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Memorial Day: Is it time for a 'victory' stamp to support vets?
WASHINGTON — During World War II, Americans of all ages shelled out dimes and dollars for the war effort. In recent days, with Memorial Day approaching, a bipartisan group of lawmakers was seeking to fire up that patriotic spirit with the...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Mail Order Industry, Wildlife, Breast Cancer, Natural Resources
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On Sunday: Bechdel's mom, Theroux's Africa and Mantel's Cromwell
Jacket CopyOn Sunday: Alison Bechdel's mom, Paul Theroux's Africa and Hilary Mantel's Cromwell.... -
Welcome to the DIY generation
Barack Obama wanted to be a transformational president, and as we head into the general election, he may have gotten his wish — just not the way he or his supporters might have thought. Obama seems to have transformed the cohort of 18- to 29-year-...
Tags: Education, Politics, Occupy Wall Street, John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama
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Review: Surprising misstep for Paul Theroux in 'The Lower River'
The Lower River A Novel Paul Theroux Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: 336 pp., $25 When Ellis Hock's wife gives him a smartphone for his 62nd birthday, he shrugs it off, saying he's fine with his clamshell-style one. To bring Hock, the third-generation...
Tags: Malawi, Africa, Angelina Jolie
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Letters: A fresh look at hepatitis C
Re "Hepatitis a new worry for baby boomers," May 2 In the late 1960s I was a Peace Corps volunteer teaching school in Uganda. I became ill and required blood transfusions. Fast forward 30 years and I'm donating my own blood for surgery. Imagine my...Tags: Hepatitis C , Diabetes, Hepatitis, American Red Cross, Health
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Mud Baron, an evangelical force in school gardens
L.A. at HomeMaster gardener Mud Baron supplies school gardens with evangelical zeal.... -
Oscars 2012: Who really chooses the winners?
24 FramesThe Oscars, whose winners are announced on Sunday Feb. 26, are chosen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. But who is this group made up of? And what do members like Denzel Washington, Frank Pierson and others think of its level of... -
Chris Dodd and Sean Penn in Haiti
Opinion L.A.Chris Dodd, the head of the Motion Picture Assn. of America, recently traveled to Haiti with Sean Penn.... -
Things to take away from Lakers' 92-89 win over Denver
Lakers NowThings to take away from Lakers' 92-89 win over Denver... -
Metta World Peace loves Peace Corps nickname
Lakers NowMetta World Peace loves nickname Peace Corps that's been given to the Lakers bench.... -
Five things to take away from Lakers' 108-99 victory over Houston Rockets
Lakers NowFive things to take away from Lakers' () victory over Houston Rockets... -
Suzanne Lacy: One artist, three weeks, 40 events
Culture MonsterWatching Suzanne Lacy in action on the LAPD campus, where she kicked off her anti-rape campaign "Three Weeks in January" this week, was to see a set of skills not found in all artists....
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