The Strangers’ Children
A troubling incident happened yesterday. It still bothers me 24 hours later. I’m interested in feedback and opinions, especially from those of you who have raised children.
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A troubling incident happened yesterday. It still bothers me 24 hours later. I’m interested in feedback and opinions, especially from those of you who have raised children.
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“Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.”
— Robert Oppenheimer (quoting from the Hindu sacred text the ‘Bhagavad-Gita’)
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MARKING MYSELF SAFE FROM THE CHILI (BUT IT’S STILL DICEY)
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The rise of one casino and the fall of three others is called “progress.” Perhaps in some ways, this is true. But what will later become of those soon-to-be vacant lots? How will that change the way we think of those “other” areas of town?
ARE CASINOS MAKING THE INEQUITY GAP WORSE?
A CLASS AND CASTE SYSTEM AND A TALE OF TWO CASINOS

Even if you don’t know the name “Randy’s Donuts,” you’ve probably still seen the gigantic marquis atop each of their donut shops in Los Angeles.
Flying out of LAX, the smog is too thick to see the “Hollywood” sign off in the distance. But that monster cement donut perched upon the rooftop on West Manchester Blvd. in Inglewood -since 1953 when the flagship store initially opened- remains a quirky LA institution all these years later and is still an irresistible 24/7 temptation. That might be the most famous donut in America — and maybe even the world.
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