A Los Angeles fixture, the 99 Cent Only Store, will be raising prices on some items, voiding their long-standing slogan of "Nothing Over 99 Cent, Ever," and breaking the hearts of some 99-Cent loyalists.
The chain, which opened in the Westchester section of Los Angeles exactly 26 years ago Wednesday, said the business lost about $1.5 million last quarter.
(Shameless "As Good As It Gets" ripoff follows.) My brother sent me an e-mail a few days ago wondering if I was worried about the possibility of Russia having sole access to the space station for five years. "Well, not until now," I replied.
Then I saw this today:
Russia's invasion of Georgia is sending ripples right out into space, with NASA facing the possibility of no longer being able to hitch a ride to the International Space Station on Soyuz flights.
Finally, something that might knock the John Edwards story out of the news:
Bigfoot may have been found. Maybe. We'll see.
Two Northern California men and two Georgians say they've got a body, a photo and DNA evidence pertaining to the elusive forest-dwelling man-ape — and that they'll reveal all at a press conference in Palo Alto, Calif., on Friday.
We don't have the space to print letters to the editor from out of state (unless they're commenting on something from our paper that the writers read online). Once in a while, I get one I'd like to run, however, such as this one from J. Andrew Smith of Bloomfield, N.J.:
Some ideas on global warming:
Other people want to get in line to be one of the first to take a commercial space flight. This is what I'd like to reserve:
What's the opposite of "Speaksoftly and carry a big stick"?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush told Russia on Monday to end its military action in Georgia and said it appeared Moscow was trying to overthrow the elected government of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.
I told my cats last week to start behaving or face serious consequences. Can cats laugh? Putin can.
Welcome to the next war:
Georgia's president said Friday that his country is under attack by Russian tanks and warplanes, and he accused Russia of targeting civilians as tensions over the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia appeared to boil over into full-blown conflict.
Sure glad the PETA folks have stopped going over the top:
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man.
— An animal rights group has tried
Let's keep reminding ourselves that, no matter how much Chinese officials polish up the place during the Olympics, China is not really a citizen-friendly nation:
Living in Beijing? The government wants to know your shoe size, blood group, political affiliation and where you get your money from, according to police in at least one corner of the security-obsessed Olympic host city.
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