Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) back issues from May 2008:
IT'S ALL IN THE PAST FAILURES OF THE PAST THREE SEASONS HAVE HELPED MAKE THE LAKERS THE POWERHOUSE THEY ARE NOW.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Steve Dilbeck Staff columnist EL SEGUNDO -- Getting the snot beat of them the past three years was the best thing that ever happened to the Lakers. Getting humbled, embarrassed even, learning how the other half lives, was absolutely essential. ...
BILLINGSLEY DOESN'T GET STUCK IN FIFTH GEAR.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tony Jackson Staff Writer MIAMI -- As several reporters moved en masse across the cramped visiting clubhouse at Dolphin Stadium on Wednesday night toward a beaming Chad Billingsley, they had to step around a large workout mat that had been placed on the floor ...
KINGS AT A LOSS, ON AND OFF THE ICE NHL: AFTER FINISHING WITH SECOND-WORST RECORD, L.A. REPORTS IT'S LOSING MILLIONS, RESULTING IN TICKET PRICE HIKE.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rich Hammond Staff Writer The Kings' on-ice struggles have been obvious. It seems they're also floundering financially. While announcing season-ticket prices for the 2008-09 season -including increases of five to 16 percent in most of Staples ...
TO OUR READERS.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Due to technical problems, some regular features do not appear in today's Sports section. For the ...
SETTING A SHINING EXAMPLE VOLLEYBALL: WHETHER IT'S ON THE VOLLEYBALL COURT OR TRYING TO HELP FATHERLESS CHILDREN, PEPPERDINE'S WINDER LENDS HELPING HAND.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer MALIBU -- Jonathan Winder was in Pepperdine's Advertising 561 class when his lifelong dream started to become reality. Winder was asked to create a successful business model for his senior dissertation, from the mission ...
STANBACK TO TRANSFER FROM UCLA BASKETBALL: FRESHMAN GUARD PLAYED SPARINGLY FOR BRUINS.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer Freshman guard Chace Stanback will transfer from UCLA after the spring quarter. Stanback averaged 1 point and 0.7 rebounds per game. He played in 25 of the Bruins' 39 games. "After speaking with my family and ...
BURBANK BRACES FOR DROUGHT, ADOPTS WATER-LIMIT RULES.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rick Coca Staff Writer BURBANK - With the goal of preparing for a dire water shortagebefore one occurs, the Burbank City Council passed awater-conservation ordinance recently that, if necessary, could leadto a ban on outdoor watering and filling of pools, as ...
DUMPED AND STILL WONDERING WHAT WENT WRONG? DATE DETECTIVE SOLVES MYSTERY OF THE BREAKUP.(LA.COM)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: > MELISSA HECKSCHER Rachel Morton is the opposite of a matchmaker. Instead of bringing two people together and fusing some sort of happily-ever-after, the Redondo Beach 29-year-old is happily entrenched in the business of breakups. Her Web site, ...
IN THE BLACK COMIC IS BACK WITH MORE RANTS.(LA.COM)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Phillip Zonkel Staff Writer Lewis Black's satirical soliloquies skewer everything on the social and political landscape. At the same time, it's a wonder he doesn't pop a blood vessel. During his segment "Back in Black" on "The Daily Show With Jon ...
PREP ROUNDUP: ROYAL MISTAKE JUMP-STARTS THOUSAND OAKS' VICTORY.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Daily News With seven of eight teams still in the baseball playoff hunt in the ultra-tight Marmonte League, one mistake can be a killer -- a lesson Royal of Simi Valley learned the hard way Wednesday. The Highlanders almost got out of a bases-loaded, one-out ...
LAKERS ARE STUCK ON HOLD NBA: L.A. PLAYS WAITING GAME AS IT PREPARES FOR NEXT OPPONENT.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Elliott Teaford Staff Writer They returned to work Wednesday morning, with three-fifths of their starting lineup sitting out of their scrimmage, the identity of their next playoff opponent still a mystery and a prolonged layoff a distinct possibility. ...
