 12:53 pm
It is true that not all churches use hate speech. I don't consider WBC a church because their…Read More agenda is more like an activist group.
I don't think anyone here is condemning God or the Bible. I am curious however as to where "a proper discussion about homosexuality" fits in here.
Arthur Christopher Schaper February 25, 2013 at 06:51 pm
It is wrong to condemn all churches because of the "hate speech" of one group.
It is also…Read More wrong to condemn God, the Bible, and a proper discussion about homosexuality because of the poor and uncivil affront of one group.
Brenda Barnes February 22, 2013 at 10:57 pm
Westboro still has its tax deduction as a church. Churches--unlike other non-profits--don't have to…Read More pay even property taxes.
Brenda Barnes February 22, 2013 at 11:05 pm
I've noticed how angry they always look. I think they do themselves more harm than good, since…Read More hardly anyone is foolish enough to believe such anger and hate is Christian.
The most important thing to me is people who spread hate should lose their tax exemption, as Dan said. I know gay kids at Samo, and not all seem secure enough to take this kind of hate being directed at them for how they were born.
Besides, it's against California law to encourage violence against people because of their gender or sexual orientation. People who oppose Westboro are not equal to this hate-crime encouraging group--they are superior in rights, according to the law. Therefore, the police should rein in Westboro the way they did Occupy, which was not violating any law.
martin marteen February 17, 2013 at 04:39 am
what happened to "it is a free country" so long as one obeys the law. Both sides. They…Read More have a right to show up, others have a right to counter show up. Don't get worked up. Diversity in all manner is good.
David Steele February 15, 2013 at 02:32 am
Can we have a group of the homeless do a mass panhandle of them?
Jenna Chandler (Editor) February 13, 2013 at 02:06 pm
It was the college's project, not the city's. The college said it used Measure AA funds, a 2008 bond…Read More measure (http://www.smartvoter.org/2008/11/04/ca/la/meas/AA/).
Rod Aragon "Rod the Realtor" February 13, 2013 at 01:44 pm
Wait, The City of Santa Monica just put those in to be nice? LOL Wait till they figure out a way to…Read More charge for those spaces!
stewart resmer February 4, 2013 at 10:41 pm
What an amazing thing to do. Not once mind you, but two years running.
David Mendez-Yapkowitz January 19, 2013 at 04:17 pm
Speaking from personal experiences as both a student and an employee of Santa Monica College, I've…Read More found that the college police are the most respectful and friendly/approachable police department I've ever had contact with. They are visible, and always interacting with students. The actions of one officer does not reflect the entire department, I think it's important we don't make that mistake. It is refreshing to learn that the officer has resigned.
Shripathi Kamath January 16, 2013 at 06:40 pm
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Sylvia Jones January 16, 2013 at 06:24 pm
I am responding to Shlripathi Kamath's post of January 15 which takes exception to a teacher who…Read More receives a 78% pension for 12 years of teaching based on a salary in her/his last year in the classroom of $78,912. The writer cites no source for the information, and as a retired teacher I am concerned that readers will take this claim as fact.
Please consider the following: teacher retirement in the State of California is administered by the state, not by school districts. It is based on teacher age at retirement, number of years taught, and birthdate.
Here is an estimate of what a California teacher might receive based on the profile the writer uses. It is based on the formula as I came to understand it in going through my own retirement process.
Using the writer's data, here is what a California teacher might receive If she/he
retires this June with 12 years of experience, a birthdate of 1946 and an age at retirement of 64 years and seven moths, her/his retirement stipend would be approximately $1,869.89 per month or $22,438.68 per annum. That equates to 28% of final compensation, not the 78% that the writer decries.
Tom January 16, 2013 at 04:26 pm
Good teachers of course matter and I think most of them are quite good. I have kids at SRVHS and…Read More CWMS and for the most part am pleased with how professional they are. Sometimes though we do run into a bad one. When that happens my kids are strong enough to work through it and be fine but the weakers ones suffer.
In our school system it is MUCH easier for the teachers because you have VERY involved parents. We are a team and work with eachother. I hate the teachers union but respect the teachers. I also think there are many things we could do to improve things for students and teachers but we lack the backbone to do it.
Jock December 29, 2012 at 01:56 pm
Agreed. Any advanced alien race reading this would happily skip this planet. Perhaps in the future…Read More this thread may be a teaching tool showing the discord, arrogance and ignorance of 21st century Americans. Angry rantings, most displaying the logic of children. Puke
Tim Sole December 29, 2012 at 01:40 pm
David, it is not as far fetched as you might believe. I'm simply looking at what those in power in…Read More prewar Europe did and stating that I'm not going to allow mankind to repeat those mistakes here in America. Every 60 or 70 years, we simply forget what happened and then repeat the same mistakes that earlier generations made.
Moyuoylcahn December 29, 2012 at 05:49 am
Max The Paper Boy, you are correct, I am not your voice... I am the voice of the voiceless! fyi,…Read More these are the top contributors/PAC to this year's National Election. The NRA is not among them. They are: Friends of John Boehner,RepublicanGovernors Assn,Club for Growth,EMILY's List,League of Conservation,FreedomWorks,Every Republican Is Crucial PAC,Arcus Foundation,Americans for Limited Government,Freedom Project,Susan B Anthony List,Senate Conservatives Fund,Hoyer for Congress,Friends of Jeb Hensarling,Nancy Pelosi for Congress,Blue Dog PAC,AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America,Majority Cmte PAC,Votesane PAC,Environment America...
The NRA makes it influence known primarily through campaign donations. In 2012 they spent a little over 2 million dollars. $1,845,000 of that came from The NRA itself, $360,000 came from it's subsidiary, NRA Institute for Legislative Action. The total amount spent lobbying for gun rights was only $5,535,651 for 2012. In a National Election that cost ran into the billions! Not everyone who supports The NRA is a dues paying member. Not all of us are even gun owners. We support the Right To Bear Arms just the same.
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