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March 9, 2016
‘Fifth Beatle’ George Martin, 90
George Martin, known as \”the fifth Beatle\” for his work in shaping the band that became one of the world\’s most influential music forces, has died at the age of 90.
Letters to the editor: Trump, IANexus, Bend the Arc and more
Mr. Trump has had nothing to do with first principles conservatism, prudence and care for our national security, a positive reform agenda to address our domestic debt through reasonable entitlement reform, and economic growth policies (“Why the Republican Party Is Dying,” March 4).
Obituaries: Week of March 11, 2016
Myra H. Abramson died Feb. 5 at 90. Survived by daughters Nancy (Steven Weinstock) Schwartz-Weinstock, Susan Soffer; 5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; sister Frances Young. Mount Sinai
Calendar: March 11-17
One year and 17 engagements later, Breakthrough Dating is back, kicking off its second weekend program in Los Angeles.
Torah portion: Public and private matters
Parashat Pekudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38)
Challah, wine, Torah … and Trump?
For the past few months, whenever we’ve hosted guests at our Shabbat table, I’ve repeated different versions of the same joke: “I’d like to thank everyone at our table for not saying the name Donald Trump once during the last hour. What a miracle.”
Kasich on faith
Two years ago, at a Palm Springs conference sponsored by the Koch brothers, a wealthy Republican donor challenged Ohio Gov. John Kasich on his decision to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
At JNF water summit, agreement on next steps, but when will L.A. act?
This scene, it seems, repeats itself every few months in Los Angeles: Politicians, city agencies, water experts and environmentalists convene, agree that California — particularly Los Angeles County — is doing a poor job of implementing proven solutions to solving water shortages, and then ask when the government will get serious about things.
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