In a letter sent to La Cañada High School parents last month, school officials announced a case of whooping cough was discovered and warned to take precautions: educate yourself and cover your mouth. Now, the district nurse says, they’re aware of 11 cases. That nurse, Chris Henry, said via an email… Source: latimes.com – Los […]
Blog: Review: There are lessons in Dick Cheney biopic ‘Vice,’ for those who choose to heed them
Brainy, audacious, opinionated and fun, “Vice” is a tonic for troubled times. As smart as it is partisan, and it is plenty partisan, this savage satire is scared of only one thing, and that is being dull. Written and directed by Adam McKay, who won a screenwriting Oscar for the dazzling “The Big… Source: latimes.com […]
Blog: Review: There are lessons in Dick Cheney biopic ‘Vice,’ for those who choose to heed them
Brainy, audacious, opinionated and fun, “Vice” is a tonic for troubled times. As smart as it is partisan, and it is plenty partisan, this savage satire is scared of only one thing, and that is being dull. Written and directed by Adam McKay, who won a screenwriting Oscar for the dazzling “The Big… Source: L.A. […]
Blog: Pope demands abusive priests turn themselves in
Sodano, who was John Paul’s deputy, made no mention of the scandal that has convulsed the church this year. In his introductory remarks Friday to the pope, he instead thanked Francis for his pastoral visits in Rome, elsewhere in Italy and around the world, for having canonized Pope Paul VI and for having issued a […]
Blog: Letters: Readers react to the Dodgers big trade
For anyone who is student of the game, it is useful to recall that when the Dodgers swept the Yankees in the World Series of 1963, they used the exact same lineup each and every game. These were the Yankees of Mantle, Maris, Howard, Richardson and Boyer fame, and rather than worry about matchups, lefty […]
Blog: Blockbuster trade raises more questions about Dodgers’ offseason odyssey
The trade leaves the Dodgers’ big-league outfield stockpile effectively at six: Joc Pederson, Cody Bellinger, Chris Taylor, Enrique Hernandez, Andrew Toles and Alex Verdugo. Bellinger, Taylor and Hernandez all also play the infield regularly. Neither Toles nor Verdugo has extensive big-league experience. The need for an additional outfielder appears legitimate. Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles […]