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I left New York City four decades ago for Livingston, Mont. As newcomers flow in, I hope this town can retain some of its wayward spirit.
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Since the 1960s, a remnant population of sea otters has revived Monterey Bay. But they can’t migrate north throughout their historic range without human help.
While the presidential contest will garner the most attention in 2024, there are many important races and measures on state and local ballots.
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In a warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain more than 80,000 student musical instruments, the largest remaining workshop in America of its kind. This film was nominated for an Oscar in the current Academy Award season.
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Los Angeles City Hall has been rocked by scandal after scandal, but now there’s momentum to reform city government.
Los Angeles County transitions to a new way of administering pre-arraignment justice that doesn’t use cash bail for most crimes.
The rollout of the new, ‘simpler’ FAFSA application is unacceptably chaotic. There’s plenty of blame to go around.
People who grievously misuse their gun rights are terrorists. And the same approach used by the U.S. to meet the threat of international terrorism is needed to meet the terror of random gun violence and mass shootings at public events.
The U.S. must say ‘no’ to arming and funding Gaza’s destruction, use its muscle to bring Israel to the table, rescue Gaza’s people and stop the slaughter.
