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Staying calm under pressure tells a lot about a leader

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"Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm." – Publilius Syrus

Recently, a colleague reminded me of a fundamental lesson when selecting and evaluating leaders. He pointed out that often it is when someone gets thrown a curveball (or challenge) in the hiring process that we see what his or her...

Nudist adventures and Sequoia National Park

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TRAVEL

Presentation

Mark Haskell Smith will read from his book, “Naked at Lunch: A Reluctant Nudist’s Adventures in the Clothing-Optional World,” and discuss experiences in Spain, France and the Austrian Alps.

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Distant Lands, 20 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena.

Admission,...

Readers react: John Williams and the demise of the film score

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Film music is a dying art

I appreciated Mark Swed's column praising AFI's selection of John Williams for a Life Achievement Award [“AFI Award: Music to His Ears,” June 9]. However, I believe Mr. Swed did not go far enough. A great score can significantly elevate a film's impact, just as a poor...

Help wanted: A veep for Donald Trump

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Help wanted: Seasoned Republican politician with Washington experience. Must have high energy, conservative credentials and a strong stomach. Job requires working for mercurial boss who provokes needless crises without warning. On paper, you’ll be his deputy, but this chief executive prides himself...



Patt Morrison asks: Lara Smith of the Liberal Gun Club

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Don’t bother checking your calendar – it isn’t April 1, and there is such a thing as the Liberal Gun Club. The national organization is pro-gun ownership and pro-2nd Amendment, and attorney Lara Smith is the vice president of the California chapter, the club’s largest. She details where the group...

For builder of Orlando's 49 memorial crosses, his craft is a familiar one

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A long line of crosses became small windows into 49 lives lost.

Puerto Rican flags flapped from nearly half, representing the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting a week ago Sunday who had ties to the island, a U.S. commonwealth.

Portraits taped to the front of each white cross showed the victims...

7 important financial steps to take in your 30s

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When you hit your 30s, you may start thinking about your major life goals, both personal and financial. Although you may be able to defer some of your personal life decisions, many financial decisions can have a gradual, yet enormous, impact on your life. Making them at the right time ensures that...

Donald Trump has the celebrity, but what celebrities are backing him?

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Donald Trump says 'it would be helpful' if GOP helped his campaign June 18, 2016, 6:34 p.m. Donald Trump traveled West this weekend where he continued to criticize his own party Trump grumbles about the tepid support among top Republicans Some of Trump's past work with Native Americans includes...

From San Ysidro to Sandy Hook: Surviving, but never getting over it

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A trigger is pulled, and a country is devastated. Again and again.

Mass shootings like Sunday’s in Orlando are occurring with greater frequency and lethality, each changing the character of American life little by little.

Civil liberties are questioned, gun lobbies attacked and politicians assailed as...

Is a homeowners association liable when it rents space to a commercial tenant?

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Question:  Last month I had a business meeting at a café in the Long Beach area. I ordered something very simple to eat, macaroni and cheese. As luck would have it, I bit into an uncooked macaroni pasta shell that sliced through my gums, necessitating stitches. One of the lawyers I was dining with...





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