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HomeJust a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

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Just a Thought- Crime Scene Part 2

June 15, 2011 0

I’ve survived a number of crimes. The idea that once the event is over, it can all be filed way doesn’t take human nature into account. I’m happy to identify as a survivor rather than …[READ MORE]

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Just a Thought- Crime Scene

June 6, 2011 1

Do you ever get that feeling when you know someone is watching you, and you can‘t see anyone there? It’s fun to do the news, but it’s not always fun to be the news. Not …[READ MORE]

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Just A Thought – Power/Play

May 23, 2011 1

There was a tense moment a few months ago at a school board meeting, when the discussion of placing solar panels on the school grounds got very heated. The head of the sustainability committee, Todd, …[READ MORE]

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Just a Thought- It’s Not About the Benjamins

April 15, 2011 Comments Off on Just a Thought- It’s Not About the Benjamins

I was once listening to an interview with author Michael Crichton, and he was speaking about the arc of his success. To go from being a medical student living on a thin margin, to being …[READ MORE]

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Just a Thought – Do Something !

February 15, 2011 1

At the school board meeting on Feb. 8, the discussion of capital projects came up late in the evening, after an already emotional agenda. Proponents of the new sports complex, advocates of the needed renovations …[READ MORE]

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Just a Thought – For Hope, Health and Healing

January 17, 2011 1

Once again, we are commemorating the life of an American leader, whose great work was ended by a crazy man with a gun. Once again, as everyone knows, last week a crazy man with a …[READ MORE]

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Just a Thought – What a Wonderful World

December 27, 2010 0

Last week, I went to look out my front door to survey for storm damage, and I was met by a huge double rainbow arched over the wet street. This kind of thing keeps happening. …[READ MORE]

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Another Good Thing Happens

December 22, 2010 1

Just when I thought Ballona Creek was going to bust out of her concrete bed, the Goddess Iris showed up in her finest. While many parts of LA County are still deluged (and the rain …[READ MORE]

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Just A Thought – Drug Problem

December 6, 2010 0

Just because I am writing about news in Culver City does not mean it’s a good thing that so much of it happens in my neighborhood. When I woke up a few weeks ago to …[READ MORE]

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Just a Thought – Curtis Massey, Karen Bass and Lenny Bruce

November 29, 2010 6

At the City Council meeting last Monday night on Nov. 22, there was a moment so absurd that it was farce. I realized it was farce when I saw that everyone involved was taking it …[READ MORE]

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Culver City News

  • Metro Approves Funding for ‘Better Overland’ Phase Two
    September 18, 2025 0
  • Multi-Car Crash on Sepulveda Closes the Street – No Fatalities
    September 18, 2025 0
  • What is in Store for the Old Gun Store? Planning Commission to Review Proposals
    September 18, 2025 0

Culver City Community

  • City Survey – Share Your Thoughts on Services, Events and More
    September 19, 2025 0
  • CC Rotary Plaza to Host Holdiay Craft Fair – Oct. 18
    September 19, 2025 0
  • LA28 Offers Early Registration for Tickets to the Games
    September 17, 2025 0

Culver City Politics

  • Keep Showing Up – Aug. 30
    August 29, 2025 0
  • Book Launch – Exit from International Organizations
    August 21, 2025 0
  • Culver City Democratic Club Votes to Endorse Roy for LA City Attorney
    August 19, 2025 0

City Offers Pre-Approved ADU Designs

Culver City Arts

  • Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration @ Glorya Kaufman – Sept. 27
    September 19, 2025 0
  • LA County Library Author Talk: Nuestra América – Oct. 2
    September 18, 2025 0
  • Fiber Art @ Village Well to Celebrate Banned Books Week
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CULVER CITY COMMUNITY CALENDAR

  • Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration @ Glorya Kaufman - Sept. 27
    September 27
  • CC Rotary Plaza to Host Holdiay Craft Fair - Oct. 18
    October 18
  • LA County Library Author Talk: Nuestra América - Oct. 2
    October 2
  • Fiesta Mexicana - Culver Arts Foundation/ Tito's Tacos/ Tito's Vodka
    October 4
  • Ballona Creek Clean-Up - Sept. 20
    September 20
  • CC Friends of the Library to Host Children's Book Sale
    Sept. 20
  • HDD to Serve Up Unique ¡Ordena! for Art Walk
    October 18
  • Sunday Jazz to Return to KDT in September
    September 14, 21, and 28
  • Marina Drum Circle Returns
    August 17 - October 19
  • Saved By a Story @ The Wende
    Ongoing - meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month
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