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Singing while under suspicion in Myanmar
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe military government's tightening grip doesn't give people here much to sing about, and when they do feel the urge to make music, even that can be risky. The generals who rule Myanmar have spies snooping around for subversives in the most unlikely...Tags: Ivy League, Dizzy Gillespie, Social Issues, Thelonious Monk, Music Industry
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Letters to the editor
Rankled by raises Re “State pay hikes are withdrawn,” April 23 It is becoming more clear each day in California that politicians care only about themselves. It's also nice to know that after the news leaked about the pay raises, Assembly...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Social Issues, Iraq War (2003-2011), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Democracy
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Ricci vs. DeStefano: A test on race
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in one of several cases about race that it will decide this term. The issue the court will consider in Ricci vs. DeStefano is whether a city fire department's decision to abandon its reliance on a...Tags: African Americans, Discrimination, Justice System, Career and Workplace, Judges
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List Of Transplant Facilities Not Meeting Standards
To qualify for Medicare funding, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires transplant centers to perform a certain number of transplants annually and achieve a specific unadjusted survival rate for patients one year after surgery....Tags: Television, Saint Francis Care, Entertainment, Rush University, Mount Sinai
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School daze: the whirlwind tour
Special to The TimesEXHAUSTED parents, collapsed on sofas in college admissions offices, tell one another this urban legend while waiting for the next campus tour. It's about one family who took their teenager to visit a dozen schools in Pennsylvania in three days. They...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Prospect, Lehigh University, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Wesleyan University
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Song's legacy will live on, even as the carrier bids adieu
Times Staff WriterOK, I admit it. I have a soft spot for Song, the stylish low-cost carrier that Delta Airlines launched in 2003 and that it now plans to terminate in May. With its wacky tropical colors, witty crews, seatback TVs, extra legroom and gourmet sandwiches...Tags: Delta Air Lines, Boeing Co., Music, Air Transportation Industry, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Attention frequent fliers: Changes are coming your way
Times Staff WriterDON'T throw away frequent-flier newsletters. Do sign up for e-mail updates. That's the best advice I can give to collectors of airline miles this year. The reason? Several airlines, squeezed between low fares and high fuel costs, are tinkering with...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Air France-KLM, Transportation, Air Transportation, Books and Magazines
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Sticks and Stones
Six years ago, Robert S. Boynton in the Atlantic Monthly nominated a group of new black intellectuals whom he hailed for going beyond race to look at the "commonality of American concern." Yet if race were placed in the background of their work, none of...Tags: African Americans, Justice System, Charles Johnson (football, defensive end), Social Issues, Richard Pryor
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A world of invention in Greenfield
Special to The TimesRiding around in a sturdy Model T, you might first see Greenfield Village as some sort of historical accident. Down the road from Henry Ford's humble birthplace is the boyhood home of Orville and Wilbur Wright. The bicycle shop where the brothers...Tags: Plant Openings, Automotive Equipment, Vehicles, Children, Amusement and Theme Parks
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The skies won't be so friendly to your wallet this summer
Times Staff WriterYou'd better hope your wallet sprouts wings this summer. Leisure air tickets were running 9% higher for domestic travel compared with last year in the four weeks ending May 9, said Bob Harrell, president of New York-based Harrell Associates, which tracks...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Air Transportation Industry, JetBlue Airways, Transportation, Government
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READER SUBMITTED: Quinnipiac University Film Produced By Glastonbury Resident Earns Regional Emmy Award
HamdenQuinnipiac University has been nominated for a regional Emmy award by the Boston/New England chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for its documentary, "Justice as a Black Woman: The Life and Work of Constance Baker Motley." The...Tags: Quinnipiac University, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Entertainment Events, Entertainment
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