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Column | Bygone Days: The Great Depression before the New Deal
As the 1920s neared an end, many were convinced that prosperous times would go on forever. On Sept.…
Column | Bygone Days: How oil speculation pauperized thousands
Prosperous times swept America following the discovery of oil on Signal Hill, helping end the Depression of 1920-1921.…
Letters to the Editor | AB5, the independence killer
Dear Editor, I believe that AB5 (Assembly Bill 5 restricting the right to work independently) is one of…
Column | Bygone Days: Did Signal Hill oil save the country from economic collapse?
What was the world like after World War I and the influenza pandemic? Time, not medicine, had lessened…
Letter to the editor | Commemorative flag conundrum
The City Council recently approved a resolution to display “commemorative” flags on city flag poles. Special interest group…
Letter to the editor | Tax tax tax…
Dear editor, The world is in chaos. We are in the midst of a frightening pandemic that has…
Column| A Look at Bygone Days: Long Beach’s first woman city councilmember
If you pass by the Bach neighborhood library at the corner of Carson and Bellflower (4055 N. Bellflower)…
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The relentless restrictions on businesses prompted by the continuous spread of coronavirus COVID-19 have taken a toll on…
Column: A look at Bygone Days | Remembering Polio
As we struggle with Coronavirus (COVID-19) some may remember another epidemic disease–– infantile paralysis, better known as polio.…
Column | And in this Corner: Know the type?
[aesop_image img=”https://signal-tribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Blair-And-In-This-Corner.jpg” panorama=”off” align=”center” lightbox=”on” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”] Fact: I have met and talked with tens of…