Mrs. Shriver Is First Sibling, Too
Tweet In the days since Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s death, much has been written and said about her singular and extraordinary complishments (see stories below). She changed and improved the world by making a place in it for the intellectually challenged all over the world, Now Mark Shields, political commentator and former Washington Post columnist, writing in Noozhawk.com, spotlights another of Mrs. Shriver’s accomplishments. Shield describes the bizarre, crude and... Read More
WELCOME TO DOWNTOWN SANTA MONICA
Tweet By Susan Hartley I always tell clients to be careful about parking in Santa Monica because Santa Monica is vicious about parking. They all agree. Years ago, a suite mate told me he doesn’t let Santa Monica parking tickets get him upset. He just figures that’s part of the cost of living and doing business in Santa Monica. I’ve followed his wise advice. UNTIL NOW. Parking in Downtown Santa Monica has gotten even worse. In addition to a dearth of parking spaces,... Read More
Laurel Roennau Dies Thursday
Tweet This old beach town is a little more vulnerable today because Laurel Roennau, its smartest, fiercest and most eloquent defender. died early Thursday morning. She had not been well for some time, and so she had not been able to appear at City Council meetings to protest the latest mindless diminution of the town she loved so ardently. Every time, including the last time, I called her to see how she was faring, she was far more interested in hearing how the town was doing. She... Read More
UFW, Chavez Family Saddened By Passing of Great Friend
Tweet All of us in the farm worker movement and the Chavez family were deeply saddened by the passing August 11 of Eunice Kennedy Shriver. We cherish the bonds that have linked us with the Kennedy family, and particularly Sargent and Eunice Shriver, over nearly four decades. We have shared encouragement and support during times of challenge and peril. But throughout we have been bound together by common faith and values. Those links will continue living in our hearts. All... Read More
Whither Thunder
Tweet By Ava Tramer Beaches Mostly sunny Highs: 68-75; Lows: 59-63 Inland Clear and sunny Highs: 91-99; Lows: 59-65 Deserts Hot Highs: 103-111; Lows: 74-82 And Santa Monica… Morning, Santa Monica, inside SUN’s Palace of Heat and Glory. Enter SUN. SUN bustles around the kitchen, tidying things up and humming to himself. Enter CHILL, dressed in a suit: SUN (looking up): Oh, hello. I didn’t see you there. CHILL: I heard I could find work here. SUN: Er…well,... Read More
Eunice Kennedy Shriver: 1921-2009
Tweet By Clara Sturak I was lucky enough to spend some time with Eunice Shriver — she joined her son, (then candidate for Santa Monica City Council) Bobby Shriver, during an informal roundtable with homeless service providers in the dining room of his home. She said up front that she was just there to listen, but it was amazing to watch her keep her son on track throughout, often with just a look. “People first,” she’d quietly remind her son, when he’d... Read More
Words from an Athlete Ambassador Fairfax, VA – “Thanks Mrs. Shriver”
Tweet By Frank Stephens, Special Olympics Athlete There is a very large hole in the world today. It is the size of one person, but it will take an awful lot of people to fill it back up again. The space that Eunice Kennedy Shriver filled in the world was just a lot bigger than most people. Her heart alone > seemed to be limitless. There was always room there for one more of us. You see, I am a man with Down Syndrome and my life is worth living because Mrs. Shriver... Read More
The Life of Saint Eunice
Tweet By Colman McCarthy Tuesday, August 11, 2009; 1:04 PM My friendship with Eunice Kennedy Shriver began in 1966, when I bumped into her — literally — during a pickup basketball game on Timberlawn estate in Rockville. I had begun working that year for her husband, Sargent Shriver, at President Johnson’s Office of Economic Opportunity. Before the game, he counseled me: Guard her closely; she can be ferocious. Throw an elbow or two and go all out to win. The... Read More
My Mother, Santa Monica and I
Tweet By Bobby Shriver August 11, 2009 I am so happy my mother was able to campaign for me in my first race for public office when I ran for city council in 2004. She loved campaigning here. Door to door, the phone bank, the events. She called them all “teas” because that’s what they called them in Boston in the 40s and 50s when her brother Jack ran for Congress and in the 20s when her grandfather John Fitzgerald (known to one and all as “Honey Fitz”) ran... Read More
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dies at 88
Tweet Eunice Kennedy Shriver died early this morning in Cape Cod hospital, mear the family home in Hyannisport, Massachusetts. She was 88. According to news reports, she had been in intensive care for a number of days. Her condition was described as “critical but stable,” until late last night when the Boston Globe reported that she had “suffered some sort of setback.” She is survived by her husband, Sargent Shriver, and five children, including Santa Monica City... Read More
