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Monthly Archives: May 2011
First Memorial Day
Your email: Where does the federal holiday of Memorial Day come from? It was first celebrated May 1, 1865 as “Decoration Day” by freed slaves at Charleston, South Carolina, to commemorate the Union soldiers in the Civil War that had … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas & Opinions
Tagged Charleston South Carolina, Civil War, Decoration Day, May 1 1865, Memorial Day
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The White Power Elite: Appointing a Superintendent–by Rudy Acuna
Your email: The White Power Elite: Appointing a Superintendent By: Dr. Rodolfo F. “Rudy” Acuña On December 3, 1972, Los Angeles Times writer Al Martinez wrote, “There exists in Los Angeles an organization of rich and powerful men who have … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Martinez, California Club, Colis Huntington, Dr. Rodolfo f. Acuna, Harrison Gray Otis, Henry Huntington, John Pedicone, Jonathan Club, Lalo Guerrero, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Unified Schol District, Mark Stegeman, Miguel Cuevas, Professor Guadalupe Castillo, Rudy Acuna, San Agustin Cathedral, Si Schorr, Southern Arizona Leadership Council, Steve Leal, Tucson Citizen, Tucson Unified School District
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Prison Overcrowding & Three Strikes Reform
Your email: In the year 2000, Valerie L. Monroe and I co-authored and launched the California Three Strikes Project initiative petition campaign to roll the Three Strikes law back to what the people of California intended it to be; a … Continue reading
Posted in Anecdotes & Adventures, Ideas & Opinions, Private Investigation Industry
Tagged California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, California Democratic Council, Green Party, Jan B. Tucker, Libertarian Party, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Peace and Freedom Party, prison crowding, Three Strikes law, Valerie L. Monroe
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Forced Prostitution Ring Busted
Your email: Mexico frees 62 in forced-prostitution case MEXICO CITY – Police freed 62 female victims of a forced-prostitution ring in Mexico City, including a 13-year-old girl, prosecutors said. The women complained they were forced to work as prostitutes in … Continue reading
World Music Night @ The Talking Stick
Your email: Last night was another fantastic World Music Night at the Talking Stick (1411 Lincoln Blvd. Venice CA 90291) featuring band (and our friends) Conjunto Jardin (Son Jarocho genre of Veracruz) and Ron Meza’s Planet Afrobeat. I went with … Continue reading
Deja vu a world away
Your email: I’m up in Susanville, California to interview an inmate at High Desert State Prison. I go to breakfast at Hart’s Cafe, a really friendly and efficient place to stop for a meal if you’re up in these parts … Continue reading
Words & Actions in International Relations
“words may show a man’s wit; but actions his meaning.” Continue reading
Posted in Ideas & Opinions
Tagged Amnon Meranda, Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Deir Yassin, Fatah, Hamas, Herut, Irgun Zvai Leumi, Israel, Jordan, Lehi, Likud, Menachem Beigin, Palestine, Reuven Rivlin, Shimon Peres, Stern Group, Yitzhak Shamir, Zeev Jabotinsky, Zionist Revisionism
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“Shocked” by Schwarzenegger Affair
Your email: A little while ago MSNBC Morning Anchor Thomas Roberts promo’d the story on the expose’ on the Gropenator’s affair that led to a child out of wedlock with a former member of his household staff. Roberts called it … Continue reading
Posted in Anecdotes & Adventures, Ideas & Opinions, Private Investigation Industry
Tagged AB 1617, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Calikfornia Association of Licensed Investigators, Captain Renault, Casablanca, Cindy Montanez, Claude Rains, I'm shocked, John Burton, Mickey Conroy, Pat McGreevy, Rebecca Cohn, Richard Polano, Rusty Areias, San Fernando Valley Northeast Los Angeles NOW, sexual harassment, State Chamber of Commerce, Trice Harvey
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Finn MacCool is too cool
Your email: Last night was a great concert by Irish Celtic and Celtic-Fusion band Finn MacCool. It had been a long time since I’d seen them perform and a long time since I’d seen Marta Collier, one of the performers … Continue reading
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Tagged Celtic, Clinic Defense, Finn MacCool, Irish, Kulak's Woodshed, Marta Collier, Operation Rescue
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