Dennis McDougal Pens Novel About VietNam War THE CANDLESTICKMAKER

“They can teach you whatever you need to make war, but you learn to make peace on your own.”      During the 1960’s “Summer of Love,” three sailors on a deadly odyssey into a harrowing...

Octavia Nasr Fired From CNN After Controversial Tweet?

Was CNN's Senior Editor of Mideast Affairs Octavia Nasr Fired After Tweeting About Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah? Some reports claim that Octavia Nasr was fired, while others say she is leaving, but one factor remains the same, the Senior Editor of Mideast Affairs will no...

Response to the Governator - Schwarzenegger bashes TEA Party Move

This is the introduction to a story that I wrote on Examiner.com concerning governor Schwarzenegger's recent inaccurate disparaging comments about the TEA Party Movement. " This is my response to a pair of news...

ADL, Glenn Beck, and pulling the plug

LA Times asks,  "Who's Watching Glenn Beck?"   Last week,  a columnist for the LA Times wrote a piece on Glenn Beck,  comparing the Fox News pundit to   FDR Depression era radio pundit,  Father  Charles Coughlin.   The...

Transgender Sportswriter committed suicide after long conflict

Mike Penner,  a seasoned  sportswriter for the LA Times is dead at the age of 52,  in an apparent suicide.  He was an extremely popular sports journalist with many years in the business, and a major name staff editor for the LA Times.  One colleague...

LA Wildfires: Station Fire, Morris Fire, Tujunga Fire: Arson

Investigators have concluded that the LA wildfires were the result of arson and will now be investigated as a homicide since two firefighters lost their lives battling the main fire. Evidence of arson has been...

Station Fire in Los Angeles Update: LA Fire Map

The Station Fire in Los Angeles, in the Angeles National Forest is still growing and is estimated to be 121,762 acres in size, and only 5% of the fire is currently contained. See an up-to-date fire map on the Los...

Manny Ramirez Suspended for Steroids

Call it a case of Manny being Manny. Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez has been suspended 50 games for using performance enhancing drugs. Ramirez is now claiming that he did use a banned substance to enhance...

H. Clinton To Visit Japan on her first overseas trip.

By, Uwe Paschen H. Clinton is to visit Japan for her first official overseas trip as US Secretary of State for the Obama administration, She will meet with Prime Minister Taro Aso. Wile here in Japan she will most...

Major Newspapers Join Forces for Global News Coverage

In the face of falling revenue and evaporating advertising revenue, major news media companies including the Tribune Co. and the New York Daily News are seeking partnerships with other media to maintain global and...

Ryan Adams Vs. The L.A. Times

Ryan Adams is furious at the L.A. Times over a recent concert review from his Thursday (December 4) performance opening up for Oasis at the Staple Center. The reviewer, Mikael Wood, suggested that Adams, who has...

Times Mirror Exec Payoffs Revealed in Tribune Bankruptcy Filing

In the wake of Monday morning's announcement that the Tribune Co. is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the company revealed many of its financial details, including a long list of hefty 'golden parachute' payouts to former top execs of Times Mirror.And to think that this...

Same-sex couples rush to marry before election day

" Reporting from Sacramento and Los Angeles -- Tom O'Hare hadn't planned on getting married this month to his partner of 30 years. But then on a recent Saturday he happened upon a street-corner rally in support of Proposition 8, which would amend the state...

Rashid Khalidi Unmasked :: Carter's Second Term

" Rashid Khalidi sees perils for the U.S. in empire building while ignoring its own professional Middle East experts and the history of the region. Khalidi is Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies and director of...

CBS’s Fall Movie Preview Slants Largely Left :: MAXINE

"THE MOVIES: Fall Movies - The fall film season is upon us, the time that many moviegoers eagerly anticipate, when the studios release many of their best films, films they think may be contenders come Oscar...

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