Susan Estrich
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Forgiveness, courage in a new yearOct 06, 2011 5:00 am - No, it’s not January yet, or even December. But last week, Jews around the world began celebrating the Jewish New Year, a two-day celebration followed 10 days later, sta...
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Somehow, when we have to, we change driving habitsSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Traffic, again. Or maybe I should say very light traffic. This is the second time in recent months that we in Southern California have been warned of traffic nightmares...
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Want real change? Act locallySep 27, 2011 5:00 am - These days, when I go out to eat or shop at my local market, signs everywhere proclaim that the food I’m eating or buying is locally grown. This is, of course, easier in...
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Junk science and HPVSep 20, 2011 5:00 am - Score one for Rick Perry — and one against Michele Bachmann. In a recent Republican debate, Bachmann, plainly in search of some way to break Perry’s newfound hold on mor...
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GOP puts election ahead of consensusSep 13, 2011 5:00 am - “Jobs Plan Tanks,” screamed the Drudge Report the morning after the president’s much anticipated jobs speech. The headline linked to reports of the drops on the various ...
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Say it ain’t so, AlecSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - Alec Baldwin has a girlfriend. Hardly a headline, except for the fact that yoga instructor Hilaria Thomas is 26 years younger. Baldwin is a heartthrob for the fifty-som...
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The killing at the cornerAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - When I drove by my corner grocery store last Sunday, the crime tape had already gone up and half a dozen police cars were parked in front. By the time I drove back home ...
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Taking treason seriouslyAug 22, 2011 5:00 am - If Rick Perry wants to be president of the United States, he should start acting more like a president and less like a second-string radio talk-show host. Ron Paul, who ...
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I’m worried for our countryAug 13, 2011 12:00 am - The store window said 70 percent off. My son was getting a haircut across the street. I always enjoy chatting with the young woman from Boston who works there. Why not? ...
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The unknown heroes hiding among usAug 06, 2011 3:00 am - I had dinner last week with a friend whose name, for reasons that will be obvious, I can’t say. I can’t say exactly where he works or what he does. When I ask his wife a...