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Afternoon snacks
- Michael Goodwin was convicted of murdering his former business partner, Mickey Thompson, and the racing legend's wife in 1988. Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty. CBS2
- Alleged details on the Jim Lampley domestic abuse incident aren't pretty. His ex-fiancee (an ex-Miss California) claims that while high on pot and drunk on vodka "he grabbed me and threw me against a wall. He then threw me against another wall. He then threw me against the door and I collapsed." TMZ
- Flu is showing up at Los Angeles-area hospitals. NBC-4
- LAVoice.org editor Mack Reed killed a post on Animal Services head Ed Boks that degenerated into libellous attacks and a flame war. Gee, ya think the anti-Boks animal activists were involved?: "As the chief cook and bottle-washer of this site, as well as a full-time web consultant, I simply don't have the time to babysit the post for the next week and a half. Sorry." LA Voice
- The LAT Opinion blog's Rogue's Gallery caption contest from the Gerald Ford funeral bombed: only four replies. The last of them chided: "This is a man's funeral. Shame on you. There's a time for snark. And then there's a time to leave well enough alone. Get back to work." LAT
- USC professor of physics Clifford V. Johnson blogs about riding his bike to work, hoping to get more Angelenos out of their cars. His posts are chock full of info and observation about getting around L.A. by bike or transit.
- Kate Coe will be on "Which Way, L.A.?" tonight at 7 on KCRW to talk about her LA Weekly piece on coverage of the Long Beach racial attack and trial. WWLA
- Candlelight walk and vigil in Echo Park 6-7 pm for Charupha Wongwisetsiri, the nine-year-old girl killed by a gang bullet while she stood in her kitchen. Chicken Corner
- The charm of Du-Par's has always been lukewarm coffee, lousy tuna melts and limp French toast, says Rip Rense. We get email
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