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The gift for that person who has everything
There is a geeky and often latent entomologist in many of us, and this simple fact makes shopping and gift giving all the more easy during the holidays. As a card-carrying member of this scientific guild, I can attest that the breadth of insect-centric...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Interior Policy
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Winter solstice: The cold-weather celebration is hot again
Nation NowWinter solstice is a busy time for a Wiccan priestess. Selena Fox talks winter solstice traditions and why our cold-weather solstice is becoming a hot holiday.... -
Home tour: Rammed-earth house on an Ensenada cliff
L.A. at HomeRammed-earth house in Ensenada, Mexico: Architects Alejandro D'Acosta and Claudia Turrent build an experimental house on the Baja California coast using little more than earthen walls and recycled materials.... -
The Global Garden: Finding uses for stinging nettle
L.A. at HomeStinging nettle: It's usually seen as a weed, but stinging nettle is a favorite among some gardeners, who eat it like spinach or use it to make nettle tea, an organic bug spray.... -
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Maryland relief agencies combat famine in Africa
Waves of refugees arrive daily to Kenya, some having walked weeks through unforgiving desert with virtually no possessions, and yet local relief workers report optimism among the millions threatened by the historic famine and drought spreading through the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Droughts, Interior Policy, Carroll County (Maryland), Social Issues
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From the Community Arts Center: If you want to be you, be you
For the Community Arts CenterIn a world full of change, it seems one thing remains the same: If you want to be you, be you. Oftentimes, artists find themselves creating works within the “traditional” definitions of their art form, or conforming to societal pressures. This...Tags: Artists, Politics, Chicago, Interior Policy, Culture
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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: The garden before the Gardens
I enjoy the serenity of Descanso Gardens. I go there often and sit on the ground, usually in the oak forest. It puts me closer to the earth. I like to feel the decayed leaves and smell the ancient earth, whose remnants of humus and mold are products of...Tags: Politics, Minority Groups, Native Americans, Folklore and Mythology, Arts and Culture
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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Practicing the art of stewardship
My original intent in last week’s column was to try to capture the Zen of “The Garden Before the Gardens,” a festival this weekend sponsored by Descanso Gardens. I became enthralled in the history of the Tongva, the earliest...Tags: Politics, Arts and Culture, Festive Events, Interior Policy, Mark Twain
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UCLA Student Recounts Summer Fighting with Libyan Rebels
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A UCLA student who spent part of his summer vacation fighting on the front lines in Libya is back in Los Angeles, and speaking out about his experience. 21-year-old Chris Jeon says that, when he heard that Libyans were fighting...Tags: KTLA, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, International Travel, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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Rx for peace: First return America's own occupied territories
Perhaps you are right that peace negotiations based on Israel's pre-1967 boundaries, though perhaps arbitrary, are basically "what has to happen" to end the Israel-Palestine conflict ("Obama and the Arab Spring," May 19). But you should firmly tell our...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, California, Religious Conflicts, World War II (1939-1945)
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Duwamish tribe donated land for Seattle to be built, tribe now seeks recognition
Q13 FOX News reporterIt was quite a gift: More than 150 years ago, Chief Seattle, head of the Duwamish Tribe, signed over land that is present day Seattle. Current leaders of the Duwamish tribe argue they were never given what was promised — recognition by the federal...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Treaties
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