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Namibia: Desert, ghost town and the Skeleton Coast
Special to the Los Angeles TimesReporting from Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia Griddle-hot deserts, time-forsaken ghost towns, prismatic canyons and endless ribbons of lonely highway: There's nothing quite like a road trip across the Southwest to get the gasoline pumping in an...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Namibia, Fleet Foxes (music group), Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Gardens and Parks
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Diving around the scuttled Yukon off of San Diego
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe last time I saw the Yukon, a 366-foot-long Canadian navy destroyer, it was docked in San Diego. So many holes had been cut in the sides of this well-worn vessel that it reminded me of a big hunk of Swiss cheese. That was a little more than a decade...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945), Wisconsin, Diving
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In Theory: Should there be morality in the markets?
Q. At a time of near-record food prices, Pope Benedict XVI has denounced speculation in commodities markets as “immoral” and called food and water “a basic human right.” According to the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization,...Tags: Market and Exchange, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ethics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Disasters and Accidents
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Native Americans' problems do matter
In response to the letter, “No Native Americans, no need to bother,” really, Lee Brandt, why bother with “their” problems? Have you ever been to a Southern California pow-wow? If you have, you would know that there are many...Tags: Genocide, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hate Crimes, Interior Policy, Politics
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Enjoying California's volcanic legacy
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway yawns languidly for 500 miles from the southern reaches of California's Cascade Range to lower Oregon. The landscape is at once harsh and ridiculously beautiful, crafted by the alchemy of volcanic eruptions and the...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Landforms, Foods and Beverages, Oregon, Hotels and Accommodations
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If cuts are needed, make them equal
I would like to commend the Glendale News-Press and staff writer Melanie Hicken for highlighting the funding cuts that the library and community services could incur in the coming fiscal year (“Libraries could shoulder brunt of budget cuts,”...Tags: Armed Forces, Career and Workplace, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Military, Defense
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The area's best baseball value
I attended the recent Glendale Angelenos baseball game at Stengel Field and witnessed an exciting game as they played the SoCal A’s. These teams compete in the California Collegiate League, which is comprised of outstanding players from Glendale...Tags: Caylee Anthony, Human Interest
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Shooting, stabbing follow Inner Harbor fireworks display
A fatal stabbing and the baffling shooting of a 4-year-old boy stunned visitors to Baltimore's downtown Fourth of July festivities and drew condemnation from the city's mayor and police commissioner as they worked to remind people of the thousands who...Tags: Dundalk, Alabama, Politics, Lead Poisoning, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Politicians are overpaying themselves
State Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Caņada Flintridge) has let the cat out of the bag on what goes on in the California Legislature as to what it costs each legislator to run his or her office each year. This is shocking! So I hope the readers are...Tags: Politics, Entertainment, Elections, Theater, Music Theater
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Newton: A new voice atop L.A.'s teachers union
Warren Fletcher wrapped up his work three weeks ago as an English teacher at City of Angels and moved over to the headquarters of United Teachers Los Angeles, where he is the union's new president. He missed his first negotiating session because he had to...Tags: Career and Workplace, Unions, Politics, Elections, The Wire (tv program)
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Newton: DWP's new general manager is on the hot seat
The view from the top floor of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power testifies to its place in the life and history of the city. To the north and west are Silver Lake and the Hollywood Hills, dotted with reservoirs that define neighborhoods and...Tags: Politics, Elections, Management Change, Electricity Production and Distribution, Antonio Villaraigosa
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All-Star Lawyer Goes to Bat for Dodger Fans
A funny thing happened on the way to Tom Girardi’s Major League Baseball career. He was riding the bus to Albuquerque with dreams of joining a farm club and making it to the big leagues. The bus pulled into a parking lot at a diner, and Girardi went...Tags: Los Angeles, Physical Conditions, Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, California), Rentals, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Jun 26, 2011
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May 26, 2011
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