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The recent spate of male movie stars writing their life stories - including Tony Curtis, Robert Vaughn and Robert Wagner - offers something that would have been verboten in their studio years: sex, sex and more sex. Read Full Artice...
HOLLYWOOD - Joe Hyams, a former Hollywood columnist and bestselling author, has died. He was 85.
Hyams, a longtime Los Angeles resident who moved to Penrose, Colo. Read Full Artice...
FOREVER IS A FUNNY WORD: There is a sign on the door of Acres of Books that says all that needs to be said: "Closed forever. Thanks for everything."
And yet on a recent afternoon when owner Jackie Smith was inside her shop at 240 Long Beach Blvd. Read Full Artice...
1 Reduce: With the weather cooling off, plants don't need as much moisture. Reduce automatic sprinkler settings for watering fruit trees, roses, landscape beds and even lawns. Too much moisture during cool weather can damage roots and even kill plants. Read Full Artice...
I have five citrus trees in my yard. One of the trees is a Meyer lemon about 25 years old and has been a good producer. I planted the other four trees this year: one Meyer lemon, one Valencia orange, one navel orange and one tangerine. Read Full Artice...
With visions of a spring bounty of blooms dancing in our heads, a busload of plant- lovers recently headed south to visit three nurseries in Orange and San Diego counties. Read Full Artice...
Urban dwellers short of garden space have options when trying to stretch the family food dollar by growing their own produce. And it's not such a bad thing that they must think small.
Large yields can be had from tight areas. Read Full Artice...
A proposal to tax residents who own houses that are larger than 5,000 square feet will be considered today by the Los Angeles City Council's Budget and Finance Committee. Read Full Artice...
Tom Carruth is to rosarians as Tiger Woods is to golfers. He's a legend in the world of rose hybridizing, with more All-America Rose Selections winners than any other living hybridizer. Read Full Artice...
CHICAGO - Groundbreaking research suggests that pregnancy rates are much higher among teens who watch a lot of TV with sexual dialogue and behavior than among those who have tamer viewing tastes. Read Full Artice...
NEW YORK - With a little advance work, taking your kids to the polls on Election Day can help unscramble the complexities of politics, government and the presidential showdown.
It can even be fun. Read Full Artice...
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CHICAGO - Preschoolers with a parent away at war were more likely to show aggression than other young children in military families, according to the first published research on how the very young react to wartime. Read Full Artice...
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WASHINGTON - The White House has been mostly a dog house when it comes to presidential pets. And president-elect Barack Obama intends to keep it that way. Read Full Artice...
We continue our winning streak this week with a Tuscany soup clone for G.R. in Downey. We'll return next week with mincemeat for Catherine in Santa Fe Springs, and hope she can use it in time for Thanksgiving. Read Full Artice...
If you're having a Halloween shindig or just want to present a few spooky and fun eats for a gathering of neighbors and kids before or after trick-or-treating, get in the spirit with some interesting, creative options. Read Full Artice...
General Mills announced Friday it is voluntarily recalling a single day's production of Progresso Hearty Tomato soup because of a product labeling issue. Read Full Artice...
This week, we have a recipe for mincemeat for Catherine, and hope we printed it in time for her to make that sought-after Thanksgiving pie.
Many kind readers had recipes for mincemeat, and we would like to thank everyone for sending them in. Read Full Artice...
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