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As we inch closer to the return of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, happening April 15-17 and 22-24 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, there are a few last-minute things to know before you go to the festival. There are notable changes with how you can pay for things and what to…
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The Galaxy and the Los Angeles Football Club will represent Major League Soccer against Mexican clubs Chivas and America in a doubleheader this summer at SoFi Stadium. The games will pit the Galaxy against Chivas and LAFC taking on America in a doubleheader on Aug. 3 in what is being billed as a Leagues Cup Showcase.…
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Decades ago, when I married into a French family, my mother-in-law Francoise explained that in her family and in many other French families, chicken is traditionally the centerpiece of Sunday dinners. She explained that hundreds of years ago, King Henry IV of France (a royal with the best of intentions, who is credited with attempting…
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When David Baldacci introduced private eye Aloysius Archer two books ago, the best-selling writer of crime thrillers says he did so in part to scare himself a little bit. “I’ve written a lot of books over the years, and this is a way for me to get out of my comfort zone and try something…
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It’s not unusual for children to be selective or “picky” eaters and go through challenging eating phases that they eventually outgrow. Selective eating can be a risk for nutritional deficits and weight concerns. So what happens when kids don’t outgrow selective eating? Is it possible for adults to overcome the challenges of selective eating? The…
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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to shake the foundations of international politics, another momentous event that is unfolding in Europe – France’s presidential election – also portends significant consequences for the future of Europe and the West. The result of the first round of France’s presidential election – which took place on Sunday,…
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One of the most important lessons in tax policy is that the person who is handed the bill and sends the check to the taxman isn’t necessarily the person shouldering the entire cost — or even the bulk of the cost. A tax might first directly hit a few rich taxpayers, but it never remains…
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Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón was defiant as he marked the end of his first year in office in a December 8 news conference. “I’m not going to be intimidated by political rhetoric,” he said. It was an odd news conference in that Gascón surrounded himself with more than a dozen district attorneys from…
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Even though more Orange County voters are now registered as Democrats than Republicans, the county Democratic Party has struggled to make inroads on the board of supervisors. In 2019, former Fullerton Mayor Doug Chaffee won a special election to fill the seat — making him the first Democrat to serve on the “nonpartisan” board in…
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Adam Schwerner has been in love with plants since he was a little boy. For the Laguna Beach resident and director of horticulture and resort enhancement for the Disneyland Resort, working with soil and cultivating plants is a meditative, almost spiritual, experience. So walking through the 150-acre Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge, surrounded by…
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