Category Archives for In The News
In The News
USA Today front page the day after the Rodney King verdict
I was 14 years old when the verdict came down that the four cops who had beaten Rodney King on live television had been pronounced not guilty. I wasn’t a news nerd just yet, but that didn’t keep me from … Continue reading
City News Service makes good
Not too many people know that I worked a few months on the cops desk at City News Service, before I became a reporter at the Glendale News-Press. Continue reading
Yes, Elita Loresca had a baby
I’ve had a spike in traffic from people searching for pictures of Elita Loresca’s baby. Folks, I’ve only blogged about Elita Loresca once. Now, this makes twice. Seeing my traffic spike, I went to her Twitter page to see if … Continue reading
Lovable losers no more
Borrowed from the Caltech Celebration Win gallery Were they ever known as lovable losers? I don’t know. What I do know is that I love the story of Caltech’s men’s basketball team finally putting their 26-year losing streak to bed. … Continue reading
Two protestors walk into a bar…
That’s not really what happened, but there was a story today that had me in giggles for most of the morning. Basically, at a health care reform vigil and counter-protest, in Thousand Oaks of all places, a pro-health care reform … Continue reading