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Sieg Lindstrom dies at 82; ran family's downtown L.A. bookstore
Sieg Lindstrom, the last proprietor of Fowler Brothers, a storied bookstore and stationery shop co-founded by his grandfather in 1888 in downtown Los Angeles, has died. He was 82.
Lindstrom died Feb. 11 at Foothill Presbyterian Hospital in Glendora of...Tags: Ray Bradbury, Social Issues, Korean War (1950-1953), South Pasadena, Death
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Books & Ideas: Stephen Ambrose's troubling Eisenhower record
I worried, almost from the beginning of my research into the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower, that something did not quite add up with Stephen Ambrose's famous biography of the former president.
I say almost from the beginning because I had no inkling at...Tags: George Harrison, Pete Wilson, Government, Executive Branch, Arts and Culture
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As Obamas host Broadway stars, Culture Monster commenters invoke Nero and Marie Antoinette
Culture MonsterPresident Obama and wife Michelle are set to host an evening of Broadway performers in the East Room, to be taped for an October broadcast in the PBS "In Performance at the White House" series, and streamed live at whitehouse.gov...... -
'The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works' by Henry Waxman with Joshua Green
Pretty faces and promising careers tend to flash across our local political firmament with the frequency of shooting stars -- and with about as much effect. But for more than two decades, the most consequential elected official in Southern California...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Sacramento, Charles B. Rangel, Henry Waxman, Politics
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Kennedy: Chappaquiddick Haunted Me 'Every Day Of My Life'
Associated PressBOSTON -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy wrote in a memoir being published this month that he made terrible decisions after the 1969 car crash that killed Mary Jo Kopechne, but said he was never romantically involved with her and was haunted by that night for his...Tags: New York, John F. Kennedy, Chappaquiddick Island, Death, Crime, Law and Justice
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Doris Brin Walker dies at 90; radical lawyer helped acquit Angela Davis of murder
Doris Brin Walker, a radical lawyer who fought anti-communist hysteria in the 1950s and helped clear activist Angela Davis of murder and kidnapping charges in the 1970s, died of a stroke Aug. 13 at a San Francisco hospital, her daughter, Emily Roberson,...Tags: Justice System, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions, Murder, U.S. Supreme Court
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Kennedy expressed remorse over Chappaquiddick in his memoir
Associated PressMassachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, in a memoir being published this month, writes of fear and remorse surrounding the 1969 car accident on Chappaquiddick Island that left a woman dead, and says he accepted the finding that a lone gunman assassinated...Tags: New York, John F. Kennedy, Chappaquiddick Island, Death, Crime, Law and Justice
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Guiberson Fire Evacuations, Closures and Helpful Information
KTLA NewsFirefighters say they're making great progress against the 17,500-acre fire near Moorpark. Guiberson Fire Fast Facts - Fire has burned 17,500 acres - 25 homes threatened - 2 Evacuation center established - Large animal evacuation areas available -...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Animals, Guiberson Fire (2009), KTLA, Sports
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'The Pink Lady' by Sally Denton
It is odd how history often bequeaths to us iconic names bereft of personality.
Helen Gahagan Douglas, once a paladin of California's progressive politics and a congressional stalwart of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, is such a name. To the extent she'...Tags: FBI, Richard Nixon, Crime, Law and Justice, Great Depression (1929), Entertainment
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Critic's notebook: Revelatory Henry Cowell revival at Lincoln Center
Culture MonsterNEW YORK -- Henry Cowell, the all-American composer of the 20th century, did it all. “I want to live in the whole world of music,” he said. He was “the open sesame of new music in America,” John Cage said....... -
Surf's rough but life's mellow in Solana Beach
Special to The TimesThis hidden jewel on San Diego County's Gold Coast lies north of flashy Del Mar and within furlongs of its famous racetrack. It's a city that at first glance appears to be all eye candy, yet its center holds a rich history. * Beginnings Solana means...Tags: Bodies of Water, Pet Shops, Services, and Supplies, Dining and Drinking, Homes, Clubs and Associations
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Fine living to the fore
Special to The TimesIn Southern California, "reasonably priced" real estate is a relative term. In San Diego County's Rancho Santa Fe, perennially on lists of the nation's wealthiest communities, Whispering Palms is such an oasis. What's it about Rancho Santa Fe —...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Halloween, Personal Service, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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