5 COMES ALIVE: GET IN SYNC WITH CINCO DE MAYO.(LA.COM)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Evan Henerson Staff Writer As if SoCal needs a reason to party, it's Cinco de Mayo weekend. But before mariachis play and folklorico dancers twirl, we give you five places you might go to celebrate, five places where the spirits will flow and five ...
'IRON MAN' FLEXES ALL THE RIGHT MUSCLES.(LA.COM)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Glenn Whipp Film Critic For billionaire weapons manufacturer Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), peace means "having a bigger stick than the other guy." The best weapon is not one you never have to fire, but one that you only have to fire once. Stark's ...
STAGECOACH FESTIVAL > SHE'S ON FIRE ... AND COUNTRY TEEN SENSATION TAYLOR SWIFT IS ONLY GOING TO GET HOTTER.(LA.COM)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: David Kronke Staff Writer While the number of teen pop idols succumbing to public scandal increases on an almost daily basis -- add Miley Cyrus' suggestive Vanity Fair photo shoot of this past week to the previous tabloid trainwrecks that are Britney Spears and Lindsay ...
EDITORIAL MAY DAY DISAPPOINTMENT WE ALL LOSE WITH STALLED IMMIGRATION REFORM.(Editorial)(Editorial)
May 01, 2008 ... TWO years ago, on May Day 2006, it seemed that finally, perhaps, the tide was turning toward comprehensive immigration reform. That year, an astonishing half-million people marched peacefully through downtown Los Angeles calling for reform. The sight of so many hopeful faces ...
PUBLIC FORUM.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
May 01, 2008 ... No 'free' in freeway When you hear Antonio Villaraigosa bragging about bringing "toll roads" to Los Angeles, ending 70 years of "freeways," further dividing the rich and the poor, and double and triple taxing drivers for roads they already paid to build and maintain, you would ...
EDITORIAL VALLEY RENAISSANCE CSUN ARTS CENTER WILL HELP CHANGE CITY'S CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY.(Editorial)(Editorial)
May 01, 2008 ... The San Fernando Valley has long been derided as a cultural wasteland compared with the rest of the city. As such, Valley residents have always had to hit the highways in order to enjoy major concerts, museums or Broadway shows. But things are changing here in the ...
IT'S BEEN ONE FINE MESS FOR GORHAM.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ It's been so great to have ABC's "Ugly Betty" back on the air with original episodes. But fans of the show - like me - who are rooting for our heroine Betty Suarez (America Ferrera) to end up happily ever after with her endearingly nerdy boyfriend Henry ...
CHARTER BATTLE UNFOLDS LAUSD: DISTRICT PULLS OFFERS OF CAMPUS SPACE TO SCHOOLS AS SIDES FACE-OFF.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer Just one month after Los Angeles Unified offered space on its campuses for nearly 40 charter schools, district officials said Wednesday they have withdrawn seven of the offers and are considering yanking five more. The ...
TRAGEDY SPURS EFFORT TO SAVE OTHERS 21 YEARS AFTER DEATH OF HIS SON, COUNCILMAN SEEKS PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER IN VALLEY TRAGEDY SPURS EFFORT TO SAVE OTHERS.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY Richie would have been 24 this year, if he had made it past 3. The young son of Richard Alarcon was in a car driven by his great- grandmother, Julieta De Fontes, 21 years ago today when it was broadsided by a suicidal driver going 97 mph down ...
VALLEY FIRM BUYING FLORAL BEHEMOTH FTD IN $806 MILLION DEAL ROSY: WOODLAND HILLS-BASED UNITED ONLINE ANSWERS CRITICS ON DIALUP SERVICE PROVIDERS.(News)(Company overview)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Greg Wilcox Staff Writer Internet and media-services provider United Online blossomed Wednesday into $1 billion conglomerate with its purchase of floral giant FTD Group Inc. in a deal valued at $806 million. Mark R. Goldston, founder and chief ...
