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    Nov 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Letters: Putting Mideast peace on the back burner

    Re "Renew the peace process? Not now," Opinion, Nov. 25 Chuck Freilich is correct that the prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinians are small. But in his entire piece he neglects to mention the root cause of the problem: the Israeli...

    Tags: West Bank, Religion and Belief, United Nations, Israel, Barack Obama

    2. Sep 19, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  2. E.O. Wilson -- much more than 'the ant guy'

    Myrmecologist E.O. Wilson had been out "anting" before we talked during the Sun Valley Writers Conference. He found some specimens to send back to Harvard, where he made his reputation researching insect colonies and a lot more, including sociobiology, the study of social organization as an aspect of evolution. One of sociobiology's pillars, "kin selection," explains why organisms sacrifice themselves: to ensure that their family genetic legacy endures. But now Wilson is relishing upsetting the kin selection apple cart with work he says proves that it's not just relatives but groups with other common goals that inspire self-sacrifice, an insight that provides an evolutionary basis for all kinds of human collaboration.
    Myrmecologist E.O. Wilson had been out "anting" before we talked during the Sun Valley Writers Conference. He found some specimens to send back to Harvard, where he made his reputation researching insect colonies and a lot more, including sociobiology,...

    Tags: Steve Jobs, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Biology, Science and Technology

    3. Dec 20, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Conor Cruise O'Brien dies at 91; Irish author became a prominent diplomat

    Conor Cruise O'Brien, a leading Irish author, politician and diplomat who rose to international prominence while leading a United Nations mission in the troubled Congo and remained an independent, often contrarian thinker amid religious strife of his own homeland, died Thursday at his home near Dublin. He was 91.
    Conor Cruise O'Brien, a leading Irish author, politician and diplomat who rose to international prominence while leading a United Nations mission in the troubled Congo and remained an independent, often contrarian thinker amid religious strife of his...

    Tags: Graham Greene, Albert Schweitzer, James Joyce, Protestantism, Congo

    4. Oct 2, 2007 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. New revelations in attack on American spy ship

    Bryce Lockwood, Marine staff sergeant, Russian-language expert, recipient of the Silver Star for heroism, ordained Baptist minister, is shouting into the phone.
    Tribune senior correspondent
    Bryce Lockwood, Marine staff sergeant, Russian-language expert, recipient of the Silver Star for heroism, ordained Baptist minister, is shouting into the phone. "I'm angry! I'm seething with anger! Forty years, and I'm seething with anger!" Lockwood was...

    Tags: Seizures, Management Change, Government, Air and Space Accidents, Crime, Law and Justice

    5. Jan 21, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Do the right thing, WGA

    <b>To:</b> Writers Guild of America, West President Patric Verrone
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    To: Writers Guild of America, West President Patric Verrone From: Patrick Goldstein Dear Patric: Well, when it rains, it really pours, huh? It's been hard to get you on the phone, but I can imagine you've been a little overwhelmed these last few days,...

    Tags: NAACP Image Awards, Career and Workplace, CBS Corp., NBC (tv network), Crime, Law and Justice

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