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The collection of essays edited by former Daily News media columnist Tom Hoffarth is a tribute to baseball's greatest storyteller.

Ralph Lawler helped Bill Walton get into broadcasting, and, like so many others, found his life changed for the better by Walton.

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Today on AirTalk, the latest on this morning's UCLA encampment dispersal led by hundreds of police in riot gear. Also on the show, a new survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows shifting expectations for those heading into retirement; our critics review the latest shows on TV and streaming; and more.

A Jan. 24 announcement that the Sisters of Notre Dame plan to close a high-performing all-girls Catholic school in Thousand Oaks, California, has generated an impassioned pushback by students, parents and alumnae.

By Tom Hoffarth Father Tom Kelly bounds down from the altar at Manhattan Beach’s American Martyrs Catholic Church on a Sunday morning…

By Tom Hoffarth Sister Michele Marie Morris remembers so many twists and turns along the House of Yahweh’s journey for the House of Yahweh non-profit…

Sister Michele Marie Morris founded the House of Yahweh in 1982 to help residents in the South Bay who experience food insecurity, lack of clothing, and difficulty in applying for vital services.

By Tom Hoffarth Sister Terrence Landini spent five decades ministering to the sick at what is now Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance.

By Tom Hoffarth Special prayer intentions for those affected by the Israel-Hamas war on the Gaza Strip will weigh heavily on the South Bay Interfaith Service of…