We think you're near Los Angeles

Los Angeles Tolerance

Blue noses in Oxnard

We in Southern California like to pretend we’re the bluest of the blue, that nothing shocks or fazes us. And we are tolerant of everyone and...
Read more

Scapegoating in society

  • Scapegoating in Society
  • March 30, 2012
Is it possible to transfer sin to the innocent? The transferability of sin and punishing the innocent for the sins of the guilty seems so unfair,...
Read more

Tolerance

The following thought is taken from the letters and talks of the Rebbe, Rabbi M. M. Scheerson and because of these letters; we understand these...
Read more

That Really Bothers Me!

Have you ever been in a situation in which something someone does drives you up the wall? Have you ever been in a situation in which someone went...
Read more

Is "autism" becoming an insult?

We've all heard kids call each other "retards," and it is cringe-worthy. But we figure, they're kids, they need to be taught better...
Read more

Was discrimination against autism condoned by school board decision?

You might remember earlier this year about the teacher from Port St. Lucie, FL who had her class vote on whether Alex Barton, a child with autism,...
Read more

Books for a child with a special needs' sibling

When an autism diagnosis happens, it doesn't just affect the child, it affects the entire family. Siblings are often the ones hit the hardest. They...
Read more

The Big Bang Theory tv show presents Asperger's Syndrome as another "normal"

There aren't a lot of special needs characters on television. And you see very few characters with autism, or Aspergers Syndrome.One of our...
Read more

Not in my neighborhood: Let's wipe out the ugly face of racism

Every Thursday I drive my daughter to soccer practice at a park in the Hollywood Riviera neighborhood of Torrance. Each time Emma would spot pro...
Read more

The Inner Bottom Line ®

A Column on Personal Choices & Ethical Dilemmas by Olive Gallagher"It’s Human, Not Gay, Stupid!”Dear Olive,I don’t know...
Read more