Pump up without slimming your wallet By Roy M. Wallack, Wallack, an Irvine-based fitness writer and co-author of "Bike for Life: How to Ride to 100," doesn't let the weather stop him.
In plank exercise, keep spine straight By Karen Voight, Voight is a freelance fitness writer and the creator of a line of fitness DVDs. The latest is "Sleek Essentials."
No defending the Defense of Marriage Act By Bob Barr, Bob Barr represented the 7th District of Georgia in the House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 and was the Libertarian Party's 2008 nominee for president.
A Turkish 'I apologize' campaign to Armenians By Esra Ozyurek, Esra Ozyurek is an associate professor of anthropology at UC San Diego and the author of "Nostalgia for the Modern: State Secularism and Everyday Politics in Turkey" and "Politics of Public Memory in Turkey."
L.A. Zoo should free Billy the elephant By Daphne Sheldrick, Daphne Sheldrick, chairperson of David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya, is the recipient of many awards for her wildlife conservation work.
'Patriot dollars' to reform politics By Pamela L. Finmark and William D. Chalmers, Pamela Finmark and William D. Chalmers, recently retired political consultants/fundraisers, have worked on campaigns on the state and national level, including for presidential candidates.