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Verdugo Views: Sunshine society gets 'Rejuvenated'
The Verdugo Hills Sunshine Society was formed in the early 1930s with the goal of operating a home-like boarding home for elderly people of culture and refinement. Charter members James and Effie Fifield helped form the society with the specific...
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Festival of Books: Glendale Community College professor waxes poetry
A long-time Glendale Community College English professor will be among the hundreds of writers appearing at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books this weekend. Bart Edelman's sixth book of poetry, "The Geographer's Wife," was recently published by...Tags: Walt Disney, Los Angeles Times, Arts and Culture, Festive Events
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A Word, Please: Sorting out news style and book style
I don't usually comment on online articles or websites. Partly, it's because of the company that would put me in. Not that I think every online commenter is crazy. On the contrary, I'm sure there are several who could pass a mental competency test....Tags: Health, Two and a Half Men (tv program), Healthcare Policies, Donald Trump
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A book fair for the ages
It's been long rumored that print is dead — the Internet its murderer.
But after a trip to the California International Antiquarian Book Fair at the Pasadena Convention Center last weekend, I'm happy to report the rumors aren't true. The future of...Tags: Celebrities, Lifestyle and Leisure, Books and Magazines, Jack Kerouac, Hobbies
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Students learn the basics of book publishing
Wearing a chef’s hat and apron, children’s book author Mary Ann Fraser stood at the front of a first-grade classroom at Lincoln Elementary School on Thursday and told the students that it was time to cook up a story.
Within minutes, they had...Tags: Thomas Jefferson, Elementary Schools, Students, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Jazz great's legacy preserved on Brand
The Friday night jazz series at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art draws a large and varied crowd. Some are there to hear the music and some — as Duke Ellington observed about the clientele of Harlem’s legendary Cotton Club — to...Tags: Woody Herman, Entertainment Events, Duke Ellington, Music, Circuses
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A Word, Please: Why punctuation, grammar are important
Some people worry that high-tech communications are bringing down language standards. In a Twitter-centric world where people write “some1” in place of “someone,” these fears seem valid. But linguists beg to differ. Language,...Tags: Real Estate, Services and Shopping, Media Industry
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GCC inks deal with bookstore management company
Glendale Community College has inked a deal to hand over the management of its student bookstore to a private company.
Under the contract, approved unanimously by trustees at their meeting Monday, Follett Higher Education Group Inc. will pay the college...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Colleges and Universities, Business Enterprises, Consumer Goods Industries
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Mary Louise Southworth
Mary Louise Southworth January 7, 1925 to October 31, 2011 Mary Lou was born in Santa Monica to Harold and Louise Hart. The family moved to Glendale in 1937 where she graduated with honors from Hoover High School. She attended Occidental...Tags: United Nations, Religion and Belief
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A Word, Please: It¿s all `picayunish pedantry¿
A reader named Jayne wrote to me recently to ask why “more importantly” is used so often in place of “more important.” “Please comment on the use (over use) of ‘more importantly,’” she wrote. “‘...Tags: The New York Times, Human Interest
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DC Comics hopes revamped heroes and digital will save the day
DC Comics co-publisher Dan DiDio was at a comic-book store in New Jersey when he noticed something alarming. Over the course of an hour, only two customers came in. And, this was a Saturday — the busiest day of the week for most retailers.
“...Tags: Xbox 360, YouTube, New Jersey
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GCC will privatize struggling bookstore
Glendale Community College officials are pushing forward with plans to outsource the student bookstore, announcing Monday that a contract agreement could be in place as early as next month.
The college began soliciting proposals in May from private...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Elections, Colleges and Universities, Business Enterprises, Nebraska
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