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John Shirreffs' move east is sad sign for Southern California racing
John Shirreffs should not depart the Southern California thoroughbred racing scene without a salute. So cup your right hand to your forehead and read on. There will be no brass bands playing when Shirreffs leaves. That's partly because it will be...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Breeders' Cup
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Newton: Villaraigosa's legacy
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa delivered his final State of the City address last week, and as these speeches go, it was fairly typical. He boasted of progress in environmental protection and public safety, both genuine hallmarks of his work and legitimate...
Tags: Media Industry, Antonio Villaraigosa
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The Greuel-Garcetti conundrum
When I met them at their home on election day in March, Don and Prudy Schultz of Van Nuys had a Wendy Greuel sign planted in their frontyard. But today, it's gone. Don jerked it out of the ground as if it were a weed, and got rid of it. "Just wanted...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Elections, Wendy Greuel, Politics, Fishing
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Is Prime Healthcare settling scores with union?
In recent years, Prime Healthcare has built a reputation as a take-no-prisoners company willing to run roughshod over patients and employees alike in its quest for profits — $283 million on revenue of $1.6 billion in 2010, according to a financial...
Tags: Judges, Labor Legislation, Politics, Medicare, Justice System
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Pacific Hills' Herman Nash has made the most of time at the helm
Herman Nash is his name, and the 44-year-old former Manual Arts running back has earned a special place in the history of West Hollywood Pacific Hills basketball. He took over running the team on the night of March 2, after Pacific Hills defeated...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Football, Sports, UCLA Bruins, California Interscholastic Federation
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Bill Rosendahl, happy warrior
Robert Kennedy was a young Bill Rosendahl's hope for the White House, but Kennedy's rival, Hubert Humphrey, practiced the "happy warrior" style of politics that represents the principles Rosendahl has embraced. As he leaves the Los Angeles City Council...
Tags: Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Sheila Kuehl, Christopher J. Lee, Politics
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Newton: Clear the Expo Line tracks
Few tensions more regularly complicate the political life of Los Angeles than those between neighborhood residents and "outsiders" wanting to alter those neighborhoods for what they see as the larger good. Those stresses underscored the conflict over the...
Tags: Zev Yaroslavsky, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues
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For notorious L.A. scam artist, the thoughts counted
Of all the scam artists to set foot in Los Angeles, one of the most notorious was A. Victor Segno, who duped thousands of people around the world into sending him $1 a month to belong to his Segno Success Club. In return, he promised to send out brain...
Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Los Angeles Times, University of California, Santa Barbara, Authors
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Daum: I 'like' me, I really 'like' me
Recognize this pattern? Brag brag brag Bait for compliment Self-promote Promote someone else so as to be able to self-promote later Brag Wax indignant about political issue on which everyone you know agrees with you Bait again Brag...
Tags: Social Media, Golf, Sports, Olive Garden
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One drug connection that everyone ignores
Illegal drugs by the tons are smuggled into California each year by sea, by land and by air. Cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine and heroin are either produced in or pass through Mexico, where 50,000 people have been killed in the last six years in an...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Heroin, Los Angeles Police Department, Drug Trafficking, Mexico
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Man About Town: Our view of the cosmos from an L.A. hilltop
Do I turn you on to cool stuff or what? Last week, a great shave. This week, the cosmos. There isn't really anyplace I won't take you. OK, I won't take you to Chuck E. Cheese's — that'd just be cruel, pepperoni in the very corpuscles of the place....
Tags: CEC Entertainment, Inc., George Lucas, Entertainment, Research, Science and Technology
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Viewpoint: My family and I love surprises, other events
For the most part I love surprises. I especially enjoy running into people I haven’t seen in a long time. My most recent surprise was getting to meet the daughter of my roommate for the first time. Her mother, Barbara, and I met when we shared a...
Tags: Amtrak, Animal
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