ENTERTAINMENT
February 14, 1986 | CLARKE TAYLOR
A sneak preview of the 1986-87 Public Broadcasting Service television season suggests few surprises for viewers of the non-commercial TV network. Even the promise of three major new series indicates little in the way of change, reflecting a conservative mood within public broadcasting at a time when member stations are pressured financially and when viewers are indicating satisfaction with the current PBS schedule, which is in large part shaped by the stations.
BUSINESS
May 6, 2009 | DAVID LAZARUS
President Obama finally named his pick to head the long-neglected Consumer Product Safety Commission on Tuesday and called for a big increase in funding for the agency. That's the good news. The bad news is that it looks as if he's using the appointment as a political pat on the head for a prominent supporter, and not necessarily as a first step toward kick-starting an agency that for too long has come up short in safeguarding the public.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
January 27, 2007 | Nancy Vogel, Times Staff Writer
A favorite money-raiser of churches and school clubs, the raffle goes big time next month when the California Lottery launches a game with million-dollar prizes. Modeled after a raffle held by the Pennsylvania Lottery in 2005 and copied by 10 other states since, the California Lottery raffle is expected to generate $7 million to $8 million for public schools in a 40-day spurt of ticket-buying. Tickets go on sale Feb. 5 and will be available until 6 p.m. on St. Patrick's Day, March 17.
ENTERTAINMENT
July 10, 1990 | DOUGLAS SADOWNICK
The term "only your hairdresser knows for sure," has taken on a whole new meaning in Columbia, S.C., where cosmetologist DiAna DiAna offers AIDS education to clients who routinely turn simple dye-jobs into confessions of sexual exploits and dreaded fears.