NOTE TO READERS.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Due to technical problems, some sections and regular features of the of the Daily News do not appear in today's edition and ...
CONTRACTOR TEMPORARILY PATCHES CANOGA PARK INTERSECTIONS.(News)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer CANOGA PARK - A contractor who tied up traffic in Canoga Park for weeks awaiting tools to install concrete crosswalks is now instead filling the holes with asphalt. Officials with the city agency overseeing the ...
END TO RAIDS SOUGHT BY VILLARAIGOSA IMMIGRATION: FEDS' FOCUS ON L.A. BUSINESSES SAID TO HURT ECONOMY.(News)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Rick Orlov and Kerry Cavanaugh Staff Writers Linking the need for immigration reform to a renewed call for officials to end raids on businesses, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Thursday complained that the federal government needs to revise its priorities. ...
SAN FERNANDO PHYSICIAN INDICTED IN PRESCRIPTION CASE.(News)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Susan Abram Staff Writer A physician who ran operated a clinic in the city of San Fernando has been indicted on 23 counts of writing prescriptions for addictive painkillers for patients he never examined. Masoud Bamdad, 54, a Granada Hills ...
REMEMBERING A LADY WITH A LOT OF CLASS.(News)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY Odds and ends from around the Valley. I've met a lot of classy ladies in this job over the past 25 years, but none classier than Lucy Aucella, who passed away Monday at the age of 93. She was the Golden Girl of volunteers - that ...
WHITE'S STILL EMOTIONAL AFTER 'IDOL' LOSS.(News)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ Brooke White may have been emotional after being voted off "AmericanIdol" this week, but by Thursday morning the fifth-placefinisher had regained her equilibrium and was able to calmly reflecton the experience. "I can't even believe I made the ...
SCHOOL CHIEF'S DUTIES SHIFT EDUCATION: CORTINES TAKES OVER DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR SUPERINTENDENT BREWER.(News)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer Less than two years into the tenure of Los Angeles Unified Superintendent David Brewer III, all responsibilities for day-to-day operations at the district have quietly been shifted to a veteran educator who has been a key adviser ...
THOUSANDS MARCH FOR IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS PEACEFUL: LAPD OFFICERS, PROTESTERS ARE MODELS OF CIVILITY.(News)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Rachel Uranga and Connie Llanos Staff Writers Some 10,000 people poured into downtown streets Thursday shouting protest chants and waving signs for immigration reform in a peaceful rally that saw none of the violence that marred last year's May Day protest. ...
BIG SUNDAY EVENTS AROUND L.A. HAVE VOLUNTEERS OPENING HEARTS.(News)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Susan Abram Staff Writer A Hollywood flea market, organized by former teenage runways, will raise money for hungry orphans in Tijuana. A San Fernando Valley cottage that houses formerly homeless women and children will get a new roof and carpeting ....
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE DE LA HOYA HAS HAD A SUCCESSFUL CAREER, BUT HIS BIGGEST VICTORY MIGHT BE WINNING OVER THOSE WHO DISLIKE HIM.(Sports)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Robert Morales Staff Writer Oscar De La Hoya often went to the Forum during the early days of his professional boxing career to take in the twice-monthly fights. The mixture of cheers and boos he received indicated not everybody liked the young man from East ...
DODGERS WARM, GOING COLD MLB: AFTER SWEEP IN FLORIDA, L.A. TRAVELS TO DENVER, WHERE SNOW, RAIN AWAIT.(Sports)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Tony Jackson Staff Writer The Dodgers managed to stay hot Thursday. Their next challenge is to stay warm. Having completed a three-game sweep of the Florida Marlins and having run their winning streak to six with a 5-3 victory in front of 15,556 ...
FORMER DODGERS, ANGELS GM DIES AT 93 OBIT: HELPED BRING BROOKLYN ITS ONLY WORLD SERIES TITLE, THEN WON THREE IN LOS ANGELES.(Sports)(Obituary)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Steve Dilbeck Staff Writer He was outlandish and shrewd, forthright and crusty, brilliant and simple. And an absolute original. Buzzie Bavasi lived a long life, yet still seemed to cram about four lifetimes into his 93 years before passing away at ...
