http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights City Lights RSS Feed http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-10-22-why-we-celebrate-the-wrong-people By Al Hooper Most of us know whos important in our lives. Its our baristas. These cheery chicks (and dudes) show up at the temple every morning just to... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-10-22-why-we-celebrate-the-wrong-people http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-10-15-whatever-you-say-it-wont-matter-much CITY LIGHTSBy Al Hooper Words are such a bother. You need them to communicate but theyre either misinterpreted or ignored. And wheres their practical value... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-10-15-whatever-you-say-it-wont-matter-much http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-10-08-its-smart-to-be-smart-if-you-have-the-time CITY LIGHTSByAl HooperKids are cute. Too bad theyre doomed to a life of mediocrity. A new study reveals that for the first time in a century childrens ... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-10-08-its-smart-to-be-smart-if-you-have-the-time http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-09-24-dont-play-it-again-randy-newman- CITY LIGHTSByAl HooperTall guys get all the breaks. The best jobs. The fast promotions. The compliant chicks. No wonder Napoleon, the runt of the litter... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-09-24-dont-play-it-again-randy-newman- http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-09-10-something-to-cheer-about-maybe-not CITY LIGHTSBy Al HooperMemo to Myrtle: Youre absolutely right to give up on the human race. Whats to admire? Were getting dumber by the week.Let us examine... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-09-10-something-to-cheer-about-maybe-not http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-09-03-you-must-remember-thisor-parts-thereof Normal 0 0 1 583 3325 27 6 4083 11.1282 0 0 0 Normal 0 0 1 8 51 1 1 62 11.1282 0 0 0 CITY LIGHTSBy CONTACT _Con-3CADCC471 \c \s \l Al Hooper Back when ... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-09-03-you-must-remember-thisor-parts-thereof http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-09-02-up-in-the-morning-out-on-the-job- Normal 0 0 1 3 21 1 1 25 11.1282 0 0 0 CITY LIGHTSBy Al HooperNormal 0 0 1 550 3136 26 6 3851 11.1282 0 0 0 You lurch out of bed, brush teeth, comb a hair... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-09-02-up-in-the-morning-out-on-the-job- http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-09-02-what-we-need-now-is-more-nice-guys By Al HooperNormal 0 0 1 750 4280 35 8 5256 11.1282 0 0 0 So many people complain about the incivility of modern life there must be something to it. Louts... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-09-02-what-we-need-now-is-more-nice-guys http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-08-06-doing-whats-right-takes-a-real-effort CITY LIGHTSBy Al HooperReassure me, momma. Tell me there are still people around who would sooner eat raw fish than pillory a political rival in the throes... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-08-06-doing-whats-right-takes-a-real-effort http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-07-30-staying-on-message-is-an-art-unto-itself CITY LIGHTSBy Al HooperStudents of human nature can learn something from a scene in a `90s flick called City Slickers. Tenderfoot Billy Crystal is riding... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-07-30-staying-on-message-is-an-art-unto-itself http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-07-22-somebody-loves-us-so-goes-the-rumor- CITY LIGHTSBy Al HooperYou meet very few people who see themselves as villains. At worst theyre misunderstood. At best theyre ahead of their time.Financier... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-07-22-somebody-loves-us-so-goes-the-rumor- http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-07-16-could-be-worse-we-could-live-elsewhere By Al HooperHistory tells us that Dean Martin was the first resident of Planet Earth to observe, Everybody loves somebody some time. Dino didnt enunciate... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-07-16-could-be-worse-we-could-live-elsewhere http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-07-09-doing-your-best-is-hard-habit-to-break CITY LIGHTSBy Al HooperIts normal to view your work as important. Among other things, it gives you that warm inner glow without benefit of a flask or a... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-07-09-doing-your-best-is-hard-habit-to-break http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-07-02-a-dirty-job-so-why-does-anyone-do-it- CITY LIGHTSBy Al HooperNewspaper reporter walks into a City Council meeting. Sits down, nods at the mayor, takes out his notebook and awaits developments.Its... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-07-02-a-dirty-job-so-why-does-anyone-do-it- http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-06-25-sure-they-hate-you-but-its-not-personal CITY LIGHTSBy Al HooperParanoia gets a bad rap. People assume that those afflicted with it endure miserable lives devoid of happy timeslike a family reunion... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-06-25-sure-they-hate-you-but-its-not-personal http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-06-18-beware-of-critics-theyre-contagious CITY LIGHTSBy Al HooperYou know the popular belief. Say anything you like about elected officials, just so you spell their name right. Seems people in ... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-06-18-beware-of-critics-theyre-contagious http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-06-11-namath-richards-two-peas-in-a-pod CITY LIGHTSBy Al HooperCall it karma. Or natural reflex. By any name, it doesnt alter a fundamental truth about human behavior.Which is this: Real men ... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-06-11-namath-richards-two-peas-in-a-pod http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-06-04-only-you-can-make-this-a-better-place CITY LIGHTSBy Al HooperIts not easy being right all the time. People tend to tune you out. How many times has Yr Obedt Servt urged newcomers to journalism... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-06-04-only-you-can-make-this-a-better-place http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-05-28-who-conned-who-the-jury-is-still-out CITY LIGHTSBy Al HooperThe BeaconThose were desperate times. Ed Aliverti was facing a recruitment problem. As choir director in the Edmonds School District... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-05-28-who-conned-who-the-jury-is-still-out http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-05-21-never-look-back-it-may-upset-you CITY LIGHTSBy Al HooperCan we talk? Confession time. When you left your last job, after an eon of selfless and unappreciated service, did you meet and ... http://edmondsbeacon.com/columns/city-lights/article.exm/2009-05-21-never-look-back-it-may-upset-you