AMY LARSONStaff Writer If your church youth group was anything like mine, you remember the nights when some of the kids got up and did skits. I always felt bad for them because the skit never really flowed, and there was always that one student that had no idea when it was his turn to speak — it seemed like anything that could go wrong did. Because of all the improvisation … [Read more...] about Student finds faith goes past church
Dem majority could save Republicans
Ashton EllisStaff Writer With barely a month to go before Election Day, conservative Republicans should consider the benefits of becoming the minority party in the U.S. House of Representatives. Sure, a number of ineffectual congressmen would be out of a job, and the presumptive Democratic Speaker would be San Francisco’s own Nancy Pelosi, but sometimes things must get worse … [Read more...] about Dem majority could save Republicans
Firefighters beat back record-setting blaze
The Day fire has been contained after burning for a month and destroying thousands of acres. JAIMIE FRANKLINNews Assistant The month-long “Day Fire” has been fully contained after burning almost 160,000 acres across the Angeles and Los Padres National Forests, becoming California’s fifth largest wildfire on record. The fire began Sept. 4 on Labor Day in the remote, rugged … [Read more...] about Firefighters beat back record-setting blaze
Cigarette tax and abortion top ballot issues
If Prop. 86 passes, price per pack could hit $7, putting holes in pockets and opening doors for smugglers and black markets. Troy SenikStaff Writer California has consistently charmed the world with its immaturity. It is, after all, a land of languid beachfront communities, oxygen bars and actors in chief. But over the years, the specific form that this perpetual youth has … [Read more...] about Cigarette tax and abortion top ballot issues
Meet a Malibuite: Mario Vitale
MARY WISNIEWSKIAssistant Living Editor A miniature red truck sits on a shelf near a toy skeleton holding a guitar, surfboards are attached to the ceiling, a Pepperdine banner is posted above the door and a sign proclaiming, “Welcome to the house of perpetual commotion,” on the wooden wall. This is no bizarre antique shop. It is the Dume Room, owned by Mario Vitale. Vitale … [Read more...] about Meet a Malibuite: Mario Vitale