JOCKEY CAN ERASE ETERNAL SORROW HORSE RACING: MIGLIORE GETS CHANCE TO RID MEMORIES OF '85 DERBY RIDE.(Sports)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Art Wilson Staff Writer Richard Migliore is approaching Saturday's 134th running of the Kentucky Derby with optimism. He long ago put the 1985 Derby nightmare behind him and is looking ahead to his mount on Bob Black Jack. Migliore had the ride on ...
KOBE'S SHOT IS BUILT ON TRUST LAKERS: THANKS TO DEFERRING TO TEAMMATES THIS SEASON, BRYANT COULD WIN FIRST MVP AWARD.(Sports)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Elliott Teaford Staff Writer If the MVP trophy ends up in Kobe Bryant's hands for the first time in his career next week, then it might have had something to do with the superstar guard's increased trust in his teammates this season. Bryant has ...
FREE DE LA HOYA? NOT SO FAST.(Sports)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: TOM HOFFARTH MEDIA All Oscar De La Hoya said he wanted was a little free TV for the people. All HBO decided it wanted was a promotional vehicle to eventually squeeze one or two more paydays from the golden gloves of a 35-year-old ATM machine. The ...
DODGERS NOTEBOOK: CASTRO INTEREST PEAKING.(Sports)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Tony Jackson Staff Writer MIAMI - The Juan Castro sweepstakes kicked into high gear Thursday as the veteran utility infielder with the commanding clubhouse presence officially became a free agent eight days after he was designated for assignment by ...
MISSION RIVALS COLLIDE TRACK AND FIELD: CRESPI'S ISLAND WINS IN 300 HURDLES LOYOLA'S HOLMES IS BEST IN 110 EVENT.(Sports)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jahmal Corner Special to the Daily News Mikio Island and Ryan Holmes have been side-by-side for years now, so why would the Mission League finals be any different? The two standout hurdlers found themselves in adjacent lanes for their 110- and ...
T.O.'S JETT TAKES OFF BASEBALL: BANDY'S IMPRESSIVE POWER HITTING AND LEADERSHIP ACHORS LANCERS.(Sports)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer THOUSAND OAKS -- His name is Jett, as in jet power. Thousand Oaks' Jett Bandy is all about home runs. "You should see Jett in batting practice. It's fun to watch," Thousand Oaks baseball coach Frank Mutz ...
WAVES SWEEPS INTO FINALS VOLLEYBALL: PEPPERDINE GETS INTO NATIONAL TITLE MATCH BY BEATING LONG BEACH STATE IN THREE.(Sports)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Frank Burlison Staff Writer IRVINE -- Not a whole lot had changed for the Pepperdine and Long Beach State volleyball teams Thursday night since the last time they'd met seven days before. And that's why Coach Marv Dunphy's Waves will play for a national ...
WIN PUTS ALEMANY SOFTBALL IN TIE FOR 1ST SOFTBALL: WARRIORS' VICTORY ALSO AVENGES LAST MONTH'S LOSS TO CHAMINADE.(Sports)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jacob H. Pollon Special to the Daily News Sure, Alemany of Mission Hills came up with an impressive 6-1 victory Thursday against visiting Chaminade of West Hills - avenging last month's loss to the Eagles. But for the Warriors, there was even more ...
PREP ROUNDUP: VALENCIA SOFTBALL A HART-STOPPER.(Sports)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Daily News Devon Lindvall provided the seventh-inning drama for Hart of Newhall, but this time a solo home run wasn't good enough to beat Jessica Spigner and Valencia. After going hitless in six at-bats with runners in scoring position April 15 against the ...
SWIMMING: JUNIOR LIFTS HART GIRLS' TEAM TO FOOTHILL TITLE.(Sports)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News Jordan Danny thought her swim career couldn't get any better than it did Sunday, when she finally reached her goal of securing a U.S. Olympic Trials cut in the 100-meter breaststroke in Mission Viejo. Judging by ...
