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One of the healthiest by-products of the recession has been a nationwide bumper crop of first-time food gardeners.
According to the country's leading seed company, W. Atlee Burpee and Co., there were 7. Read Full Artice...
W ith rain interspersed with warmer days, suddenly it looks like spring in Southern California.
The first tip-off always is the beautiful white clouds of flowering pears that line area streets. Read Full Artice...
Grammar and spirituality: Part three of a three-part series:
Being.
That's what looked into and out from her eyes in the hospital room.
And at that moment, the grammar was clear, infinitely clear. There is only, ever, Subject. Read Full Artice...
Beans.
Specifically, lima beans.
That's the secret to longevity according to Grams.
At least that's what she told the mayor of El Segundo last Sunday.
Marie Stinnett, or as her family calls her, Grams, turned 100 on Valentine's Day. Read Full Artice...
It didn't matter how many holes ended up in my fingers, I always wanted more.
There is a powerful memory that clings to the aqua couch, circa 1968, in our living room. Read Full Artice...
The Inland Empire will lose contemporary standards music and gain another talk station on Monday as The Spa (KSPA, 1510 AM) makes a shift toward irrelevance.
All right, that may be a bit harsh. Read Full Artice...
Things haven't settled down quite yet at KFWB (980 AM).
It was announced earlier this week that the Laura Ingraham show will switch places with Dave Ramsey's program beginning March 15.
Ingraham is currently heard on KFWB from 9 a.m. Read Full Artice...
As more and more oldies stations move away from music of the 1950s and '60s, it is getting harder and harder to find doo-wop on the radio airwaves.
Management at Retro 1260 (KGIL, 1260 AM and 105. Read Full Artice...
Art Laboe accepted his Lifetime Achievement honor at the LARadio.com awards luncheon last week at Vitello's in Studio City. It was an entertaining afternoon that showcased one of Los Angeles radio's true greats. Read Full Artice...
Liberal talk network Air America abruptly shut down last week, taking its final breath after having essentially spent all of its life on life support. Read Full Artice...
Question: Do you have any suggestions on how to find a tutor to help seniors keep their minds sharp? I am looking for a tutor that would come to my home and work with a senior on a weekly basis - on reading, comprehension, math and other related areas. Read Full Artice...
Question: When will I know it's time to stop looking for a job and accept retirement? After completing two master's degrees and certificates to practice a career - and years wondering what to do when I grow up - I am sitting here about to turn 60. Read Full Artice...
Question: A friend and I, both in our late 70s, were discussing what to do if we found our spouse died unexpectedly at home during the night. It is our understanding that paramedics will not respond if the person is deceased. Read Full Artice...
This column continues last week's conversation about driving and dementia, in which we addressed concerns from reader M.H.
M.H. has a brother-in-law who is a physician with probable dementia. Read Full Artice...
This week's column continues our response to reader M.K., who is shocked that her age is an obstacle to finding a well-paying job, particularly since she is a baby boomer who was supposed to "have it all."
M.K. Read Full Artice...
Question: As a 55-year-old baby boomer woman, I feel I am at a disadvantage in finding a well-paying job. Maybe it's because I never believed age would get in my way. Weren't the boomers supposed to have it all? What happened?
- M.K.
Dear M.K. Read Full Artice...
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