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March 25, 2007
Readers react to the latest self-inflicted embarrassment at the Los Angeles Times.
March 20, 2007
The Times' proliferation of type styles has a defender.
March 11, 2007
The subject finds a Sunday piece about himself a tad over done.
They make cartoonist Donna Barstow feel at home.
March 8, 2007
Proposed cuts in the Book Review are the height of chutzpah for the Times.
Are they majestic migratory creatures or rats with wings?
Give T.J. Simers time to read a few books — please.
March 6, 2007
For this runner, the descent from East LA over the bridge into downtown was inspiring.
March 5, 2007
Strong feelings on the Times tinkering with its comics lineup and dropping its only Latino-themed strip.
Even the Book Review? A former Times staffer can't believe what's happening to the paper.
The email writer thought the marathon was fabulous, no matter what Newman says.
March 1, 2007
A former Air America producer reacts to the changes at AM 1150.
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More From Mark Lacter:
Twenty years after the death of star player Hank Gathers, the Loyola Marymount basketball team finally looks like it might be able to return to respectability. A winning record and a berth in a postseason tournament gives some hope to a small school that commanded the spotlight in Los Angeles basketball for the briefest of times.
It's officially spring on March 20th and people are eager to celebrate the season's rampant fertility. Thus, it's no surprise to see so many scheduled events devoted to the welfare of children, animals and the planet. Check out Tippi Hedren, Dionne Warwick and other heavenly bodies at various events around town.
If one word had to be picked to sum up the 2009-10 season in Pac-10 men's basketball, it might not be a word. It would likely be more of a groan or a sigh. The conference, which has won the championship 15 times (11 of them by UCLA), has not had a year to remember.
After 22 years of loyalty, Baylor is unceremoniously shown the door.
In proposing big increases in electrical bills, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa seems to ignore the terrible hardships the Great Recession is imposing on the working people of Los Angeles. The increase is a highly regressive tax hike hurting those hit by the recession.
