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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 25, 2009

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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

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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

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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. […]

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, March 24, 2009

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Closing arguments underway in the Phil Spector murder retrial

After nearly five months of testimony, the murder retrial of rock legend Phil Spector is about to wrap up. Yesterday, the prosecution presented its closing arguments in an attempt to convince the jury to convict Spector of murdering 40-year-old actress Lana Clarkson. The actress was found shot to death in Spector’s Alhambra mansion back in 2003. Clarkson starred in “Barbarian Queen” (1985) and the movie spoof “Amazon Women on the […]

Monday, March 23, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 23, 2009

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Former Internet hacker gets a book deal

Doing time in the big house has not hurt the writing career of ex-Internet hacker, Kevin Poulsen. Publishers Weekly is reporting today that Poulsen has sold his book “Kingpin” to Crown. In the 1980s and 1990s, Poulsen had quite a colorful reputation as a cyber criminal and was once a fugitive on the run. In one of his notorious hacks, Poulsen reportedly engineered a […]

Sunday, March 22, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 22, 2009

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Science fiction wins out over romance at the Box Office

Weekend filmgoers were in the mood for a science fiction thriller and that pushed the new movie, “Knowing” to the top of the Box Office. The Nicolas Cage supernatural doomsday flick debuted at number one with a haul of $24.8 million. The new bromance, “I Love You, Man,” with its crude humor and “R” rating swaggered into second with around $18.4 million. Julia […]

Sunday, March 22, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 22, 2009

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First Lady gets help planting a White House garden

White House photo/ Joyce N.Boghosian Veggies and herbs will soon be sprouting on the south grounds of the White House. First Lady Michelle Obama and about two dozen elementary school volunteers broke ground for a kitchen garden last Friday. The kids and the First Lady appeared pretty handy with the shovels, pitchforks, and rakes. The fifth-graders from local Bancroft Elementary School will help work […]

Saturday, March 21, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 21, 2009

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Grand View cemetery open to the public on Sunday

FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — Visitors at Grand View cemetery during a recent opening. The gates of Grand View Memorial Park cemetery in Glendale will once again be open for a few hours tomorrow, Sunday, March 22. This is one of a series of openings ordered by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Anthony Mohr. The 125-year-old cemetery is considered to be a landmark by […]

Friday, March 20, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, March 20, 2009

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President Obama makes historic appearance on “Tonight Show”

FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove President Barack Obama is back in Washington, D.C. today after a whirlwind visit to the Southland. President Obama wrapped up two days of events with a trip to Burbank to tape a guest appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” late yesterday. This is the first time a U.S. President has sat down for a chat on […]