Tag: yelena ovcharenko columns
Shred the iron curtain before it drops
Issues that reigned over Russia several years ago during the communist era are slowly beginning to creep into the country and advocates for democracy slowly see their right to free speech infringed by the government: Russian President Vladimir Putin is slowly beginning to raise his clenched iron fist over Russia.
Don’t forget the silver lining
It is unbelievably frustrating when I am halted in bumper-to-bumper traffic 10 minutes from my destination because of a car accident on the 10 West Freeway, or when I lock my keys in the car 40 miles away from home and it takes the tow-truck driver an hour to unlock the car door.
Tourists beware, take photos with care
I stared through the lens of my manual Olympus camera trying to capture the perfect shot. My shutter speed was set to 1000 and my aperture was 16.
Erase your memory; Pluto’s been dwarfed
It is done and will be erased from our classrooms forever. Its title will be stripped from every poster and scratched out from every textbook. Pluto has been demoted. It is no longer a classic planet.
Caffeine: My best friend, enemy
Gulp after gulp, the rich and creamy brewed coffee in my eight-ounce mug streams down my throat as its therapeutic fragrance fills the room.
Making a difference in a young life
I gaze up at the clock only to realize that a mere half-hour has passed. Forcing a smile through my agitated expression, I try to bring the discussion back to linear equations and solve the remaining problems.