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Many of us have been lucky enough to have a special person or special animal come into our lives at just the right time. Buddy was one of those special animals. A month or two before he arrived at our home both my wife and I had each dealt with the passing of a parent. About that same time our dog of 12 years succumbed to old age.
South Carolina used a commonsense, experimental approach to fighting Medicaid abuse and came up with an effective plan. It's an approach that should be applied to other problems.
Have you ever wanted to tell the city where to go? Today is your chance.
On March 12, Juan Garcia, a 53-year-old homeless man, was brutally murdered in an alley in the Westlake District, just west of downtown Los Angeles. At first, the police were stumped; there were no known witnesses and few clues. Then a 43-year-old undocumented immigrant who witnessed the crime came forward and told homicide detectives from the Rampart station what he saw. Because of his help, a suspect was identified and arrested a few days later while hiding on skid row. Because the witness was not afraid to contact the police, an accused murderer was taken off the streets, and we are all a little bit safer. Stories like this are repeated daily in Los Angeles.
An open letter to black women:
It's about the need to be beautiful, I know.
In Tuesday's special election for the District 48 seat in the state House of Representatives, we endorse Democrat Kathy Cantrell.
While watching the World Series one night, it dawned on me that even if baseball has lost its status as America's pastime, it remains a useful metaphor.