News Columnists

Steve Lopez

Steve Lopez

The bleeding Bell blues - July 21, 2010 - In the newspaper business, when editors are asked what kinds of stories they want to go after, there's a popular two-word answer. The...

George Skelton

George Skelton

Don't blame Schwarzenegger - July 18, 2010 - It's documented and official: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is now as unpopular as Gray Davis was when Californians recalled Davis and...

Sandy Banks

Sandy Banks

First, hire the best teachers - July 20, 2010 - When you're dueling with mogul Donald Trump over real estate, you'd better prepare to empty your wallet. That helps explain the $578-...

Hector Tobar

Hector Tobar

A gamble on the river pays off - July 16, 2010 - Heather Wylie was a key instigator of what must be the biggest, most important boating expedition ever undertaken on the Los Angeles...

James Rainey

James Rainey

On the Media: How many more Bells are out there? - July 21, 2010 - Several hundred citizens of Bell pressed toward the front door of City Hall this week, shouting and chanting with an indignation that...

Business Columnists

Michael Hiltzik

Michael Hiltzik

Social Security age 'fix' may not live up to expectations - July 20, 2010 - Every politician worthy of the name knows that the easiest policy changes to put over are those that don't kick in until well into the...

David Lazarus

David Lazarus

Spurned Chase cardholder deserves credit - July 20, 2010 - Matthew Pinnavaia was among the hundreds of thousands of people whose credit card accounts were either shut down or limited over the...

Kathy M. Kristof

Kathy M. Kristof

How to keep a handle on college costs - July 18, 2010 - About 19 million kids head to college next month, which is likely to have their parents in a mild panic about how to pay the bills. Even...

Tom Petruno

Tom Petruno

Skating closer to deflation - July 17, 2010 - Imagine a world where prices of all sorts of goods and services just keep moving down.

Liz Pulliam Weston

Liz Pulliam Weston

How to tackle a pile of overdue loans and bills - July 18, 2010 - Dear Liz: My finances have been on the rocks for six years. I have a defaulted student loan, credit card debt, bounce fees from...

Sports Columnists

Bill Plaschke

Bill Plaschke

Mike Garrett helped make his fall such a high one - July 20, 2010 - Seventeen years could be boiled into two moments, the complicated legacy of Mike Garrett revealed in a final burst of arrogant bluster.

T.J. Simers

T.J. Simers

On 10th anniversary of Page 2's debut, it's time for him to retire — for a day - July 17, 2010 - Today marks the 10th anniversary of Page 2's debut, so many people taking their valuable time ever since to tell me to go away, and I'm...

Bill Dwyre

Bill Dwyre

Pat Haden is USC's new athletic director - July 21, 2010 - In the wake of a rules scandal that resulted in some of the stiffest penalties in college sports history, USC on Tuesday announced that...

Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott

Clayton Kershaw doesn't win, but growth continues - July 20, 2010 - Clayton Kershaw's maturation has been rapid, his sense of purpose growing at the same rate as his ability to put people away with a more...

Jerry Crowe

Jerry Crowe

Gary Lucas missed his spot for Angels glory - July 18, 2010 - Gary Lucas cracked open the door.

Opinion Columnists

Gregory Rodriguez

Gregory Rodriguez

Uncovering France's veil ploy - July 19, 2010 - Poor France. On Tuesday, just in time for Bastille Day, the lower house of the French Parliament overwhelmingly passed a measure aimed...

Doyle McManus

Doyle McManus

Obama's era of Big Things is over - July 18, 2010 - The first long chapter of Barack Obama's presidency came to an end last week when the Senate finally passed its sweeping financial...

Tim Rutten

Tim Rutten

The debate Brown and Whitman should have - June 23, 2010 - California's gubernatorial campaign already is underway in earnest. Now the question is whether it will be waged over emotionally...

Meghan Daum

Meghan Daum

Children and parenting in the 21st century - July 15, 2010 - If you've been anywhere near the ball pit at IKEA — that trance-inducing sphere of cacophonous tykes and colored balls — you...

Jonah Goldberg

Jonah Goldberg

'Roadmap' a realistic plan to remake the tax system - July 20, 2010 - Rep. Paul D. Ryan's wonky manifesto "A Roadmap for America's Future" is not what most would call thrilling reading. It makes one want to...

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