Great LA theaters and intriguing grave sites. With the Academy Award nominations out, thoughts of movies turn once again to Hollywood. The Oscars will be held at the Kodak Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard on Feb. 26.
The City of Merced Bicycle Advisory Commission will meet Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. For more information, call (209)385-6858.
How we watch television keeps changing. It's not only that people are recording shows for viewing later. It's that they can call up the shows from on-demand channels, or watch them on their laptops, phones or tablets. Even the Super Bowl is available as live, streaming video to computers and selected phones.
I like the sound of 20-12. 20-11 just didn't sound right, so I always said "two thousand-eleven." 20-12 just feels right. When you say it fast, it feels like you're revving your engine, ready for takeoff.
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Lunden Souza: Eat throughout the day to fuel your body |
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The Old Trainer: Short leash makes dog feel trapped |
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Brigitte Bowers: Music education has many benefits |
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Debbie Croft: Country living requires a lot of work |
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Sarah Lim: Museum celebrates Black History Month |
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Russ Winton: How restaurants determine markups on wine |
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Outdoors: Castle Rock is worthy of its name |
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Doane Yawger: Don't miss the Turlock Swap Meet |
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Alma Fausto: University's smoking ban challenged |
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Leonel Farias: MC library extends hours |
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Mike North: PETA can't slow premiere of 'The Grey' |
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Jay Sousa: Workflow plan will help protect images |
"Go forth and write, write!" teacher and project director Ocean Jones called after a departing student at the Valley Voices Writers Club meeting on a recent Wednesday afternoon.
It was an emotional night for soul singer Bobby Brown as he performed hours after learning that his ex-wife Whitney Houston had died in Beverly Hills.
Q: We bought our standard poodle from a well-known breeder of these dogs who shows hers in Westminster each year. Of course, every year our family -- and the dog -- watch the finals of the show on TV. It is exciting to watch the live judging of the dogs. What we cannot quite understand is how the judges compare the different breeds and then decide what dog is the winner. It does not quite seem fair to judge two different breeds together in some of these cases, as certain breeds seem more difficult to keep in show condition than others.
Whitney Houston, a willowy church singer with a towering voice who became a titan of the pop charts in the 1980s and 1990s but then saw much of her success crumble away amid the fumes of addiction and reckless ego, has died. She was 48.
