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L.A. County library system celebrates its centennial
NORWALK - The Los Angeles County public library system headquarters, which is located at 7400 Imperial Hwy. in Downey, has provided promotional materials and other tools to its branches all ... |
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Help stop global warming: ride a bike in Downey this Saturday
We interrupt our ongoing discussion of global warming in this space to announce a bicycling event this coming Saturday, August 25, in Downey. In its own way, this notification could not be m... |
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Catching up with former Assemblywoman Sally Havice
DOWNEY - We were talking about the hilariously funny recent roasts of Charlie Sheen and Roseanne Barr on Comedy Central and Sally M. Havice, a decade removed from her six-year Sacramento sti... |
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Why does the (polar) bear have a short tail?
A charming Native American fable explains that the bear lost his tail because the wily fox conned him into ice-fishing with it; the bear's tail then came off when he tried to pull it out aft... |
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What global warming (denial) looks like
Two weeks ago in this space we examined the conclusions of author Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, who recently wrote in Rolling Stone that global warming is now looking a lot worse than p... |
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Global warming: a skeptic's point of view
Last week this column summarized author Bill McKibben's perspective on global warming expressed in a recent article for Rolling Stone magazine, a gloomy view of humanity's future on a planet... |
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Rosie Grier opens up about his life at Chamber awards ceremony
DOWNEY - The trajectory of Rosie Grier's life has taken him from humble beginnings in Cuthbert, Georgia where he was born, to Penn State where he shone in football, to a legendary career fir... |
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Rancho Golf Classic to feature Katy Sullivan and debut of Paragolf carts
DOWNEY - The Rancho Los Amigos Foundation's 22nd Annual Rancho Golf Classic will feature a special appearance by Rancho patient and Paralympian Katy Sullivan and the debut of Rancho's new Pa... |
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Lots to do in Downey this summer
Dear Downey Family, I hope you are all enjoying your summer and that you are staying cool during the hot weather. The summer nights have been perfect for Concerts in the Park. If you have... |
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What's up with global warming?
Before Mitt Romney became the nominee apparent, several Republican candidates enthusiastically denied anthropogenic climate change (the terminologically correct expression for what most peop... |
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Ray Andazola takes over as Rotary president
DOWNEY - Ray C. Andazola started working for McDonnell-Douglas (now Boeing) as a timekeeper in 1965. He would work for the aircraft manufacturer "in various other accounting capacities" for ... |
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Romancing the garbage: county facilities
Last week in this space we briefly outlined the monumental role of Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD) in handling the waste of nearly six million citizens in the greater L.A. ar... |
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Ed Ahrens reflects on his time in baseball
DOWNEY - Downey resident Edward Ahrens was the starting second baseman on the first ever varsity baseball team in the history of Cal State Dominguez in 1972. "The experience on the first b... |
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Romancing the garbage: taking stock and LACSD
It's been one year since I began writing articles on the environment for The Downey Patriot. Editor Eric Pierce has kindly given me carte blanche to write about whatever environmental issues... |
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Ask the DMV
Q: My husband and I have started to take daily walks around our neighborhood for exercise. We live in an area with heavy street traffic and want to know if there are any rules we should keep... |
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