From Los Angeles Times
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National Park Service's Fat Bear Week could take a big pause if government shuts down
In addition to widespread furloughs and service disruptions, a federal government shutdown could affect the tournament for the chunkiest bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park.
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I'm an ecologist and second-generation Chinese immigrant. I had to define my own environmentalism
Communities like mine are often sidelined in climate discussions. Yet our wisdom has lessons for us all.
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How Dianne Feinstein helped preserve the California desert
Sen. Dianne Feinstein had a passion for the California desert and protected it like no other, friends say. "It stirred her soul."
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Q&A: How Calabasas coach Thomas Cassidy regained his love for baseball after witnessing terror
Calabasas baseball coach Thomas Cassidy was at the mass shooting in Las Vegas on Oct. 1, 2017, and has moved forward with help of counseling.
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Letters to Sports: Brandon Staley's fourth-down gamble made no sense
Readers of the Los Angeles Times share their thoughts on the Chargers, Dodgers and Colorado football coach Deion Sanders.
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Commentary: The 2023 Dodgers, the team that keeps finding new ways to win
Clayton Kershaw's elite, age-35 season. The emergence of young arms to carry a pitching staff beset by injuries. A team that finds new ways to win.
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Looming government shutdown worries business owners near Yosemite, other national parks
Many business owners located in communities around California’s nine national parks, including Yosemite, fear that a potentially long shutdown would turn off tourists who are the lifeblood of nearby towns.
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Column: Courting workers in Michigan, Biden and Trump are waging two separate wars
Biden is siding with labor against capital. Trump is posing as a culture warrior to woo working-class white voters.
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In Fresno, Sikhs and Oaxacans unite to pass caste discrimination ban
People with roots in Mexico's Oaxaca state joined Sikhs' push for the ban after city and labor leaders in L.A. were caught on tape having a racist conversation.
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Letters to the Editor: How deadly are your beautiful new stone countertops?
Workers who cut engineered stone are being sickened at alarming levels. Think about them before rushing to buy the next fad in home decor.
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Three more buses carrying dozens of asylum seekers arrive in L.A. from Texas
Texas has sent 19 buses carrying migrants to Los Angeles since June. Three arrived Friday and aid workers contacted 65 people, the highest single-day total yet.
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Letters to the Editor: Failing to teach LGBTQ+ issues is the real form of indoctrination
Muslim and Christian groups that oppose school curricula with LGBTQ+ themes are turning religious freedom protections into a sword for attacking others.