VALENCIA IS HART-STOPPER SOFTBALL: VIKINGS END INDIANS' 15-GAME WINNING STREAK, GET CHANCE TO CLAIM FOOTHILL LEAGUE TITLE.(Sports)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News NEWHALL - Devon Lindvall provided the seventh-inning drama for Hart of Newhall, but this time a solo home run wasn't good enough to beat Jessica Spigner and Valencia. After going hitless in six at-bats with runners in ...
ESCOBEDO GETS SECOND TEST.(Sports)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Robert Morales Staff Writer Vicente Escobedo did not pass the first real test of his career, losing a split decision to Daniel Jimenez in April 2006 in Sacramento. But the 2004 U.S. Olympian won his next seven fights and now he's ready for his second test. ...
CRESPI'S CAPO WINS IN GOLF PLAYOFF.(Sports)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Daily News Crespi of Encino's Chris Capo produced a final round that included six birdies and an eagle to shoot a 3-under 69, winning the Mission League title in a playoff Thursday at Harding Golf Course. Capo, a sophomore, birdied the playoff hole to defeat ...
> SMALL BITES FOR MOMS ON MOTHER'S DAY.(LA.COM)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: >Natalie Haughton and Eric Nolan If you're looking for someplace special to dine with mom on Mother's Day, May 11, there are lots of delicious choices for brunch and dinner. To avoid disappointment, secure a reservation now. For something out of ...
BESO JUST A PECK ON THE CHEEK.(LA.COM)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Natalie Haughton Staff Writer The long-awaited celebrity restaurant Beso ("kiss"), a collaboration of Eva Longoria Parker and Boston celebrity chef Todd English, has finally opened in Hollywood. Walk in and you'll be blown away by the gorgeous design and ...
BUGS AND ALL, 'PEST CONTROL ... THE MUSICAL' IS WATCHABLE MISFIRE.(LA.COM)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Evan Henerson Theater Critic How many late rehearsals of "Pest Control ... The Musical" must have had some cast or crew member uttering some version of, "We still have to get the bugs out"? Well, obviously the latest new musical at the NoHo Arts ...
IT'S MURDER FOR MALKOVICH, THIS TIME WITH A SIDE OF MUSIC.(LA.COM)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Jim Farber Staff Writer During his career John Malkovich has played a variety of ladykillers -- from the hapless Lenny in John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" to the malevolent Valmont in "Dangerous Liaisons." The murderous tendencies of these ...
'MADE OF HONOR' SHOULD HOLD ITS PEACE.(LA.COM)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Glenn Whipp Film Critic In the offensively pandering rom-com "Made of Honor," we meet Tom (Patrick Dempsey), a wealthy, well-dressed Manhattan bachelor who loves to go antique shopping, can expound endlessly on an array of yummy desserts (and he shares!), ...
'STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE' IS NO ORDINARY DOCUMENTARY.(LA.COM)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Strauss Film Critic Errol Morris has probably made his most artful documentary yet with the Abu Ghraib inquiry "Standard Operating Procedure." As is usually the case with the director of "The Fog of War" and "The Thin Blue Line," it leaves you wondering ...
'SON OF RAMBOW' KILLS WITH LAUGHTER, CHARM.(LA.COM)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Strauss Film Critic You don't have to like '80s pop culture to appreciate "Son of Rambow." The movie charmed and impressed this skeptic most of the time. And if mighty, monosyllabic he-men and New Wave music fashions get your nostalgia juices flowing, ...
RESPECTFUL HOLOCAUST DRAMA 'FUGITIVE PIECES' LOSES ITS WAY.(LA.COM)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Glenn Whipp Film Critic Watching "Fugitive Pieces," you get the feeling that screenwriter-director Jeremy Podeswa knows he's on something of a fool's errand. Tiptoeing through Anne Michaels' exquisite 1996 novel, Podeswa loses the book's poetic magic in a ...
