It’s a safe bet many Californians would love to update their homes or businesses if they could. New windows, a new roof, perhaps new furniture and equipment are needed, but the inflationary cost of goods, coupled with the financial strain many are experiencing due to California’s COVID restrictions, have put desired upgrades out of reach.…
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Rogers Hammerstein, a television reality-show producer of some renown, is pounding his thumbs on top of his iPhone screen, writing a rather too-long group text to a bunch of industry pals. Two years into the pandemic, what had been a regular Saturday morning gang whose members met for breakfast at Art’s Delicatessen in Studio City…
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It’s officially Super Bowl Sunday. Defensive tackle Aaron Donald and the Rams will take on quarterback Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. It’s the Rams’ second appearance since coach Sean McVay was hired in 2017. The Rams’ offense features a veteran core led by quarterback Matthew Stafford, receiver Cooper Kupp…
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Maybe Doc was onto something? When the Clippers traded point guard Eric Bledsoe to Portland on Feb. 4, it meant Reggie Jackson was the only player on their roster with significant experience as a primary ball-handler – well, beside Terance Mann. Thank former Clippers coach Doc Rivers for that. Under Rivers, Mann, now a the…
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Sunday’s Super Bowl 56 matchup between the NFC’s Los Angeles Rams and the AFC’s Cincinnati Bengals will have some local flavor. Here is a list of players and coaches with Maryland ties to look out for at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California: Rams running back Jake Funk Funk, a seventh-round pick in the 2021 draft,…
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Q: The trees in Claremont were ravaged by the wind storm in January, which left large oaks and pines blown down. If trees did survive, many were stripped of leaves, especially on the north side where the winds came from. Citrus, which are not deciduous and therefore were in leaf, were buffeted; my grapefruit, lime…
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By PAUL NEWBERRY BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson has never viewed herself as some sort of trailblazer. She just likes to skate really, really fast, whether it’s on wheels or blades. Yet the 29-year-old from balmy Ocala, Florida knew this moment was special, her chance to really make an impact on the generations that follow.…
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By DAVE SKRETTA, Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Figure skater Kamila Valieva will testify by video at an appeal hearing Sunday that will decide if the 15-year-old Russian star can still compete at the Beijing OIympics despite an ongoing doping case. Just 30 minutes ahead of the hearing’s scheduled 8:30 p.m. start in Beijing, Court…
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Q. I was in a discussion group of women in their 70s who indicated they were afraid of getting older. As one of the group members, I feel the same way. Our fear was about illness, physical limitations, becoming dependent, dementia, lack of finances and more. I guess we are afraid of old age. What…
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It’s safe to say no one in their right mind would ask to be audited. The term “audit” generally strikes fear in most of us, as it’s associated with bad behavior and negative consequences. The IRS audits and then penalizes taxpayers. Companies fail SEC audits, and stock shares plummet. Politicians resign in disgrace when corruption is…
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