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Marion Cunningham dies at 90; icon of American cooking
Marion Cunningham's crusade to preserve the nightly supper hour came of her concern that without it children would never learn table manners or the give and take of dinner conversation. Not only that, she worried that such traditional American dishes as...Tags: Salads, Petroleum Industry, Ruth Reichl, Recipes, Newspapers
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Cookbook legend Marion Cunningham dies
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Covering the Sierra High Route by ski
After Barry Ohm met mountain guide Dave Beck, Ohm knew he had to ski across the Sierra.
Ohm, a seasoned climber who was living in South Lake Tahoe in 2009 when he took a winter survival class from Beck, was enthralled with Beck's tales of skiing in...Tags: Environmental Issues, Trips and Vacations, Forestry and Timber, Mountains, Climbing
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On a pilgrimage to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe White Mountains that straddle the California-Nevada border are known for their extreme environment. They get less than a foot of rain a year. The wind blows almost constantly, and the temperatures can dip to well below zero. Hard to imagine, then,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Conservation, Global Change, Travel, Science and Technology
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A peaceful interlude at the Mojave National Preserve
For a nation in perpetual motion, to cross the lands that make up the Mojave National Preserve has long meant only one thing: You are very nearly somewhere else.
For westward-bound travelers, whether they came through open wilderness, along the now-...Tags: Environmental Issues, Folklore and Mythology, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Restaurants, Starbucks Corp.
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Boys' basketball: Muir won't be in Southern Section playoffs [Updated]
Varsity Times InsiderPasadena Muir, which finished the regular season 24-2 and 13-1 in the Pacific League, has been forced to forfeit 20 victories because of an ineligible player, Southern Section spokesman Thom Simmons said Sunday. The Pacific League resubmitted its teams... -
Mud Baron, an evangelical force in school gardens
L.A. at HomeMaster gardener Mud Baron supplies school gardens with evangelical zeal.... -
Manifest Destiny, in art
In 1861 Carleton Watkins took the definitive picture of Yosemite Valley from the aptly named Inspiration Point. The sheer granite wall of El Capitan, as sharp as if cut with a cleaver, fills one side of the photo. A rising tier of rock monoliths marches...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Fine Arts, Thomas Moran, Human Interest, Hudson River
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Dr. Richard Koch dies at 89; medical pioneer
As a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II, Richard Koch chose his life's work after reading one of the few books in the camp's meager library — the medical biography "The Doctors Mayo."
Liberated in 1945 after 13 months in captivity, he...Tags: Human Body, University of California, Berkeley, Euclid, Heart Problems, World War II (1939-1945)
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California national parks
A list, from Alcatraz Island to Yosemite National Park, with programs, fees and directions.
Find out about historic and scenic sites as well as programs, fees and directions to California's national parks, monuments and recreation areas:
Alcatraz...Tags: Politics, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Lobbying, Eugene O'Neill, Travel
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Jon B. Lovelace dies at 84; head of American Funds
Jon B. Lovelace, who led the Los Angeles-based American Funds mutual fund company as it became one of the country's largest money management firms, has died. He was 84.
His family said Lovelace died of natural causes at his home in Santa Barbara on...Tags: Princeton University, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Heart Attack, Personal Investing
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