Lawrence Baron

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Vladimir Putin is sending mixed messages to the world. One day he says he’ll withdraw his troops from the border of eastern Uktaine; the next he is celebrating the triumph of the annexation of the Crimea. When reporters questioned what his plans for Ukrine were, he cryptically replied, “Donetsk don’t tell.” […]

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-The flight of a U-2 spy plane over Los Angeles snarled air traffic over Southern California by confusing the FAA’s computer systems.  Everyone is concerned that it caused many commercial flight delays, but no one seems concerned that the Air Force is conducting spy flights over the United States? * Russia

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Now that he has been banned from NBA Basketball, Donald Sterling is looking into a new line of work.  ESPN reportedly has rejected his proposal for a new program in which he would interview only white NBA players. * Senate Republicans blocked an attempt to vote on raising the minimum wage,

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-The pressure is mounting on Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling to resign after his racist rant to his mistress was made public.  Since the NBA may demand that he sell the team, he is considering an offer from Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy to move the franchise to his ranch. *

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Georgia’s governor signed the “Guns Everywhere Law” which allows people with concealed weapons permits to bring guns into airports, bars, churches, schools, government buildings and parts of airports.  Although he heralded it as a victory for Second Amendment rights, Catholic Priests have expressed concern that their altar boys will be packing

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-A teenage boy from San Jose stowed away in the wheel-well of a Hawaiian Airline jet flying to Maui and survived.  When asked why he did this, he replied that there was more legroom there than in the economy seats.  Since he nearly died from hypothermia and lack of oxygen, Hawaiian

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-The shakeup at Manischewitz continues. To maximize profits, its new owner, a subsidiary of Bane Capital, has decided to produce Yom Kippur foods targeted at Jews who eat on the Day of Atonement. The company is still debating whether this line of products will be called Half Fast or Not So

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-The Manischewitz Company announced this week that it has been sold to Sankaty Advisors, a subsidiary of Bain Capital.  Sankaty plans to outsource the production of matzo to Third World countries with hot climates.  Following the Passover tradition, slave laborers will carry the flattened matzo dough on their backs to bake

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-A Chinese ship detected pings while combing the Indian Ocean for the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.  While some observers believe this will lead to finding the wreckage of the plane, others think that the Chinese also detected an alternating series of pongs emanating from the ship’s game room.

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO -Now that the Supreme Court has concluded that money is free speech and there should not be limits on how much money corporations and individuals donate to political campaigns, congressional representatives from both parties are posting their votes on specific bills on EBay and selling them to the highest bidder.

  By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Since New Jersey Democrats remain skeptical of the Bridgegate report authored by lawyers Chris Christie appointed, the Governor may appoint another group of investigators who won’t find anything that implicates him in the scandal.  He has asked the search team at Malaysia Airlines to look into the matter. * President

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-A report commissioned by Chris Christie and authored by lawyers he appointed has found that the New Jersey governor had no advance knowledge about the closing of the Fort Lee lanes on the George Washington Bridge.  The lawyers belong to the prestigious legal firm Simian, Simian, and Simian. * Pope Francis