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Monthly Archives: November 2007
Israel Baseball Scandal
Tabloid Baby emails: "Luke interesting phenomenon ever since elli wohlgelernter sent me his story on the first season of the israel baseball league, the scandal that has led to the resignation of the commissioner (a former us ambasador to israel) … Continue reading
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Crane Tip Closes Pico Blvd Between La Cienega And Crescent Heights
This happened Saturday afternoon. A source says: "The story w/the crane as I understand is that it was trying to replace a billboard and the crane wasn’t braced right or something and so it tipped. The billboard and crane fell … Continue reading
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Keep Onions Out Of Shul
I was sitting in shul this morning, alternately davening and reading the sacred words of Chaim Potok, when a bloke sits down to me, puts on his tallit and then, during the reading of the Torah, unfurls a copy of … Continue reading
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Bloggers Vs. Journalists
This discussion on L.A. Roundtable (for LA City View 35) was recorded Sept. 18, 2007. KCAL’s Dave Bryan moderated the discussion between myself, Eric Longabardi, Eric Spillman and Bill Boyarsky. I’ve put it on Youtube: Part One Part Two Part … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Journalism, Los Angeles
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Shalhevet Searches For Its Leader
Shalhevet, the most left-wing Orthodox day school in Los Angeles, is looking for a new leader. The founder and current head of the school, Jerry Friedman, is supposed to step down after this school year. The search committee consists of … Continue reading
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