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As a child, Lang longed for the rare days when her mother took her to the market to help sell their catch, where Lang lapped up the exciting smells and sounds, hoping her mother would buy a treat like chewy dried sweet potato or a wafer made of dried hawthorn berries and sugar. It made […]

After opening a clinic in Coal Run Village in 2014, Dr. James B. Crum, 44, a radiologist and “B-reader,” certified by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to evaluate chest X-rays for black lung disease, was shocked to find men his own age or younger with progressive massive fibrosis, an aggressive and often […]

To the editor: The story of Pastor Andrew Stoecklein’s illness and suicide is heartbreaking, and it is discouraging that so many people don’t understand the pain of depression that leads to suicide. People often confuse depression with ordinary sadness, a lack of faith in God or a moral failing. … Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles […]

Teachers are undervalued in our society, and their wages are too low. But teacher tenure and seniority can be abused; many of us, as either students or parents, have experienced teachers who were coasting to retirement or were otherwise ineffective. Protecting teachers is important, but so is accountability. Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times

In a blockbuster trade, the Los Angeles Dodgers are sending Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp and Alex Wood to the Cincinnati Reds for Homer Bailey and three prospects. Many think the Dodgers won the trade by gaining financial flexibility and replenishing their farm system. Others think the Reds won the trade by getting productive players in […]

The Lakers’ LebBron James dribbles up the court against the Warriors at ORACLE Arena on […]