PLAYWRIGHT MAMET TAKES FILMMAKING TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH 'REDBELT'.(LA.COM)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Strauss Film Critic David Mamet finally makes a real movie with "Redbelt." Not that the gifted playwright hasn't directed some good films in the past, although the last one I remember as fully satisfying was his second one, "Things Change." But ...
'HATS OFF' TO FEISTY NONAGENARIAN ACTRESS.(LA.COM)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: >Daily News Being a bit player hasn't stopped Mimi Weddell. The 93-year-old actress has defied the odds since her husband's death almost 30 years ago left her in debt. Over those years, she's made a living on the edges of the entertainment world. You may have ...
DOWNEY SHOWS HIS PERSONAL METTLE.(LA.COM)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: >Bob Strauss Robert Downey Jr.'s problems -- drugs, prison, guns, the neighbor's nursery he mistook for his bedroom -- are old news. But, clean for the better part of a decade now, the actor still has fascinating takes on how far he's come from where he used ...
ARMY OF ONE SUITED UP FOR ACTION, 'IRON MAN' WAGES HIGH TECH WAR AGAINST EVIL.(LA.COM)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Strauss Film Writer A star known for his offscreen struggles with drugs, a director whose last film tanked and an actor allowed to ad lib. Not a summer blockbuster recipe. Way too much money at stake. But "Iron Man," this summer season's first ...
BOX OFFICE BUZZ 'IRON MAN' DEBUT TO BE STRONG ONE.(Business)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ The summer movie season officially kicked off Thursday, with showings of the superhero flick "Iron Man" starring Robert Downey Jr. I gotta say, I never thought we'd see Downey Jr. - once a poster child for disgraced movie stars - headlining a ...
ON THE ROAD TO CONSERVING ENERGY HOTELS IN FAR-FLUNG AREAS OFFER ECO-FRIENDLY INCENTIVES TO GUESTS.(Business)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Julia M. Scott Staff Writer Hoping to bolster sagging occupancy rates, hotels in outlying areas are offering special discounts and other perks in the hope of encouraging guests to make the drive. The Colonial Terrace in Carmel, for instance, will ...
DRIVE TIME GROWING GREEN SIERRA CLUB PICKS CLEANEST FUEL SAVERS.(DRIVE)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: GREGORY J. WILCOX It's getting easier to be green, thanks to efforts by the world's automakers to reduce engine emissions and improve fuel economy. But on this front, domestic manufacturers still lag behind their foreign competitors -- especially the ...
EDITORIAL BROKEN PROMISES LAUSD MUST SHARE WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS - LIKE IT OR NOT.(Editorial)(Editorial)
May 02, 2008 ... IT seemed too good to last, that a school district so entrenched in opposing charter schools would suddenly be so good to them. Yet a month ago the LAUSD did just that by offering to share space on some of its campuses with 40 charter schools - even though it is required by law. ...
CUTBACKS WOULD LEAD TO BLEAK SCHOOL YEAR.(Editorial)(Editorial)
May 02, 2008 ... Byline: Lloyd Levine CALIFORNIANS are gearing up for the dog days of summer at the beach, lounging in the bleacher seats at Dodger Stadium and in summer-school classrooms. That's right, summer school - where many kids today are willing to give up their Boogie boards ...
PUBLIC FORUM.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
May 02, 2008 ... Justice for us? Three trigger-happy New York Police Department officers open fire on an unarmed man and use 50 bullets, which result in his death, and face no prison time. Wesley Snipes gets three years in prison for income-tax evasion. Is there no justice for ...
EDITORIAL SAVE THE BABIES "SAFE SURRENDER" PROGRAM LACKS FUNDS TO HELP STOP NEWBORN DUMPING.(Editorial)(Editorial)
May 02, 2008 ... LAST year in Los Angeles County, three abandoned babies, including one in Lakewood, were found dead. Perhaps if the mothers of those babies knew about the "safe surrender" program those babies would be thriving in loving homes. Unfortunately, state funding to publicize the ...