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In 'Prodigy,' Marie Lu burnishes her 'Legend' series
-------------------- Prodigy A Legend Novel By Marie Lu G.P. Putnam's Sons: 384 pp., $17.99, ages 12 and older -------------------- The second book in any trilogy typically ends up the underachieving middle child: Instead of introducing us to a...Tags: Arts and Culture, Folklore and Mythology
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A new Christopher Commission for the Christopher Dorner case?
He was, by every account, both a cop killer and a killer cop, and even in death, he might end up shaking the LAPD like no one since Rodney King. Christopher Dorner regarded himself as a victim of institutional racism and a wronged man unfairly turned...
Tags: Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Abusive Behavior, Justice and Rights
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Dear Legislature: Please sink Dolphins' $90 million stadium gift
The Dolphins are moving quickly to raid the public till for improvements to their private stadium, and the part that I can't get past — the part that strikes me as most perverse — is a $90 million state tax subsidy. The Dolphins want to...Tags: National Football League, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Dolphins, Super Bowl, Spring Training
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The Latest: A sad 'Farewell,' a colorful trek
"Farewell, Fred Voodoo" By Amy Wilentz Simon & Schuster; 329 pages Fred Voodoo, we learn from Amy Wilentz's candid new book, is not a person but an epithet — the Haitian equivalent, more or less, of Joe Average. Wilentz spent years in Haiti as...Tags: Barry Zito, Awards and Prizes, Haiti, Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Sean Penn
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President Obama is like a vampire with his enormous hunger for more and more taxes from the producers. He's sucking the life blood out of America. The School Board is playing Robin Hood by taking spots in good schools from the rich and giving them to...
Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, National Rifle Association of America, Seminole County, Hillary Clinton, Politics
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'West of Memphis' full of real-life twists and turns
One might assume that a story already covered by a trilogy of documentaries, numerous books, countless articles and with a trail of celebrity supporters including Johnny Depp, Eddie Vedder and Natalie Maines had already earned enough attention. The...Tags: Justice System, Entertainment, Documentary (genre), West of Memphis (movie), Crime, Law and Justice
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Time travel can be a delicious experience
If you received some money for a holiday gift (or even if you didn't), you might want to use it to make the (short) trip to the Medieval Times dinner and tournament at Arundel Mills Mall. This nine-year-old theatrical experience (29 years in Kissimmee,...Tags: Milk, Travel, Kissimmee, Holidays, Arts and Culture
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Dawn Turner Trice: Lessons from 2012
What big thing did you learn in 2012 that will affect your work in 2013? That's what I recently asked four Chicagoans I interviewed this year who work with young people. Here's an edited version of what they had to say: I sat down with Monica Haslip,...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Gun Control, North Lawndale, Science and Technology, CeaseFire
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$50 Million For Hurricane Sandy Relief - Benefit Concert On iTunes
Organizers of last week’s 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert have yet to declare the total amount raised, but did announce the first $50 million is ready to be distributed to several organizations working to provide relief for those affected...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, The E Street Band (music group)
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King of the con men
Long before Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o said he was duped by an imaginary Internet girlfriend, Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil was plucking the gullible. A regular entry on Chicago police blotters in the first half of the 20th century, Weil was dubbed...
Tags: Justice System, Manti Te'o, Passover, World War I (1914-1918), Crime, Law and Justice
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Apodaca: Optimism and the state budget
Gov. Jerry Brown has gone to great pains lately to inject a large dose of an unfamiliar characteristic — optimism — into discussions about state finances. His surprise announcement that California is now operating in the black, and that...Tags: Government, University of California, Irvine, Finance, Philosophy, Energy Saving
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Bank robbery chase ends in South L.A. dash for cash
L.A. NOWA third suspect connected to a bizzare bank robbery and pursuit was arrested Wednesday afternoon in the Sylmar area, authorities said....
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