Wednesday, March 25, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Manny hits first spring training home run of ’09!

Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers heavy hitter Manny Ramirez is back in the swing of the game. Yesterday, Manny cracked one over the left-field bullpen at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona — his first home run in spring training this season. It happened in the first inning with two out during a game against the Mariners. Nevertheless, Seattle beat the Dodgers 8-to-6. […]

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 25, 2009

President Obama faces the nation in prime-time

White House file photo/Pete Souza President Barack Obama took to the air waves last night for the second prime-time news conference of his 64-day-old administration. President Obama’s main goal was to rally the country around his proposed new $3.6 trillion budget, which is causing debate in Congress mainly because of its huge dollar commitment. In his news conference, the president described how his […]

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Spring is here: more sunny skies and warmer temps ahead

FLLewis/A Writers Groove Two walkers chat and keep up a brisk pace on Olive Avenue in Burbank recently. I’m seeing more and more exercisers pounding the street pavement and sidewalks as the temperatures rise. For the next few days, the highs are expected to be in the mid-70s to the 80s here. So I’ll probably be seeing even more folks outside, reviving up their sluggish or dormant exercise programs. […]