Keck Hospital of USC and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) each earned a Fall 2025 “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national non-profit focused on patient safety. The hospitals are part of Keck Medicine of USC, the University of Southern California’s health system. “This is the first time the health system […]
Best Buy Refused to Replace a Broken Appliance – Until This Happened Amber Lise is trapped in an eight-week ordeal with Best Buy over a malfunctioning microwave oven. Best Buy repeatedly denies her exchange request. Is there a way to change its answer? Question: I bought a microwave from Best Buy and it doesn’t […]
GLENDALE KIWANIS The Kiwanis Club of Glendale meets on Fridays at noon; however, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, the Club will be dark on Friday, Nov. 28. The Club next meets on Friday, Dec. 5 when the City of Glendale Mayor Ara Najarian gives a presentation on the state of the city. The cost […]
By Charly SHELTON Universal Studios Hollywood has a way of making the holidays feel wonderfully odd in the best possible way. Only in Los Angeles can you stand under a swirl of falling “snoap” while palm trees frame the skyline and the Grinch’s curlicue tree glows like a holiday beacon. Universal invited us out again […]
Question: AI has the ability to do students’ homework, including writing prose and poetry, and summarizing history in a matter of seconds. How do parents control this “short cut” usage of this study tool? Answer: The challenge with AI … we don’t get to use our natural brain to research and to learn academically. And little […]
LCIF Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) has a variety of events for the community. For information, including small group gatherings and opportunities to serve or to request/offer help, email office@lcifoothills.org or call (818) 790-1951. The church is located at 1700 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada Flintridge. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. […]
Turkey Day with the Cowboy Who Cared Jasper couldn’t have been more excited when he stepped onto the street that day. His mind may have been racing with all his recent accomplishments. He’d been noticed on the ball field at the University of Arkansas years before and only days earlier he’d been tapped to join […]
Slow Down, Take Stock With Thanksgiving upon us, many are thinking about the familiar comforts of the season – family gatherings, favorite recipes, maybe even the annual debate over whether the cranberry sauce should be homemade or served straight from the can. But beyond the ritual and routine, Thanksgiving offers something deeper: an invitation to […]
Say Grats at Dinner When we read about problems and tragedies it’s easy to become distressed. To increase happiness, think about things for which you have gratitude. My family does this at the end of dinner when we say “grats.” This involves one person telling us three things for which she or he is grateful. […]
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