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Patt Morrison Asks: Donald Heller, death-penalty advocate no more

Donald Heller, death-penalty advocate no more

By Patt Morrison

Donald Heller is partly responsible for turning California's death row into the most populous and expensive in the nation. So why'd the lawyer known as "Mad Dog" change his mind?

 

A U.S. connection to Britain's tabloid scandal?

Finding an American angle to extend the investigation of News Corp. might be a stretch. Some of the fervor here may be sparked by dislike of Rupert Murdoch.

The Mulholland bridge that might have been

A year ago, Metro officials came up with an alternate plan for the 405 overpass: Build an entirely new bridge, then tear down the old one. But community activists and others derailed it.

 
After 'Carmageddon': Bad 'Karma-geddon'

After 'Carmageddon': Bad 'Karma-geddon'
Unreasonable debt-ceiling denial

Unreasonable debt-ceiling denial
The upshot of 'Carmageddon' for cyclists

The upshot of 'Carmageddon' for cyclists

Letters to the Editor

Closing the 405 Freeway; justice in the Casey Anthony case; the medical marijuana debate

Closing the 405 Freeway; justice in the Casey Anthony case; the medical marijuana debate

Debt-ceiling talks in Washington; another look at Proposition 13; where polo got its start

The Rupert Murdoch hacking scandal; Amazon wants sales taxes put to a vote; should the rate for charitable tax deductions be changed?


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Kitten season hits hard

Kitten season hits hard

In nature, animals often give birth during the safest and easiest time of the year — summer. The climate is temperate; food sources...

Debt-ceiling denial won't work

Debt-ceiling denial won't work

Even if the White House and congressional leaders reach a deal to raise the debt limit, they face at least two hurdles to persuading rank-...

The Leiby Kletzky killing: Every parent's fear

The Leiby Kletzky killing: Every parent's fear

Like little Leiby Kletzky, my youngest child pleaded for a little more freedom at the age of 8. She wanted to walk by herself the 500 feet...

The risks of the Keystone XL pipeline

The risks of the Keystone XL pipeline

The Yellowstone River, dubbed "America's last best river" by National Geographic, is, or was, a pristine 700-mile waterway through Montana...

Mitch McConnell's cop-out on the debt ceiling

Mitch McConnell's cop-out on the debt ceiling

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has proposed another Washington bailout — the parachute kind, that is. Concerned that...

Rein in Murdoch, not the press

Rein in Murdoch, not the press

It is beginning to look as if respectable British newspapers might be collateral damage in the backlash against Rupert Murdoch and his...

Medical marijuana: Research, not fear

Medical marijuana: Research, not fear

What is it that makes marijuana more frightening to the federal government than cocaine or morphine? The Drug Enforcement Administration has...

Proposed 'parent trigger' rules still need work

Proposed 'parent trigger' rules still need work

After several months of intense lobbying, new rules have been proposed governing the so-called parent trigger process that allows parents to...

Punishing Pakistan may punish the U.S. too

Punishing Pakistan may punish the U.S. too

A decision by the United States to suspend $800 million in military aid to Pakistan is both understandable and regrettable. Understandable...

L.A. County Probation Dept. should handle new parolees

L.A. County Probation Dept. should handle new parolees

Thousands of new parolees are coming to Los Angeles County as part of the state's effort to ease prison overcrowding. To deal with them, the...

The debt ceiling and wrong-way Republicans

The debt ceiling and wrong-way Republicans

Following the dubious lead of their counterparts in Sacramento, congressional Republicans appear poised to reject a broad victory for the...

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Op-Ed

Keeping L.A.'s taps flowing

Keeping L.A.'s taps flowing

By Mark Gold

What's the most reliable source of water in Los Angeles? Your kitchen tap, your bathroom shower, even your toilet.

Grandparents can be a lifeline for kids caught in upheaval

Grandparents can be a lifeline for kids caught in upheaval

By Michael Morris

My mother married my father, a violent and abusive man, when she was 17 — a week after she graduated from high school. We fled from...

Can Britain survive tabloid fever?

Can Britain survive tabloid fever?

By Timothy Garton Ash

Britain's drama has penetrated even the carapace of American self-preoccupation.

McManus: One good debt debate deserves another

McManus: One good debt debate deserves another

By Doyle McManus

Republican leaders blinked this week in their standoff with President Obama over raising the nation's debt ceiling. That means we're...

Daum: Jaycee Dugard and the feel-good imperative

Daum: Jaycee Dugard and the feel-good imperative

By Meghan Daum

To watch Diane Sawyer's interview Sunday night with Jaycee Dugard was to wonder at times if that was Dugard herself on screen or an...

Immigration policy: U.S. should abolish its 'diversity visa' program

Immigration policy: U.S. should abolish its 'diversity visa' program

By Peter H. Schuck

The U.S. "diversity visa" program — 50,000 green cards allocated by lottery each year to applicants who only need a high school...

For sale: U.S. infrastructure?

For sale: U.S. infrastructure?

By Lisa Schweitzer

Greece is having a fire sale of its publicly-owned transportation system, with planes, trains and roads all being sold off as the country...

Rutten: News Corp.'s widening scandal

Rutten: News Corp.'s widening scandal

By Tim Rutten

The only sort of power a news organization can wield safely is the power to persuade.

Haiti: Why an accurate count of civilian deaths matters

Haiti: Why an accurate count of civilian deaths matters

By Robert Muggah and Athena Kolbe

Since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, there have been at least 60,000 civilian deaths that wouldn't otherwise have occurred. Or maybe...

Immigration detainees: Lost in America

Immigration detainees: Lost in America

By Talia Inlender

Trinity Park, south of downtown Los Angeles, is bustling on a late Friday afternoon. I scan the crowd: teenagers on skateboards, a heated...

Goldberg: The presidency matters, but how much does Obama?

Goldberg: The presidency matters, but how much does Obama?

By Jonah Goldberg

In 1994, the Republicans took back the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years. The significance of that victory is hard for...

Newton: Mean streets — for police

Newton: Mean streets — for police

By Jim Newton

By almost every measure, Los Angeles police are succeeding: Crime is down, public confidence up, and police who were once reviled in many...

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