5 things to do in the garden this week: 1. When cymbidium orchid pseudobulbs, growing on the soil surface, fill a flower pot, they can be divided, although it is best to do this after the flowers have faded. You will probably have a mixture of leafless and leafy pseudobulbs. Separate them, dusting all cut…
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Q. Something has been eating my seedlings out of my vegetable garden. Most of them have just disappeared overnight. How can I figure out which creatures are responsible and how to stop them? Seedlings are attractive to more than a few critters. During the day, birds will pull out tender young plants. They can be…
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How does Donald Trump plan to win over female, independent suburban voters? “First of all, I won in 2020 by a lot,” the former president told Fox News’ Bret Baier earlier this week when asked that exact question. “Ok? Let’s get that straight. I won in 2020.” Trump never got around to answering Baier’s question.…
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With summer vacation in full swing, many Southern California school districts are already sprucing up campuses in preparation for the next school year. For some districts, that revamp includes tossing piles of Chromebooks with fully functioning hardware into the trash or recycling bin. The Google laptops are popular with schools and families due their simplicity…
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The business school where I went for my master’s in the early 1980s practically invented the concept of globalism in our commerce with other nations. When Lt. Gen. Barton Kyle Yount came home from World War II, he was fixated on the fact that his countrymen, isolated here in our big country on a big…
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John Winkler emailed me in search of seven desert trees. These trees are suitable for landscaping throughout Southern California and are noteworthy, in addition to their low water requirement, for their small to medium size; they typically reach only 30 feet in height although most are fast growing. Most (2-6 on the list below) are…
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Last week we used a football theme to outline several “gotcha clauses” that appear in leases. Akin to a quarterback sneak, these are there but get you when just you’re expecting a long pass. I’ll give the football metaphors a rest until August, I swear. But today, and as promised last week, I’ll give you…
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LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers were hoping third baseman Max Muncy would only need the minimum 10 days on the injured list before he was healthy enough to return from a strained hamstring on Friday. That dream was dashed. Muncy, whose 18 home runs rank fifth in the National League, took ground balls at third…
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The consensus box of Los Alamitos horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, June 24, 2023. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter…
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DENVER — Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 25th home run of the season and Mike Trout followed him with a solo shot of his own in the top of the fifth inning, but it wasn’t enough as the Angels coughed up a late lead, losing to the Colorado Rockies, 7-4. Clinging to a 4-3…
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