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Posted in [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices). ## [As Joan Rivers Would Ask, “Can We Talk?”](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/23997-as-joan-rivers-would-ask-can-we-talk) Rather, we need to talk about the criminal mentality of some of the people whom we allow to become our leaders. When I say “we,” I am referring to a… --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ce/019b-ced5cca9.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/23996-a-rude-awakening-for-america-and-its-allies)### [A Rude Awakening For America And Its Allies](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/23996-a-rude-awakening-for-america-and-its-allies) Written by Alon Ben-Meir on March 07 2022. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/55/019h-55f48685.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/23995-a-new-face-of-american-gun-ownership)### [A New Face Of American Gun Ownership](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/23995-a-new-face-of-american-gun-ownership) Written by Agya K. Aning on March 07 2022. 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Why Didn’t Legal Aid Foundation Atty Barbara Schultz Prevent It?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/23978-empty-residential-hotels-downtown-why-didn-t-legal-aid-foundation-atty-barbara-schultz-prevent-it) Written by Housing Activist on March 03 2022. [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/7c/018v-7c26cfa6.png) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/23977-talk-is-cheap-we-will-never-defeat-russia-if-we-re-buying-their-oil)### [Talk is Cheap: We Will Never Defeat Russia If We're Buying Their Oil](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/23977-talk-is-cheap-we-will-never-defeat-russia-if-we-re-buying-their-oil) Written by Ken Alpern on March 03 2022. 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