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Dishonoring some of the inglorious work by the media from the past year.

Left Coast Crime Lefty Award Winners Oline Cogdill For years, I wanted to attend Left Coast Crime (LCC) having heard such good feedback about the conference. The various western locations also interested me. But the timing was never right as it always seemed I had previous commitments in the March/April time frame. But 2020 was different. Oh, so different as we were about to find out. For the first time, the timing worked for me and, as an extra bonus, one of my dearest and closet friends liv...

LEFT COAST CRIME ANNOUNCES LEFTY AWARD WINNERS Oline Cogdill For years, I wanted to attend Left Coast Crime (LCC) having heard such good feedback about the conference. The various western locations also interested me. But the timing was never right as it always seemed I had previous commitments in the March/April time frame. But 2020 was different. Oh, so different as we were about to find out. For the first time, the timing worked for me and, as an extra bonus, one of my dearest and closet fr...

Since President Trump likes alliterative nicknames, maybe the special counsel’s should be Methodical Mueller. Unveiling the first batch of criminal allegations to come from probes into possible Russian influence in the American political system, Robert S. Mueller III proved Monday that he is not messing around. The former FBI director has played his cards carefully since his appointment in May. He’s clearly turning over every rock to see what crawls out from underneath. Unafraid to play har...

Our next-door neighbors just adopted a chocolate lab, Max. It’s their second dog. Our neighbors two doors down are in the process of adopting a dog. My friend, whose family has never owned a dog, is also looking to adopt. Is this a pandemic trend? If Google Trends provide any indication, it is. U.S. data show searches for “adopt a puppy near me” surged between late February and April of this year, reaching a 5-year high in mid-April. While interest in adoption has waned a little since t...

Family and friends and their kids call me. and i go all the way to their house. and its a lightbulb thats burned out. >> so their kids, my kids are, not alone. "the wall street journal" reports that to target their generation quote, companies such as scotts, home depot, procter & gamble, williams sonoma, west elm and sherwin williams are hosting classes and online tutorials to teach such basic skills as to how to mow the lawn, use a tape measure. a new target customer, the 26-year-old millennial...

thousands of people who are there keeping up and maintaining a vigil, consistent political protest that shows no sign of going away. people come, people go. its become a destination here in cairo. meantime, on the political front, there are continuing discussions between the opposition and the government and meetings but the bottom line is that the opposition is maintaining a strong hard line position that, before any progress can be made here, the president must resign. theyre stickin...

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