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What happened on April 17, 2011
HEALTH
Do scar remedies really work? Cathryn Delude, Delude is a special correspondent
BMI might not tell the whole truth Melissa Healy
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
On Southland piers, warning that more fish species are tainted By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times
Paying their respects outside funeral home By Ann M. Simmons, Los Angeles Times
Big Bear Lake filled to the brim By Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times
Violet Cowden dies at 94; civilian WASP aviator during World War II By Dennis McLellan, Los Angeles Times
Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Vincent W. Ashlock, 45, Seaside; died in his sleep in Afghanistan By Scott Gold, Los Angeles Times
U.S. is increasing nuclear power through uprating By Alan Zarembo and Ben Welsh
Los Angeles Times Media Group newspapers win 15 awards From a Los Angeles Times staff writer
Santa Monica hotel doormen suspected of seeking bribes from cab drivers By Martha Groves, Los Angeles Times
Heyday of the civic greeter has passed by Steve Harvey, Only in L.A
Rail service plan for LAX still has hurdles By Ari Bloomekatz, Los Angeles Times
Compton City Council gives up on reestablishing local police force By Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times
After church fire, grieving parishioners attend Palm Sunday service By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times
An old debt to the Lopez clan repaid — with interest Steve Lopez
Former Los Angeles County prosecutor challenges God in his new book By Mitchell Landsberg, Los Angeles Times
IMAGE
When it comes to clothes, the best-dressed have got it made By Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times
Beauty: A feel-better face when you're sick By Melissa Magsaysay, Los Angeles Times
MVPs off the court By Adam Tschorn, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Rags to riches tale Steffie Nelson
Scene & Heard: Colleagues luncheon honors Nancy Reagan By Ellen Olivier, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Shopping: Telltale Hearts in Silver Lake By Emili Vesilind, Special to the Los Angeles Times
ENTERTAINMENT
Beverly Cleary's 'exceptionally happy career' By David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times Book Critic
Video game designers fight clone wars By Jamin Brophy-Warren, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Reese Witherspoon gets a little disordered By Nicole Sperling, Los Angeles Times
Book review: 'Jerusalem, Jerusalem: How the Ancient City Ignited Our Modern World,' by James Carroll Stanley Meisler, Special to the Los Angeles Times
'Incendies' director Denis Villeneuve talks about his journey By Glenn Whipp, Special to the Los Angeles Times
'Here and There' with Patricia Patterson By Leah Ollman, Special to the Los Angeles Times
A Second Look: 'Sweetie' By Dennis Lim, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Opera plugs in to the high-tech By Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times Music Critic
Fairy tales with a twist By Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times
Book review: 'We, the Drowned' by Carsten Jensen By Jeff VanderMeer, Special to the Los Angeles Times
TV This Week
Bertrand Tavernier goes back in time with 'The Princess of Montpensier' By Susan King, Los Angeles Times
New on DVD: 'The King's Speech' By Noel Murray, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Book calendar events for the week of April 17, 2011
Overrated/Underrated
Horoscope: April 17 Holiday Mathis
Coachella's upgrades are working nicely By Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds, Special to the Los Angeles Times
On View: 'Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change' By Michael J. Ybarra, Special to the Los Angeles Times
'Meek's Cutoff': A starkly different kind of western By Mark Olsen, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Royal wedding TV highlights
Kurt Elling info
'The Magic Home Run Bat' By Elizabeth Spurr
Kurt Elling keeps it bittersweet By Andrew Gilbert, Special to the Los Angeles Times
The TV Biz: Networks go all out to cover royal wedding By T. L. Stanley, Special to the Los Angeles Times
The Sunday Conversation: Julie Andrews By Irene Lacher, For the Los Angeles Times
Book reviews: Just for Kids By Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times
Book Review: 'In the Basement of the Ivory Tower' by Professor X By Michael S. Roth, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Robbie Robertson has a sense about 'How to Become Clairvoyant' By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times
Book review: 'Emily, Alone' by Stewart O'Nan By Susan Salter Reynolds, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Robin Williams, Juilliard-trained tiger By Melissa Maerz, Los Angeles Times
OPINION
Gay marriage's diamond anniversary By Boris O. Dittrich
Can Medicare be saved?
