70 years old. There’s nothing magical about the number 70. Yes, it’s a big birthday but not as big as 25 (a quarter of a century old). And I can’t forget 30 (Don’t trust anyone over 30). 50 (Thank you AARP) or 62 (Social Security) and 65 (Medicare). Coming next is 75 (Holy smoke, ¾…
There were 58.9 million people in the United States who were identified as Hispanic in the American Community Survey of 2017. That amounted to 18% of the nation’s population of 325.7 million, according to the United State Census Bureau. The percentage made people of Hispanic origin the nation’s largest ethnic or racial minority. Hispanics constituted…
I came across this video hosted by Katie Couric who “traveled to rural and Rust Belt America to examine the real roots of anger and frustration among America’s white working class.” This is as relevant today as when Trump was elected but it is not the full story of America. If you think it was…
“Fire and fury.” “Lock and Loaded.” I’ve become immune to the crazy words that spew from DJT to the point that I don’t know how to assess his current bluster about war. He vomits threats like he’s in a school playground threatening the other children around him that he’ll kick anyone’s ass because he can….
340,675 Vote by Mail Ballots from the June 7 election are still being counted. According to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, as of June 8, there are also 251,894 Provisional and 23,487 other ballots for a total of 616,056 ballots outstanding. In our Long Beach Vote 2016 project with California State University, Long Beach,…