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SoCal Unemployment Rates Continue Dropping in March: EDD Reports

Southern California’s unemployment rates continue dropping, with food services, education, and health services leading the job growth, according to figures released on April 15 by the state Employment Development Department (EDD). Los Angeles County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.8 percent in March, down from a revised 6.3 percent in February and from the 10.5…


Watchdog Warns States Blowing ‘Budget Surpluses’ on Wants Not Needs

In spring 2020, state and local governments were confronted with cascading costs in managing the public health response to the pandemic, spiking unemployment, and steep sales tax and user fee revenue declines resulting from business disruption and restrictions. The situation appeared dire. During the second quarter of 2020, from April to June, the U.S. Government…


Twitter’s Hostile Makeover

When you storm out of a store in disgust at exorbitant prices or shabby service, and vow not to give the establishment your patronage ever again, does that mean you hate capitalism? Far from it—any more than when you storm out of the DMV for the same reasons; the difference, of course, being that in…


Life of Leonardo Da Vinci, Painter and Sculptor of Florence

The greatest gifts are often seen, in the course of nature, rained by celestial influences on human creatures; and sometimes, in supernatural fashion, beauty, grace, and talent are united beyond measure in one single person, in a manner that to whatever such an one turns his attention, his every action is so divine, that, surpassing…


10 Gardening Ideas to Steal From the French

Turn your backyard into a French paradise France is known for its beautiful dichotomy between architectural and natural beauty. Building wise, obvious standouts are the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triumph and the Notre-Dame Cathedral, but the real beauty of France is what surrounds these iconic structures. The Palace of Versailles for example, a beautiful…


French Parenting Tips Parisians Swear By

A job that is 365 days a year: being a mother is a 24/7 role, filled with teachable moments, rewarding moments, and even some silly moments. Every family operates differently, but there are always a few keys rules of thumb every mother tries to live by. We’ve compiled a list of a few parenting tips…


Was Ivermectin Unfairly Torpedoed as Treatment for COVID-19?

Controversy seems to surround virtually everything connected with COVID-19: masking, social distancing, vaccines. Amid this quagmire of controversy, one of the most fraught questions has been whether the medication ivermectin is nothing more than dangerous snake oil or is actually a safe and effective treatment for the virus. ‘Horse De-Wormer’ The mainstream media and conventional…


3 Tasks for New Retirees that Will Pay Off Later

After a working lifetime of alarm clocks and meetings, you might be looking forward to a lot more unstructured time once you retire. But taking care of one more to-do list early on can set you up for a better retirement. The following assumes you’ve already done some basic financial planning. Ideally, before you retire,…


OUICOOK: French Easter Tradition

Easter in French is known as “Pâques”. Most holidays in France center around food and Easter is no different. Why not celebrate this Easter with a French flair? Let’s explore a traditional French Easter meal. The French traditionally eat lamb (agneau) on Easter with yummy Potatoes Dauphinoise, served with a in season vegetable such as…


10 Years of Illegal China-North Korea Nuclear Missile Cooperation

Commentary April 15 marks a decade of unpunished Chinese Communist Party (CCP) perfidy. That day in 2012 saw the first revelation that purpose-built Chinese large trucks were carrying North Korean intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). China was abetting North Korea’s ability to vaporize U.S. cities. Almost a decade later, on March 24, 2022, the third generation…