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82Immigration Policy in the Depression
"Los Angeles Police Chief Sends Patrolmen to Guard Border" Like the headline? Care to guess when it was printed? February 15, 1936. Here's the kicker question: Which border was being guarded? It wasn't the...
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63The Skid Row Op-Ed That Nobody Wanted
I have gotten over the fact that nobody wanted to buy the book I was selling about the neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles known as Skid Row. I still think the research I did there was interesting though so...
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71After Truck Driving School: Legal Problems
They won't tell you this in truck driving school, but most legal problems you encounter during your career as an OTR truck driver are purely your own to handle. The company will hang you out to dry if it...
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60Film Review: Falling Down
Review by Thumper: Thump from 1 to 5: Thump of 4 The film “Falling Down” is a 1993 action, psychological crime film, now considered a cult classic, directed by Joel Schumacher. The film stars Michael...
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45License Plate Scanners: Fighting Crime or Invading Privacy?
If you are behind the wheel of your car, someone may be on to you. More and more cities are equipping patrolmen, toll booths and even access roads with computer sidekicks that can keep track of vehicle...
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35Michael Jackson Death Probe: Homicide?
As the Los Angeles coroner works to determine what killed Michael Jackson, insiders warn that teams of police and prosecutors investigating the death could spend several weeks – if not longer –...
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60The Rihanna Chris Brown Scandal
The LAPD is investigating R&B artist Chris Brown who allegedly battered ex girlfriend Rihanna. Apparently they had just left a party. It was 12:30 a.m. when the two pulled up in a Lamborghini on a street....
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49May Day Peace and Corn Beef
May 1, 2008 | 7:07 PM “They’ve got the best corn beef in LA,” a beaming Bill Bratton told a handful of reporters, moments after he stepped out of Langer’s Deli next to MacArthur...
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