Religion

In Theory: Why do end-times prophecies fascinate?

“The end of the world is nigh.” That's the conclusion of a poll that found that 15% of the planet's population believes the world will end during their lifetime, and 10% believe the “Mayan prophecy” that it will end on Dec. 21.

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Mailbag

  • What is the council waiting for?

  • Are there answers to city's problems?

  • It's time to discuss performance medals

  • Church surveyed its neighbors early on

  • Reject the eyesore rooftop box

  • City must keep utility rates affordable

  • Selling out residents for tax revenue

  • Walmart would alter the city's fabric

  • Church surveyed its neighbors early on

  • Walmart's tactics don't work here

  • Propaganda and juvenile writing

  • It's time for the church to speak up

  • Shame on Little White Chapel

  • Diving into the pool issue

  • The pool and other bureaucratic dealings

  • Burbank City Council is thumbing nose at voters

  • Burbank City Council is a high school clique

  • Gordon is council's only voice of sanity

  • Gambling on a cell tower

  • School board passing the buck?

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    Columns

  • The Crosby Chronicles: Students took initiative on covering Glendale plane crash

  • Start the Presses: Who they are, what they stand for

  • Ron Kaye: You, the voter, must pay attention

  • Small Wonders: Building character with panic and dread

  • Burb's Eye View: The tale of a Burbanker's lost wallet

  • The Crosby Chronicles: Burbank should discourage sunflower seed spitting

  • Small Wonders: The testimony of all moms

  • Burb's Eye View: Sandwiching at two Tony's and an Otto's

  • Start the Presses: Sometimes an editor and his staff earn the right to party

  • A Word, Please: Comma usage has yet another rule

  • In Theory: Should religion be off limits to comedy?

  • Small Wonders: Yesterday and 100 years ago

  • The Crosby Chronicles: A new beginning for Dodger fans

  • Burb's Eye View: The taste of happiness, of unfettered glee

  • Intersections: There's treasure to be had at swap meets

  • Ron Kaye: The civic advantage of coalescence

  • A Word, Please: None is, or none are? Both work

  • Small Wonders: Kim Kardashian for mayor

  • The Crosby Chronicles: Burbank deserves better than Burbank on Parade

  • Burb's Eye View: They're planting the seeds of imagination

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    Editorials

  • Is the dream worth keeping?

  • How to erase the advantage

  • Schools' worthwhile leap online

  • Adopt a pet, but have patience

  • What took the Burbank Police Department so long?

  • Never a better time to set right course

  • Hoops the hard way: Competition pits local teams in a robotic game of basketball

  • Homeless shelter program has long-term benefits

  • Prep school just might work in the Rancho

  • Too cheap to vote

  • Pawns and an inevitable end

  • A topic that can't be avoided

  • Rancho and its knee-jerk response

  • 'Evolution Plan' gets a new skeptic

  • English teacher is someone special

  • It's time to reevaluate the airport

  • Relaxing the winter shelter rules

  • Moving ahead in a time of trouble

  • A lesson on compromise

  • Portantino forced to hedge

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