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Columnist John Bogert writes for the Torrance Daily Breeze. The Daily Breeze provides local and global news coverage for the South Bay and Harbor areas of Los Angeles County including Torrance, Palos Verdes, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach and surrounding areas.
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
 

50s-era actors showed a generation how to be men

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Tell me, how could the death of actor Peter Graves - a week ago of an apparent heart attack at age 82 - not cause a bigger stir? And why isn't a state funeral planned for Davy Crockett with the riderless horse and the mountain men re-enactors in full. Read Full Artice...


 
Thursday, March 18, 2010
 

Breeze columnist John Bogert to speak at 3 book signings

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Veteran Daily Breeze columnist John Bogert will speak and sign copies of his new book, "Grounded," at three upcoming events around the South Bay and Harbor Area. Read Full Artice...


 
Thursday, March 18, 2010
 

JOHN BOGERT: A former census taker, me, can testify to its importance

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During one long-ago college summer I worked as a census taker. In tie and shirt, in killing heat, with a cardboard U.S. Read Full Artice...


 
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
 

JOHN BOGERT: Bill Clinton impression, Dionne Warwick fixation and other flu symptoms

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I was running down a list of homemade questions, trying to explain why I was unwell and why I could suddenly do a bang-up Bill Clinton impression with my virally altered vocal cords: "I did not have sexual relations with that woman. Read Full Artice...


 
Sunday, March 14, 2010
 

Shouldn't I get credit for cutting credit-card debt?

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I don't know whom to be angry at, the Republicans for beginning the bank bailout, the Democrats for continuing it or both parties for failing to rein in the money men who still grease the legislative skids. Read Full Artice...


 
Saturday, March 13, 2010
 

What brave optimists do when they're laid off

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When you think about recession casualties, someone like Remy Haynes might not come immediately to mind. Not unless a wonderfully articulate, highly creative, tall, blond commercial photographer is your idea of an employment lost cause. Read Full Artice...


 
Thursday, March 11, 2010
 

JOHN BOGERT: Former balloon entrepeneur trying to make Seder more enjoyable

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I am not Jewish except through some long-running friendships that have gotten me invited, probably because I look so pathetic, to more than a few Passover seders. Read Full Artice...


 
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
 

JOHN BOGERT: A growing admiration for California's drought-resistant native plants

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Like so many transplants, I arrived here packing bad habits. Read Full Artice...


 
Monday, March 08, 2010
 

JOHN BOGERT: Hardened science project vet impressed with son's approach

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By my reckoning this was the sixth science project. If I count the one I did in school, this one would be my seventh. And I'm still asking the same question. Read Full Artice...


 
Sunday, March 07, 2010
 

Pitches that paid off, plus prayers for purity

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I received a number of calls concerning last week's TeleBrands Inventors Day at the LAX Marriott. "Who was selected? You didn't say," asked Sarah Janes. "I think that people who work hard to make it in this world deserve recognition." They do. Read Full Artice...


 
Saturday, March 06, 2010
 

JOHN BOGERT: Hollywood's trade show still captures our eyes

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This is my yearly reminder, my March wake-up call, for the 39 million or so saps who - like me - can't resist the Academy Awards. Here's what you need to be reminded of going in: It's all fiction. Read Full Artice...


 
 


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