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Laguna Beach fest's roots in Valley Center: The “Pageant of the Masters” opens its annual two-month run in Laguna Beach on Wednesday. So why, you might ask, is a history museum in Valley Center mounting an exhibition touting an event in Orange County? The famed pageant actually began in Valley Center in 1914 and was repeated there in 1915.
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Mayoral sidekick a dogged defender: Every day for the past 32 months, Fred Sainz has woken up with this singular thought: “What can I do today to make Mayor Jerry Sanders look good?”
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Encinitas has best of races in N. County: I'm a racist. It's politically incorrect to say it, but some races are obviously superior to others.
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Refreshing Brees has no hard feelings: Drew Brees had every right to be as bitter as a 10-cent beer. But his taste runs more toward diplomatic cognac.
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The long goodbye on a starry night: The corridors are too narrow. The seating is cramped. The prevailing odors range from pungent to putrid. The rumble of the subway is a persistent price of admission.
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While Maddon's witty, Rays no longer a joke: Funny season. Funny thing. The Tampa Bay Rays used to play baseball like a vaudeville act, and their skipper failed to see the humor in it.
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Football wants Favre, but do the Packers?: Walk into the Green Bay Packers' Lambeau Field dressing quarters in recent seasons and you would not have seen Brett Favre. His was a place apart, in a little room set aside for him exclusively.
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'Black Magic' does the trick: Next week, ESPN interrupts your March Madness for some “Black Magic.” If you're a college basketball fan, or even just a student of American history, this two-night, four-hour documentary is worth your time. You'll learn something, I guarantee it. At times, you'll get angry. At a couple junctures, you'll get a lump in your throat. This is powerful stuff.
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As gas costs keep rising, look at ways to fight back: With gas prices hovering above $4.50 per gallon and with the growing likelihood that those prices may rise to $7 or more in the near future, the time has come for America to declare war.
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Americans' rush to avoid competition: Say what you want about the messenger, Americans had better heed the message. Maybe former Sen. Phil Gramm isn't the best person to make the case that much of America's economic gloom is self-inflicted. He's a Republican and, as far as many people are concerned, the GOP cares only about the rich.
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Life's losses redefined a vacation: Nothing like a trip home for a dose of reality. Our annual visit with family and friends was tinged this year by reflections on mortality.
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In the running: Mad about “Mad Men”? Wild about “The Wire”? Over the moon for “Flight of the Conchords”? Then hold your grousing tongues, Emmy watchers. When the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announces the nominees for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards on Thursday, you might not have anything to complain about.
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Some tips for finding the right fit when deciding on in-home help: Finding the right person to care for your parents in their home takes some careful preparation. Remember the one I hired who walked off with the vacuum cleaner?
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Complaining about Iraq war coverage: Call me crazy (you wouldn't be the first), but this past week I actually welcomed a complaint about a topic that never fades away completely: how this paper covers the war in Iraq.
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