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What happened on August 01, 2010
TRAVEL
10 vacations for solo travelers By Jane Engle, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Travel industry responds slowly to solo travelers By Beverly Beyette, Special to the Los Angeles Times
How to avoid single-supplement charges By Judy Mandell, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Epic voyage for singles Beverly Beyette
Norwegian's Epic: likes and dislikes By Beverly Beyette
Foreign Briefing: Greek tourism hurt by social unrest
Films & programs
Readers recommend: Italian for memorable meal
Planning your cruise aboard the Norwegian Epic By Beverly Beyette
Travel calendar: Wine Cheese & Bread Faire in Clarksburg, Calif.
Websites to help you make connections on your travels By Judy Mandell
Letters: Big fans of Cody, Wyo.
Safety tips for solo travelers By Terry Gardner, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Entertainment abounds aboard NCL's Epic cruise ship By Beverly Beyette, Special to the Los Angeles Times
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Max Lawrence dies at 98; co-founder of L.A.'s Architectural Pottery By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times
'Rehabbers' perform a grueling labor of love Abby Sewell
California may benefit from legalizing sports betting, state senator says By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
Homes for the hardest of the hard-core homeless By Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times
Jon Douglas dies at 73; top Stanford athlete ran major Westside real estate brokerage By Keith Thursby, Los Angeles Times
Taking over a police department is no easy task By Robert Faturechi, Los Angeles Times
Soldier dies of injuries suffered in Afghanistan Sam Allen
A journey of discovery on the L.A. River By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times
Keith Richman dies at 56; three-term California assemblyman By Rich Connell and Keith Thursby, Los Angeles Times
Maybe we should thank Bell's Rizzo for shedding light on pension excesses Steve Lopez
What's in a name? For three cities, a lot of history By Alison Bell, Special to The Times
Brown talks of his spirituality, charity work Seema Mehta
War casualties
Thieves walk out of pub with prized Churchill portrait By Sam Quinones, Los Angeles Times
A glimpse of the new O.C. park Mike Anton
Military deaths
Other cities stuck with the tab for Bell officials' massive pensions By Catherine Saillant, Los Angeles Times
Fire officials say Crown fire situation remains 'very fluid' By Ann M. Simmons, Los Angeles Times
Social will can add years to our lives Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times
SPORTS
X Games: Tanner Foust wins super rally By Lisa Dillman
Women's tennis tournament at La Costa lacks a certain star power By Diane Pucin
Bryan twins set tennis record in doubles By Diane Pucin
Recap: Final day of X Games 16 Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
Chivas USA remains optimistic about making playoffs By Grahame L. Jones, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Up next for Galaxy: Sunday vs. Fire
Jered Weaver carries Angels past Rangers, 4-1 By Mike DiGiovanna
The week ahead for the Angels
Texas' Cliff Lee throws his seventh complete game By Mike DiGiovanna
The week ahead for the Dodgers
Angel starter Dan Haren's effort is all for naught in 2-1 loss to Rangers By Baxter Holmes
Brett Simpson hopes to benefit from home-break advantage By Baxter Holmes
New lineup, same old for Dodgers By Dylan Hernandez
Dread October Dylan Hernandez
Bob Bradley at a crossroads Grahame L. Jones, On Soccer
College football story lines to follow during the 2010 season Chris Dufresne
Juan Manuel Marquez makes his case with unanimous decision over Juan Diaz By Lance Pugmire
Yankees Manager Joe Girardi may be reaching with acquisition of Kerry Wood
College football story lines to follow during the 2010 season Chris Dufresne
All is right for a night as Chivas USA rolls By Grahame L. Jones
Dodgers could use a stimulus plan By Bill Shaikin
Chivas USA remains optimistic about making playoffs By Grahame L. Jones
Galaxy puts up poor defensive effort in loss to Chicago Fire By Grahame L. Jones
Sam Querrey, Andy Murray advance to finals of Farmers Classic By Diane Pucin
Dodgers put up a smoke screen with trades
Angels make their pitch to stay in AL West race with 4-1 win over Rangers By Mike DiGiovanna
Ted Lilly is where he wanted to be, 14 years later By Dylan Hernandez
Nice trades, but Dodgers, Angels are dead at deadline Bill Plaschke
Nothing doing for Angels at trading deadline By Baxter Holmes
With new X Games venues, everything feels a little smaller By Lisa Dillman
Brett Simpson hopes to benefit from home-break advantage By Baxter Holmes
Ned Colletti pleased with Dodgers' new additions
Cardinals add pitcher Jake Westbrook in three-team trade From wire reports
Sam Querrey defeats Andy Murray in Farmers Classic final By Diane Pucin
Fred Couples shares U.S. Senior Open lead with Bernhard Langer
Ozzie Guillen says Asian players treated better than Latinos Wire reports
Stuart Appleby's 59 leads to Greenbrier Classic title Wire reports
Dodgers' only passion these days comes from the third base coach's box T.J. Simers
NATIONAL
The Clintons do it their way Nathaniel Popper
Problematic contract lurks in intelligence nominee's past Ken Dilanian
Arizona was once tolerant of illegal immigrants. What happened? By Anna Gorman and Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times
Oil-damaged wetlands may just have to wait it out By Alana Semuels and Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times
An atheism debate writ large, on billboards By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times
Ethics trials highlight racial tensions in Congress By James Oliphant and Richard Simon
Senate stalling on judges is like an old family feud By David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau
BUSINESS
The grunts are geeks at Facebook Bootcamp By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times
