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To Burn Or Not To Burn? More Firepits Banned on Socal Beaches
Despite the happy memories of childhoods long ago, more and more California beach cities are getting rid of fire pits on the sand. Newport Beach is the latest to impose a ban. Is it really about air quality, child safety and public liability—or rich newcomers who want the beach all to themselves? Also tonight… a cross-country tour of parents wanting an End the War on Drugs passes through Olvera Street in downtown LA. Later on…Paul Ryan and the Nature of the Presidential Campaign.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenDespite the happy memories of childhoods long ago, more and more California beach cities are getting rid of fire pits on the sand. Newport Beach is the latest to impose a ban. Is it really about air quality, child safety and public liability—or rich newcomers who want the beach all to themselves? Also tonight… a cross-country tour of parents wanting an End the War on Drugs passes through Olvera Street in downtown LA. Later on…Paul Ryan and the Nature of the Presidential Campaign.
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4 storiesHelen Gurley Brown Dead at 90
One of America’s most controversial writers and editors died in New York this morning at the age of 90. Helen Gurley Brown published “Sex and the Single Girl” in 1962 and was the editor of Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 years. She was hailed as a champion of women’s rights and denounced by feminist leaders, including Gloria Steinem.
Read the story9 minSouthern California’s Beach Firepits: Should They Stay or Go?
One of America’s most controversial writers and editors died in New York this morning at the age of 90. Helen Gurley Brown published “Sex and the Single Girl” in 1962 and was the editor of Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 years. She was hailed as a champion of women’s rights and denounced by feminist leaders, including Gloria Steinem.
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A cross-country tour that began on the Mexican border arrived today on Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles. Mexican poet Javier Sicilia is leading a caravan to Washington, calling attention to the billions of dollars spent annually on the so-called “war on drugs,” with no evidence of any lasting effect on either supply or demand. In Mexico,…
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Mitt Romney’s choice of Paul Ryan as his running mate has invigorated both Republicans and Democrats. It brings their differences about the role of government into sharper focus—which carries risks as well as benefits for both presidential campaigns.
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