Love them? She thinks the world of them
California | Local |
June 8, 2007
Dagmar Tomlinson is the grandma you wish you had or hope you will be. Read more
Articles by Nancy Wride
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Long Beach teen on top of the world after Mt. Everest climb
California | Local |
May 21, 2007
“I feel really incredible,” Samantha Larson, 18, said Sunday night,
describing her sense of accomplishment after having conquered Mt. Read more
Mt. Everest climber is back at base camp
California | Local |
May 20, 2007
Samantha Larson of Long Beach, who at 18 became one of the youngest
people to summit Mt. Read more
She’s feeling on top of the world
California | Local |
May 19, 2007
From Earth’s tallest point, the message was understandably breathless. Read more
Challenger holds slim lead in L.A. college board race
California | Local |
May 17, 2007
The cliffhanger wore on Wednesday in the runoff election for a seat
on the Los Angeles Community College District board, with challenger
Roy Burns 88 votes ahead of incumbent Georgia L. Mercer in unofficial
results – and a hand count underway of 10,600 ballots. Read more
A new-old look for a grand lady of Long Beach
California | Local |
May 10, 2007
Historian Stan Poe squinted upward at the castle-like Villa Riviera
on Wednesday, pointing out what’s been lost and what’s about to be
restored to the 1929 Long Beach landmark. Read more
Grandfather killed family, officials say
California | Local |
May 3, 2007
A Canyon Country man shot to death his 8-year-old granddaughter and
her mother before killing himself, authorities said Wednesday. Read more
Decathletes get a big brass homecoming
California | Local |
May 2, 2007
The El Camino Real High School students who won the U.S. Academic
Decathlon on Saturday in Honolulu returned Tuesday to Los Angeles
International Airport, where they were serenaded in baggage claims by
their school’s marching band. Read more
Fire station anti-Semitism alleged
California | Local |
April 25, 2007
Acting Los Angeles Fire Chief Douglas L. Barry eclipsed his own news
conference about his first 100 days Tuesday by announcing that he had
just learned of a new report of possible firefighter harassment. Read more
Continuing honors keep memory of ballplayer alive
California | Local |
April 6, 2007
Just days after Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle’s small plane crashed into
a Manhattan apartment tower, his hometown of West Covina swung into
action to honor him. Read more
