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A Burbank man writes to say he believes there’s been a steep decline of starfish, seashells and sand dollars on Southland beaches and is concerned global warming is to blame.
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The Oxford English Dictionary has a unique mission. It’s a “historical dictionary.” Its purpose is to form “a record of all the core words and meanings in English over more than 1,000 years.
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The former executive director of Hollywood Burbank Airport writes that Airport Authority commissioners dealing with noise complaints should consider a couple of facts before blaming him.
When we learn about grammar and writing in school, we’re told “X is right and Y is wrong.” Seldom does the teacher add “for now.”
None of us doubts that “Mayor Carlson is here” takes a different verb form than “Mayor Carlson and his deputies are here.” The “and,” a coordinating conjunction, coordinates the subject, making it plural.
Commas are used in pairs to set off supplemental information like a state after a city, “Bradenton, Fla., is near Sarasota,” or an added thought, like “to say the least,” or even added adjectives, as in “The roses, fragrant and beautiful, grew in the yard.”
“Rep. Schiff recently hosted a discussion with me and other constituents of the 28th Congressional District to discuss Alzheimer’s as a public health crisis,” writes Matt Katawicz.
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Danglers shouldn’t bother me as much as they do. In most cases, a dangler is a no-harm-done infraction. But I can’t help it. They get under my skin.
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Close to 100 congregants and supporters of Burbank Temple Emanu El gathered to honor Ira Lippman, a man who has brought leadership to the Glenoaks Boulevard synagogue for over a decade.
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In Theory panelists explain their views on gun control and the right to defend one’s self and property.
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Burbank resident writes that the president’s responses to the devastation caused by hurricanes during his tenure are “inadequate and cruel.”
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Hyphens, it seems, are becoming a little passe. Even the Associated Press Stylebook is going lighter on the hyphens these days.
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Trump has shown us the dangers of electing an authoritarian president. We should be wary of Democratic candidates eager to use executive action.
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Some Democrats are appealing to the same sense of abandonment and powerlessness among voters that Donald Trump played to in 2016.
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Attacking the president on style rather than substance makes liberals, progressives and Never Trumpers seem petty, unlikable and effete.
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If we don’t rebuild burned neighborhoods, new areas are put at risk because they become the wildland-urban interface.
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Though L.A. Unified should encourage and welcome the involvement of parents no matter what their immigration status is, the privilege of voting is one that rightly belongs to citizens.
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Boise is a midsize city with a manageable homeless population. But it is setting standards for how much bigger cities deal with homeless encampments.
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The 90-mile creeping section between San Juan Bautista and Parkfield hasn’t seen a big earthquake in the modern record. Scientists are intrigued.
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Some Democrats are appealing to the same sense of abandonment and powerlessness among voters that Donald Trump played to in 2016.
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The Angels replace fired manager Brad Ausmus with Joe Maddon, 65, who was a player and coach in the Angels organization from 1975 to 2005.
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Born in South Korea, Christian Morales was raised by a Mexican abuela in East L.A. At his Mexican restaurant in Seoul, he’s re-creating the flavors of the home he can’t return to since being deported 17 years ago.
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