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A mosque near ground zero: It's the wise choice

A mosque near ground zero: It's the wise choice

ByDoyle McManus

There's a civil war in Islam between moderates and radicals. Barring the building of a mosque near ground zero in New York would only help the radicals.

I told you so

By Mary Tillman

Mary Tillman speaks on Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his role in covering up the truth about her son's death.

 
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Opinion L.A.: Prop. 8 -- you're not helping, Mr. President

Opinion L.A.: Prop. 8 -- you're not helping, Mr. President
Patt Morrison: Prop. 8, Judge Walker's sexual orientation and our short memories

Patt Morrison: Prop. 8, Judge Walker's sexual orientation and our short memories
Public financing is the only option left for fair elections

Blowback: Without public financing, don't bother to vote

Op-Ed

The honeymooners

The honeymooners

By John Ibson

Steve and I have been together 32 years, yet after a recent trip to Vancouver, we're newlyweds. And while I'm a 66-year-old professor of...

Political reality checks

Political reality checks

WikiLeaks, oil leaks, jobs forecasts, foreclosures, Chelsea Clinton, Lindsey Lohan — no shortage of grave subjects for the ink-under-...

Judicial myopia in Los Angeles

Judicial myopia in Los Angeles

ByTim Rutten

There are judicial decisions you can ponder, others over which you argue, and some that just leave you shaking your head in slack-jawed...

Lewis MacAdams: the L.A. River's best friend

Lewis MacAdams: the L.A. River's best friend

ByPatt Morrison

Seriously? You still don't know there's a river in L.A.? That there wouldn't even be a Los Angeles without the Los Angeles River? You haven'...

How to fix L.A. County's broken child welfare system

How to fix L.A. County's broken child welfare system

By Wendy Ramallo

Another child death, another vote by Los Angeles County supervisors.

The Kalamazoo River 'mess' is a lot more than that

The Kalamazoo River 'mess' is a lot more than that

By Michael Brune and Anne Woiwode

If the BP blowout in the Gulf of Mexico is causing us to reconsider deep-sea drilling, then last week's oil disaster in Michigan should give...

Why Naomi Campbell's testimony at The Hague matters

Why Naomi Campbell's testimony at The Hague matters

By Elisa Massimino

Today, The Hague will occupy a spotlight usually reserved for Paris, Milan and New York. Supermodel Naomi Campbell is scheduled to...

U.S. needs to reevaluate Plan Colombia

U.S. needs to reevaluate Plan Colombia

By Milburn Line

Colombia inaugurates a newly elected president on Saturday: the former minister of defense, Juan Manuel Santos. Amid saber-rattling by...

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Editorials

The chemical process

The chemical process

Ever use a waterproofing spray to protect your shoes? It might well have contained fluoropolymers, Teflon-like chemicals that can cause...

FCC's plan for 'Net neutrality' rules falters

FCC's plan for 'Net neutrality' rules falters

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski's first major initiative — a proposal to require broadband providers...

An illegal bulls-eye?

An illegal bulls-eye?

May the U.S. government kill one of its own citizens without first convicting him of a crime? A court may have the opportunity to answer...

Ecuador's untapped oil

Ecuador's untapped oil

What is a barrel of oil worth? Generally, the answer depends on a number of factors, including the mood of the commodities markets, the...

State challenges to healthcare reform law

State challenges to healthcare reform law

Opponents of the new healthcare reform law notched two victories this week, one at the ballot box and one in court. On Tuesday, voters in...

Richard Alarcon's residency questions

Richard Alarcon's residency questions

Maybe it's finally time for Richard Alarcon to go home, if only he could figure out where that is. On Nordhoff, in Panorama City, where he's...

Stimulus spending and partisan wrangling

Stimulus spending and partisan wrangling

After a protracted debate, the Senate passed a pared-down bill Thursday to provide $26 billion in aid to financially strapped states to help...

Proposition neutrality

Proposition neutrality

The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. won a legal fight Tuesday against California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown over the exact wording of an...

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