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Summer
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Everything’s coming up rosés
Food |
August 13, 2008
HERE’S THE thing about rosés and me: I buy them by the case. Read more
Sunday, August 10, 2008
The dark days of summer
Entertainment |
August 10, 2008
IN “THE WAY WE ARE,” a concise, razor-sharp book of existential musings, philosopher Allen Wheelis describes the “margin of terror.” Read more
Monday, June 16, 2008
Summer’s near: Try to survive
Health |
June 16, 2008
Ready to enjoy the simple pleasures of summer? Read more
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
HOT NIGHTS ON TV
News |
June 11, 2008
FOR A moment or two, I thought we had lost the summer and would have to spend the pre-Emmy months in wistful nostagia and reruns. Read more
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Movies to sink your brain into
Entertainment |
May 4, 2008
FOR years now, it has seemed that summer movies are not so much made as they are extruded from studio marketing departments – like fast-food taco fillings. Read more
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Hope for summer movie dulldrums
Entertainment |
May 1, 2008
THE SUMMER of 2008 is shaping up as an unusual one for me. Read more
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Consumer spending, exports boost economy
Business |
November 1, 2007
The economy picked up speed in the summer, growing at a brisk 3.9%
annual pace, the fastest rate in 1 1/2 years, even as a credit crunch
plunged the housing market deeper into turmoil. Read more
Monday, August 13, 2007
‘Rush Hour 3’ speeds to top in ticket sales
Business |
August 13, 2007
Make it six for six this summer for Hollywood’s “three-quels.” Read more
Sunday, July 15, 2007
RENTAL SAVVY - Summer break-in time - Windows open to catch a breeze, owners on vacation – ‘tis the season for theft.
Real Estate |
July 15, 2007
Preventing burglaries and other home-related crimes is just as
important during the summer as any other time of the year. Read more
Friday, July 13, 2007
L.A. can chill: DWP says threat of summer blackouts lessened
California | Local |
July 13, 2007
Hoping to avoid the rolling blackouts that plagued Southern
California last year, Los Angeles officials said Thursday they are
far better prepared for more record heat this summer, but they
implored residents to conserve energy. Read more
More collegians spending their summers in class - Many are trying to earn their degrees sooner. Some like the different atmosphere. And a number of schools offer students incentives.
California | Local |
July 13, 2007
His students at Cal State Long Beach said they enjoyed professor
Graham Thomas’ upper division English class that surveyed children’s
literature ranging from ancient classics such as Aesop’s fables to
modern novels such as Lois Lowry’s “The Giver.” Read more
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Get ready for that road trip
Business |
June 30, 2007
Summer’s here and the livin’ is easy – unless you happen to be a car. Read more
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Music – in the key of free
Travel |
June 24, 2007
During the summer, ski resort towns don’t close up shop. Read more
Friday, June 22, 2007
Summer arrives, Southland broils
California | Local |
June 22, 2007
Summer officially began Thursday, but credit Southern California’s
dry spell for already taking some of the fun out of it. Read more
Sunday, June 17, 2007
The desert, full blast
Travel |
June 17, 2007
LATE morning is mojito time inside the gold-striped cabanas
surrounding the pools at the Phoenician, the mega-classy Scottsdale
area resort. Read more
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Sharp price rise for milk, cheese
Business |
June 10, 2007
Market forecasters are warning of a sharp increase in dairy prices
this summer. Read more
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Expanding gasoline a heated issue
Business |
June 9, 2007
Federal lawmakers took aim at oil companies and service station
owners Friday, accusing them of cheating customers by ignoring fuel’s
tendency to expand with higher temperatures. Read more
Monday, June 4, 2007
War vote barrage planned on Iraq
National |
June 4, 2007
Democratic congressional leaders, whose efforts to force a withdrawal
from Iraq were stymied last month, plan a summer of repeated
Iraq-related votes designed to force Republican lawmakers to abandon
the White House before the fall. Read more
Monday, May 28, 2007
For some, too much sunshine may bring on the blues
Health |
May 28, 2007
SUNSHINE and warm weather aren’t for everyone. Read more
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Summer trips are still a go but scaled back
Travel |
May 27, 2007
WE’RE bumping into one another on airplanes, finding fewer airfare
sales and getting little bang for our buck in Europe. Read more