The LAUSD's new system for rating teachers; burning Korans; Rep. Paul Ryan's deficit-reduction plan
Why Sarah Palin doesn't get what she deserves MEGHAN DAUM
Cuts to higher education: The Master Plan turncoats By Gene Block
Libya's only a part of Mideast equation Doyle McManus
TRAVEL
On the Spot: Cheap accommodations in London By Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times Travel Editor
Snuba makes underwater diving a cinch By Ken Van Vechten, Special to the Los Angeles Times
If you go: Maui
Readers Recommend: Insight Vacations
Films & programs
Letters: Baggage fees; a Guatemalan tour
Travel calendar
Travel info for Waipoo Falls, Waimea Canyon
Waimea Canyon, Kauai: The Grand Canyon of the tropics and then some By Ken Van Vechten, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Back in business in Hawaii By Mary Forgione, Special to the Los Angeles Times
NEWS
BMI: Don't like your number? Read this By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times
For the record
Trim those abs, tone those thighs for summer with tips from Denise Austin By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times
Your Scene: New Zealand's Lake Hawea
BUSINESS
Are you getting your money's worth with appraisal? By Kenneth R. Harney
How I Made It: Jim Lanzone, president of CBS Interactive By Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times
How to correct a mistake on a recently filed tax return Kathy M. Kristof, Personal Finance
Helping parents recover from a financial train wreck Liz Weston, Money Talk
Facebook looks to cash in on user data By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Summer airfares may climb 15% from a year earlier By Hugo MartÃn, Los Angeles Times
Home of the week specifications
Post-recession, expect a shift in building trends By Mary Umberger
Investing: What's Time Warner's outlook? By Andrew Leckey
Office lease market shows signs of a recovery By Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times
Hollywood Hills home retains old Los Angeles feel By Mary Forgione
NATIONAL
Mexican cartels setting up shop across U.S. By Richard A. Serrano, Washington Bureau
In Oregon, medical pot and guns go hand in hand By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times
For young environmental activists, Obama's now the one to pressure By Peter Nicholas, Washington Bureau
Miami air traffic controller suspended after sleeping on job By Christi Parsons, Washington Bureau
Mystery deepens as bodies turn up on Long Island By Geraldine Baum and Faye Fiore, Los Angeles Times
SPORTS
Up next for the Galaxy: Sunday at Chicago
Kings power up to tie series with Sharks Helene Elliott
Angels working their way back from injuries By Kevin Baxter
Ron Artest is rock-solid even as Lakers turn to dust in Game 1 By Mike Bresnahan
Dodgers win in ninth inning on Matt Kemp's homer By Ben Bolch
Linebacker Jordan Zumwalt is a big hit at UCLA scrimmage By Eric Sondheimer
Ducks' 4-3 loss to Nashville leaves Teemu Selanne irate By Chris Foster
By losing, the Lakers make it a lot more fun T.J. Simers
Chris Paul gets to arena early, torments Lakers often in Game 1 By Lisa Dillman
Dan Haren delivers again as Angels beat Chicago White Sox, 4-2 By Kevin Baxter
Arbitration begins Monday for Mike Dunleavy and Clippers By Lisa Dillman
Matt Kemp's walk-off home run lifts Dodgers over St. Louis, 2-1 By Ben Bolch
Mike Conway wins Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach By Jim Peltz
Oh no, this is not how the Lakers needed to start the postseason Bill Plaschke
The Times' baseball rankings By Austin Knoblauch
Lakers, and Pau Gasol, are knocked flat by Hornets in Game 1, 109-100 By Mike Bresnahan
Joe Torre offers support for umpires in his return to Dodger Stadium By Ben Bolch
Jimmie Johnson edges Clint Bowyer at Talladega, matching closest finish in Sprint Cup history Wire reports
Early commitments only add to recruiting problems Eric Sondheimer
WORLD
Nigeria out to prove something with presidential election By Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times
Goodluck Jonathan seems headed for victory in Nigeria By Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times
Philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy speaks of his role in France's push against Kadafi By Devorah Lauter, Los Angeles Times
Libyan rebel's story shows links to Taliban, Al Qaeda, NATO By Ned Parker, Los Angeles Times
Civilian deaths in Sri Lanka may have been vastly underestimated, U.N. panel says By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times
Mexican microbrewers struggle to get ahead By Ken Ellingwood, Los Angeles Times
Cuba convenes congress to shape nation's future By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times
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