Saturday, June 27




Michael Vick deserves a second chance

On Thursday, Michael Vick returned to an NFL field. After spending 18 months in a federal prison, two months under house confinement, losing all of the record $130 million contract he signed with the Atlanta Falcons, and experiencing a free fall from grace, Vick resumed a career that at one point held so much promise. Read more...


In surfing and in life: Relax when you get knocked down

Venice Beach has its fair share of characters. Artists, dancers and "tobacco" pipe sellers crowd Ocean Front Walk while locals and tourists alike flock to the sandy beach "“ one of Los Angeles County's cleanest. Just between the shops and the sand is a pickup truck, around which stand nine people who have never worn a wetsuit or ridden a surfboard before. Read more...