Monthly Archives: April 2008

UPDATE Dumb-da-dumb-dumb: Library fee dropped

Posted on April 21, 2008 by

Besieged by nearly 1,000 complaints from the public, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has backed away from buck-a-book plan proposed by the Board of Library Commissioners. The proposal — subject of an item here last week — would have required borrowers to … Continue reading →

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BATTLE FOR LOS ANGELES: Fight of the Week

Posted on April 21, 2008 by

Walter Moore vs. Jim Newton   This email exchange between mayoral candidate Walter Moore and Los Angeles Times Editorial Page Editor Jim Newton may not be the fight of the century but it is amusing and a window into the … Continue reading →

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Pay more, get less

Posted on April 20, 2008 by

So I’m out of work and my nest egg for retirement is cracking with my home worth 25 percent less than a year ago, my Social Security check doesn’t go very far and I’m being hit with a lot of extra … Continue reading →

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Happy Passover to you too, Lloyd

Posted on April 19, 2008 by

Today’s mail just arrived and lo and behold there was a lovely Happy Passover card in the mail from none other than my local Assemblyman, Lloyd Levine. Inside was a beautiful four-color picture Lloyd took himself at the Sea of Galilee … Continue reading →

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What is America to me?

Posted on April 18, 2008 by

Frank Sinatra - The House I Live In (That’s America To Me).mp3 One of my first memories of going to the movies as a little boy was my sister taking me to the local theater at the end of World War … Continue reading →

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Dumb-da-dumb-dumb

Posted on April 18, 2008 by

How dumb does City Hall think all us little people are? And why do they want to keep us dumb? Those questions are rumbling through my mind today over City Hall’s latest scheme to pick the pockets of taxpayers: Charging … Continue reading →

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A day without a newspaper

Posted on April 17, 2008 by

So I’m going on two weeks now out of the newspaper business after 44 years in it, from copy boy to editor and I’m so busy I’m not keeping up with my reading, papers stacked under my desk. Which led … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Ron Kaye L.A.

Posted on April 16, 2008 by

Free at last! That’s how I feel about starting a new chapter of my life and leaving the Los Angeles Daily News behind after the happiest 23 years in my life personally and professionally. My last day on the job … Continue reading →

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