Part One “Jake, don’t go too far away. Grandma will miss you,” I tell my two-and-a-half-year-old grandson on our first solo trip to the playground. “Do you miss me yet, Grandma Patty?” he calls back in a playful voice. “Not yet. I can still hear you and see you,” (if I switch my reading glasses…
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Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles ended the draft with 11 new players, but that wasn’t enough to fill his roster needs. So he set out to add depth by signing a number of undrafted free agents. Poles said he wanted his staff to sell players on being able to compete for opportunities. “It is…
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First of two parts In early 2015, members of the City of Industry’s nobility met in a vacant office building to plan a coup. The owner of the local trash company — a former longtime mayor and kingmaker in town who had fallen from favor at City Hall — and a powerfully connected former state…
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“Life is a process of planting seeds for the future. This is how Adam (from adama, the Hebrew word for earth) got his name. For the virtue of earth is found in the plants that grow out of it and in their seeds. From these seeds will come more plants and more seeds and then…
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SACRAMENTO – Dystopian fiction always has fascinated me because writers such as Philip K. Dick and Ray Bradbury based their stories on real-world trends – and simply took them to logical extremes. Story lines involving, say, departments of pre-crime that arrested people based on algorithms seemed preposterous, but have turned out to be creepily close…
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Joy is friendly, healthy and beautiful. (Courtesy of Long Beach Spay and Neuter Foundation) Breed: Domestic shorthair Age: Adult Joy’s story: Joy lost her home when her owner died. She’s a friendly cat who prefers to be the only pet. She’s healthy and beautiful, with gorgeous green eyes. Adoption donation: $50 Adoption procedure: Contact Jean…
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Charlie Brown is sweet and snuggly. (Photo: Courtesy of Greendog Foundation) Breed: Chihuahua mix Age: 2 months Gender: Male Charlie Brown’s story: Charlie Brown was born at a Los Angeles shelter. His mom, Lucy, was just a pup herself. This little guy is small and super sweet. He loves to snuggle and gets along very…
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It was surreal and sobering enough as it was. But it was doubly so for Rep. Adam Schiff. There was Schiff, on a secret trip last weekend led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the Ukraine, meeting with the nation’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid the three-month-old Russian bombardment that has killed and injured thousands and…
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When it comes to planning for your estate or business, never feel like it’s too late or the current situation is too hopeless to make a change. Growing up in Hollywood in the 80s, most of our substitute teachers were “on-hiatus” actors who were happy to share their unusual life experiences. During our third-period class,…
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ESPN’s faculty brought Christopher (Mad Dog) Russo on as a “First Take” panelist to be himself. The Mad Dog. Yet in his latest encounter with another panelist, former NBA sharpshooter J.J. Redick, Mad Dog was more Lap Dog. That Russo did more verbal bobbing-and-weaving than throwing audio dynamite was more than surprising. Watching him wilt…
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