Politics Orange Grove Outrage SimonOctober 27, 20060 I was amazed last week when I was driving down Orange Grove Avenue in South Pasadena to see that the improvements being...
Politics An Innocent Question SimonOctober 11, 20060 On August 11, 2006 the UN Security Council passed resolution 1701 that reads in its third paragraph: “Emphasizing...
Politics Global Warming Warning SimonSeptember 18, 20061 A few weeks ago I read somewhere that if all of the ice cap on Greenland melted the oceans would rise 21 feet. My...
Politics Sovereign States in the Middle East SimonSeptember 8, 20060 Every nation in the Middle East--- Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia--- dates as a sovereign state...
Politics Globalization SimonJune 22, 20060 Here is a nice example of how globalization helps everybody: A box of Japanese apples (Fuji) being sold in a small...
Politics Pasadena, the NFL and History SimonMay 3, 20060 More than 100 years ago the Rose Parade was started in Pasadena so developers could illustrate to people in Chicago how...
Ideas Gasoline Prices SimonApril 23, 20060 Here is an idea that might help stabilize oil prices. Allow individuals to buy gasoline at todays prices for delivery...
Immigration How Free People Vote SimonMarch 7, 20060 The freedom to cast a secret ballot in a fair election is one of the most cherished rights of free people everywhere....
Politics The Automobile Pension Mess SimonFebruary 13, 20060 Here is an idea worth thinking about. The US automobile manufacturers are at a competitive disadvantage to importers....
Politics Democracy is Temporary SimonJanuary 10, 20062 At about the time our original 13 states adopted their new constitution, in the year 1787, Alexander Tyler (a...