Teen 'haulers' become a fashion force By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times
Money advice: Finding trustworthy financial advisors Liz Pulliam Weston, Money Talk
Sears brings back the Christmas club Kathy M. Kristof, Personal Finance
Builders' pricing strategies are aimed at creating sales urgency By Lew Sichelman
OpenSky helps authors develop their brands By Geraldine Baum, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
OpenSky helps authors develop their brands By Geraldine Baum, Los Angeles Times
Home of the Week update
Can rent application ask immigration status? By Martin Eichner
Home of the Week: Hollywood restoration with ocean view in Laguna Beach By Scott Marshutz
Listing details: 36 N. La Senda, Laguna Beach
The evolution of a must-have gadget By Paul Taylor
What the new consumer protection bureau will do for home buyers By Kenneth R. Harney
State law governs access to documents By Stephen Glassman and Donie Vanitzian
Profile: Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren, touted to lead new consumer protection agency, has powerful enemies By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times
IMAGE
Cars and fashion: An intertwined history By Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times
Clothespin queen's new take on vintage By Victoria Namkung, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Available now, gone in a flash By Booth Moore, Los Angeles Times Fashion Critic
Shopping: Madonna's got new material By Max Padilla, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Scene & Heard: HollyRod Foundation's DesignCare '10 fundraiser By Ellen Olivier, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Vanessa Bruno brings her unique looks to Los Angeles By Steffie Nelson, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Online flash sales and private sales By Booth Moore, Los Angeles Times Fashion Critic
ENTERTAINMENT
The Writing Life: Words flow fast on the 'content farm' By Erin O'Brien, Special to the Los Angeles Times
A sonic rewind August Brown
Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch turn up 'A Little Night Music' By David Rooney, Special to the Los Angeles Times
The Sunday Conversation: Mel Brooks on his 'Young Frankenstein' musical By Irene Lacher, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Book Review: In 'The Cookbook Collector,' what's worth hanging on to? By Diana Wagman, Special to the Los Angeles Times
After 'St. Elmo's Fire' By John Horn and Chris Lee, Los Angeles Times
The Israel Museum: One for the ages By Suzanne Muchnic, Special to the Los Angeles Times
In 'My Hollywood,' Mona Simpson slips into different roles By Susan Salter Reynolds, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Critic's Notebook: 'Architecture of the Sun: Los Angeles Modernism 1900-1970' By Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times Architecture Critic
Book Review: How the plan to fall apart soon fell apart By Wendy Smith, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Underrated/Overrated
The Monitor: A breakout star on VH1? By Jon Caramanica, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Indie Focus: 'The Disappearance of Alice Creed' and 'Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno' By Mark Olsen, Special to the Los Angeles Times
The Movable Buffet: Elvis(es) are alive and well in Las Vegas By Richard Abowitz, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Book Review: Treasured memories of a beloved brother By Nicholas Delbanco, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Talent, timing land Yannick Nézet-Séguin with the Philadelphia Orchestra By Marcia Adair, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Chess: Ruslan Ponomariov wins in Dortmund By Jack Peters, Special to the Los Angeles Times
TV highlights
Prime choices
Smart List
Creativity Corner
A Second Look: 'Piranha' By Dennis Lim, Special to The Times
Dark Passages: Real Estate noir By Sarah Weinman, Special to Los Angeles Times
Dark Passages: Real estate noir By Sarah Weinman, Special to Los Angeles Times
The FCC, freed of 'indecency': a boon for free speech or free rein to bad behavior? By Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times Television Critic
Discoveries: 'Not for Profit: Why Democracies Need the Humanities' by Martha C. Nussbaum By Susan Salter Reynolds, Special to The Los Angeles Times
The glint of armor caught her eye By Scott Timberg, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Jokes & Riddles
Laura Linney ponders living with 'The Big C' By Matea Gold, Los Angeles Times
New York's White Light Festival fuses spirit, sound By Barbara Isenberg, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Book Review: Coming of age as all else unravels in 'A Thousand Peaceful Cities' By David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times Book Critic
'The Haunted Book' By Mike Mallory
A dance with 3-D By David Ng, Los Angeles Times
New on DVD By Noel Murray, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Kids' Book Reviews
Horoscope: August 1 Holiday Mathis
OPINION
From neocons to crazy-cons By David Klinghoffer
The promise and peril of Race to the Top
Speaking of silence, and of noise By Garret Keizer
A small measure of justice in Cambodia By James Pringle
Obama and a racial dialogue Doyle McManus
Secrets of the trade
With Pakistan, being consistent is key By Bruce Riedel
WORLD
Death toll in Pakistan floods hits 800 By Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times
Many Haitians still homeless more than six months after quake By Ken Ellingwood, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Mexican police rescue 2 kidnapped journalists By Ken Ellingwood, Los Angeles Times
Video offers window on rights abuses in Indonesia province By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times
Japan women step up to make big purchases in slow economy By Suvendrini Kakuchi, Los Angeles Times
Russian police swarm another free-assembly protest By Sergei L. Loiko, Los Angeles Times
Burden of war in Afghanistan shifts even more to the U.S. By Laura King, Los Angeles Times
NEWS
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