Some things caught my eye in yesterday's newspaper.
On the front page there is a small section that highlights other articles with a teaser headline...
INSIDE:
Headline: A Jewel of a Crown (B1)
"The 2005 rose Queen will wear diamonds instead of rhinestones."
Bringing Serious Bling to Colorado Boulevard
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Looking now at Section B, Page 1, I see that "Jeweler Mikimoto, which claims the Japanese royal family on its crown resume, took on the challenge of designing a crown that will be seen across the globe by more than 350 million people. It may be only 15 seconds of TV fame. But it's enough of a publicity pop for Mikimoto to spend $370,000 on the crown and six matching tiaras for the princesses."
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Continuing on to Section B, page B3, a new headline grabs my attention.
"Outsourcing" of Homeless Stirs Intercity Debate
"A dispute erupts after Santa Clarita hires a group to shuttle people to L.A. instead of opening a winter shelter."
Santa Clarita is one of the little cities in LA County that has grown as a result of a desire to escape the problems we face here. Once more affordable, now building in real estate value.
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Remembering something I read a few days ago on November 24th�.
King/Drew's Trauma Unit Ordered Shut
"Despite impassioned protests, Los Angeles County Supervisors voted Tuesday to close the trauma center at Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center, saying the unit had to be sacrificed as part of a larger strategy to save the troubled hospital."
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The La County Supervisors.... Now that is another story.
Meanwhile, we are doing well with our holiday shopping season. It is getting off to a good start:
"Tidings of Comfort and Joy for Retailers"
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Is it any wonder that it is increasingly hard to read the newspaper?
This practice may actually make us consider the strangeness of our values. No wonder I have been avoiding it!