By: Atty. G. Monty Manibog

(Editor’s note:  Former Monterey Park Mayor,  Monty  Manibog, is a regular columnist offering legal  tips and perspectives in high profile legal cases and events)

What do former U.S. Senators John Edwards, Gary Hart and Al Gore (the latter also former vice president) have in common?  They all ran for president and they all lost.  The Edwards and Hart campaigns were torpedoed by their philandering outside their marriages during their presidential bids.

By Dave Barron

Many familiar faces at local city halls will soon be gone. They are victims of the poor economy  and the inability of cities to develop more revenue sources.
But even Montebello, with its giant shopping centers, a Costco and industrial center was unable to fund its own fire department services and has effectively closed one fire station.

I guess I am getting old. Things seem to be changing so fast.
There are high-speed trains, Apple has it’s new I Pad, cell phones can do countless tasks for you, and then there are Internet activities such as Facebook and Twitter.

I love all the new things, but when something “old” disappears, I am left wondering what is next.

Editor’s note: Former Monterey Park mayor, Monty Mannibog, is a contributory columnist offering legal tips and perspectives in high profile legal cases and events.

The use of performance-enhancing drugs in athletic competition is, of course, a criminal offense but also brings about disciplinary sanctions against the erring athletes by their sports associations.