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January 2025

She was one of the first women architects in America. She designed Hearst Castle. And few people knew her name.
Julia Morgan was the first licensed female architect in California. She designed 700 buildings, but acclaim would only come six decades after she died.
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Ronald Claiborne
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L.A.'s Last Big Snowfall (Yes, it snowed in L.A.) & Why It May Never Happen Again
Seventy-six years ago today, a huge snowstorm hit Los Angeles and all of Southern California. It's barely snowed since and not at all since 1962
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Ronald Claiborne
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December 2024

Roberto Clemente was a baseball legend, but his greatest achievement wasn't playing baseball
On December 31, 1972, the baseball star perished in a plane crash while personally bringing earthquake relief to Nicaragua
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Ronald Claiborne
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Truths My Father Told Me
Some of the most important lessons my dad taught my brother and me were through a series of puzzling maxims that I only recognized as wisdom years later
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Ronald Claiborne
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Stunning Images from the Dark: America's Lighthouses at Night
Veteran television news cameraman David Zapatka's "second act" is photographing lighthouses under the stars.
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Ronald Claiborne
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November 2024

October 2024

CONFESSIONS OF A CAMPAIGN CANVASSER
I spent eight days canvassing for Kamala Harris in four states. Did it matter?
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Ronald Claiborne
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Chavez Ravine and the Sad Story of Dodger Stadium
It's a gorgeous stadium in a beautiful location ... with an infamous history
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Ronald Claiborne
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Why do people like to gamble? I asked a gambler. Me.
A new report finds that sports wagering causes financial harm - lower credit scores, higher bankruptcy - in the 38 states where it's legal. So what's…
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Ronald Claiborne
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September 2024

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