by altha-admin | Aug 5, 2012 | Articles
I used to hate hearing this question. Reminded me of all the failures and frustrations which I had endured at Cal State Long Beach and at home. I needed to have a job, to have a calling in this life. I did not really think about doing the things that I wanted. I did...
by altha-admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Articles
I am still amazed at the values which have become more pervasive than ever in our schools. Instead of holding kids accountable, kids only count because their presence brings in the money. What happens to them afterwards matters very little to administrators on...
by altha-admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Articles
For over two years, I have been an avid reader of The Jewish Journal, a publication whose Purim spoof cover first caught my attention, along with the introduction of Conservative columnist and radio personality Dennis Prager. I did not agree with many of the writers...
by altha-admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Articles
Last night, someone painted "Tastes Like Hate" along the front side of the Chik-Fil-A restaurant south of Carson street on Hawthorne Blvd. in Torrance. The criminality which some activists engage in is enough to make people revisit the role of the...
by altha-admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Articles
This one kid at Hawthorne, a junior with attitude and a lot of smarts, he was one of those quite and snide types. John was a tough nut, a silent type who just looked for any opportunity to condescend. Spiky hair, bright yet quiet yet also lethal in his put-downs,...
by altha-admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Articles
Then another colleague of mine shared with me a business proposal for a company that he was planning an Internet start-up, I supposed, something that I was not interested in. When I explained to him the faith that I have received, that I trust that God is...