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Where's recall-collision link?
Could someone explain to me why, with GM recalling a million cars for steering problems and Toyota recalling however many for miscellaneous problems, the general public are not being rear-ended by any one of these recall. Read Full Artice...
At a rally Friday, the Torrance Police Department was urged to adopt a system of collecting data on race, ethnicity or national origin for the motorists and pedestrians it stops. Read Full Artice...
There were no game-changers in Monday night's debate between Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner, the Republican candidates for governor. Whitman leads in the polls by about 30 points, and Poizner did nothing to alter the dynamic.
That may be just as well. Read Full Artice...
ES National broadband plan is needed to maintain U.S. competitiveness in the world.
Few proposals before Congress will have broader effects on U.S. society than the national broadband plan released last week: Wider access to education. Read Full Artice...
Feds should tax online sales
Regarding "Strapped state targets online sales taxes" (Wednesday), this is a nonissue as the states will never streamline their collection procedures and make them uniform. Read Full Artice...
Academy picked the right film
This is in response to "Oscar should have gone to " (Letters to Editor, Sunday).
I'm not really sure what point the writer was trying to make in this letter. Read Full Artice...
David Beckham, arguably the most famous contemporary soccer player in America, was supposed to put Los Angeles on the international map, while giving the city a needed civic boost. Read Full Artice...
Seniors feel bias from police
If you think it's news that Torrance is biased against ethnic groups, I would also like to add its bias and hateful attitude toward Torrance seniors. Read Full Artice...
The U.S. Constitution is clear: For a bill to become law, it must pass both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
If your side lacks the requisite votes, your agenda doesn't pass. Read Full Artice...
LA oil wells are fact of life
Regarding the front-page story Monday dealing with lax oversight for the L.A. oil field: The first six years of my life I lived next door to several oil wells in a house that was a converted Montessori preschool. Read Full Artice...
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