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A shockingly sensible immigration plan
The recent agreement between business and labor leaders on how to provide visas for nonagricultural workers in such industries as construction, hotels and restaurants is a surprising and welcome development. Such a breakthrough agreement would have been...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Immigration, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation, Interior Policy
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NRA says more guns in schools will protect children
Think of the NRA’s newly proposed National School Shield initiative as a kiddie version of the National Missile Defense program. Star Wars for Schoolyards. A hail of bullets will protect everyone! After the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Mental Health, Illegal Immigrants, Health
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Israel needs a new map
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has just formed a new government in Israel. But nothing of substance will change. Peace negotiations will not resume; settlement activity will expand; war with Iran will still be threatened; and Israel will move even...
Tags: European Union, BBC, Iran, U.S. Congress, West Bank
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The problem with David Mamet
Critic's Notebook: The dramatist who used to regularly scorch the stage with complex stories has let his anti-P.C. rage blunt his work. What in the world has happened to David Mamet? The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Glengarry Glen Ross," a modern...
Tags: Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Arts and Culture, David Mamet, George S. Kaufman, Entertainment
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Optimism about travel surpasses pre-recession levels, survey says
The level of optimism among Americans about traveling has risen beyond pre-recession levels, according to a new survey of 2,300 travelers. The so-called Travel Sentiment Index may help predict how much Americans plan to travel for vacation this summer,...
Tags: Marketing, American Airlines, Inc., Trips and Vacations, Travel, Religion and Belief
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Florabel Kinsler dies at 83; social worker aided Holocaust survivors
After World War II, social workers typically urged Holocaust survivors to forget their horrific wartime experiences and get on with their lives. That struck Florabel Kinsler as a foolish and impossible order. During a decades-long career, the Los...
Tags: Social Services, Health and Medical Professionals, Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Psychology
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Brulte will try to revive a lifeless GOP
SACRAMENTO — "There's no place to go but up," asserted Jim Brulte, whose mission is to save the California Republican Party. "We're on the way back." Brulte told me that in 2000 at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. He was the...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Parties and Movements, Ronald Reagan, Immigration, Bob Huff
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Americans more downbeat than ever about retirement, study says
Nearly 3 in 10 Americans are extremely downbeat about their prospects for retirement, the highest level of pessimism ever recorded, according to a survey released Tuesday. The poll by the Employee Benefit Research Institute showed that 28% of...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Religion and Belief, Retirement
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Setting L.A. Times stories to song: The week's Column One features
L.A. NOWCalling all lovers of good storytelling and good music (and not necessarily in that order). So you don’t have to do all the work, here’s a curated list of the week’s offerings of the signature Times feature called the Column...... -
GOP Sen. Rob Portman announces support for same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio has become one of the most prominent elected Republicans to announce his support for same-sex marriage, a "change of heart" that he said began when his son told him that he was gay. Portman, who was on Mitt Romney'...
Tags: George W. Bush, Paul Ryan, Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues, Family
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L.A. football's anti-cheerleaders
Among The Times' letter writers, perhaps no other issue inspires more pessimism than the drama over the downtown L.A. stadium deal. That's saying something. But given the cast of characters (the NFL, which has burned L.A. more than once; entertainment...
Tags: National Football League, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams, AEG, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Letters: Michelle Rhee and teaching children
Re "'Radical' educator takes on state's unions," March 27 I've always viewed the policies and philosophy of Michelle Rhee, a former District of Columbia schools chancellor, with some ambivalence. While she's to be commended for her determined efforts at...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Michelle Rhee, School Examinations, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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