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In Theory: Can believers and nonbelievers find common ground?
Can believers and nonbelievers connect? Is there a common ground they can agree on? Writing in the New York Times, T. M. Luhrmann thinks there may be, but admits it's going to be difficult. The author of "When God Talks Back: Understanding the...Tags: Salt, Human Interest, Justice System, Abusive Behavior, Gays and Lesbians
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In Theory: Should Boy Scouts end ban on gays?
The Boy Scouts of America has sent its members a survey as part of its ongoing debate over whether to repeal or continue its ban on gay members. Instead of asking for a simple yes or no, the questionnaire goes into depth on several topics, for example...Tags: Discrimination, Justice and Rights, Customs and Tradition, Salt, Arts and Culture
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Congratulations to re-elected Armenian president spark Burbank hunger strike
Ara Manoogian hadn’t eaten for nine days as of Monday, and he was prepared to go without food for weeks, or even months, more. Camped in an RV parked outside Rep. Adam Schiff’s Burbank office, Manoogian said his hunger strike was in protest...
Tags: White House, Career and Workplace, Elections, Strikes, Labor Disputes
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Building a cathedral of learning
Just months after Luis Calingo stepped into his new role as Woodbury University's president, he is reshaping the school's vision while leading a new campus-wide conversation. “We need to draft a new strategic plan for the university,” Calingo...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Justice and Rights, California State University, Long Beach, California State University, Fresno, Politics
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Political Landscape: Gatto calls for the end of super PACs
Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) joined two other state lawmakers to introduce a measure that would begin the process of nullifying the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial decision that created “super PACs,” which have flooded unlimited...Tags: Brad Sherman, Cancer, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Carol Liu, U.S. Supreme Court
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Plenty of reasons to oppose Walmart
I am one of the so-called “1%” who is opposed to Walmart moving into Burbank. For someone who doesn’t even live in Burbank to call our concerns “common-sense-challenged” is incredibly offensive (“Ignore the 1% who...Tags: Walmart, Economy, Business and Finance, Local Elections, Politics, Companies and Corporations
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Unclear if alleged gunman still at Cal State Northridge, LAPD says
The Los Angeles Police Department is assisting Cal State Northridge officials in a search for a possible gunman on campus. Officer Fred Queto at the LAPD's Devonshire station said there have been no reports of shots fired or students injured, and that it...Tags: California State University, Northridge, Colleges and Universities, Murder, Politics, Facebook
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Olive Avenue Confidential
By now, even smokers know that cigarettes are toxic, addictive and just plain evil.
How far city governments should go in telling people when and where they can smoke is, however, a cloudier issue — a balancing act between freedom of choice and...Tags: Tobacco Addiction, Laws, Tickets, Crimes, Behavioral Conditions
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Armenians cry for justice
A candlelight vigil commemorating the 96th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was held on the steps of Burbank City Hall on Tuesday night, two days before an L.A. visit by President Obama, who has not kept a campaign promise to formally recognize the...Tags: Murder, Genocide, Hate Crimes, Crimes, Massacres
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Mailbag: Gordon strives for city transparency
When will the City Council get it? We keep electing David Gordon because he is our watchdog on people and happenings in Burbank ("Reinke named new mayor," May 5). He appears to be the only one trying to keep us open, above board and honest. The recent...Tags: Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at School, Labor Legislation, Elections, Democratic Party
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Art Review: Editorial etchings
The art of Francisco Goya is not something to love or hate. It is something to decipher. The Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale presents "The Caprichos Etchings and Aquatints (1799)," 80 of the artist's cutting edge copper plate prints, in a rational, eye-...Tags: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Death, Fraud, Politics, Corporate Crime
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Guatemalan court overturns Rios Montt conviction
MEXICO CITY -- Guatemala’s highest court late Monday overturned the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt, a verdict that had been hailed by human rights organizations but now hangs in limbo. The Constitutional Court...
Tags: Punishment, Justice and Rights, International Law, Genocide, Hate Crimes
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