Author: Susan Shelley

In 2007, about a year before the economy crashed, the Gallup Poll found that 28 percent of Americans had at some point worried about becoming

Math is a funny thing. Take averaging, for example. Mark Twain observed that if you have one foot in a bucket of ice and one

Something strange is going on with crime in Los Angeles. The Public Policy Institute of California says property crimes were up sharply in L.A. County

Motion picture director Billy Wilder was once asked whether he would ever again hire Marilyn Monroe, who was routinely late to the set. “I have

If you saw a school bus engulfed in flames on the side of the road, you probably wouldn’t think the fire was caused by an

A bus schedule drew the biggest applause of the night at the second Valley Transportation Summit, held recently at California State University Northridge. “We have

The Los Angeles City Council is preparing to vote on new water and power rate ordinances that will raise DWP rates annually for the next

Here’s a question for you: Does campaign money affect the actions of government officials? You may be laughing, but it’s a deadly serious question. About

It’s a great idea to ban terrorists and suspected terrorists from buying firearms, but the U.S. government’s “No Fly List” can’t be used to do