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Protesters oppose possible sale of The Baltimore Sun to Koch brothers

2013-05-21 15:31:00

Ten protesters gathered Tuesday morning in front of The Baltimore Sun's office on North Calvert Street, rallying against a possible sale of the newspaper to Koch Industries. Headed by brothers David H. Koch and Charles G. Koch, the private company has...

Tribune Co. hires banks to manage offers for newspapers

2013-02-26 18:57:00

Tribune Co. has hired two investment banks to manage offers to buy its newspapers, executives said Tuesday, adding that no decisions have been made about whether to sell any properties. JPMorgan Chase and Evercore Partners will oversee a process to...

Must NASCAR revisit restrictor plates?

2013-02-25 19:47:02

Look at other rules Jim Peltz Los Angeles Times No race is 100 percent safe for fans, hence the legal fine print on the back of their tickets. But there also is no reason NASCAR cannot revisit its guidelines for restrictor-plate racing at Daytona and...

Should Emmert keep NCAA president job?

2013-02-24 17:19:56

Exit plan a must Teddy Greenstein Chicago Tribune Mark Emmert needs to go. His rogue enforcement staff has heaped embarrassment on a group that already might have been less popular than Congress. And it's not as if the botched Miami case is the...

Rapper 2 Chainz arrested on Eastern Shore, takes photo with troopers

2013-02-15 13:57:37

Maryland State Police said they arrested Grammy-nominated rapper 2 Chainz on a drug citationfollowing a Thursday traffic stop on his way to perform at a homecoming event at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The rapper, whose real name is...

Stylebook conservatism

2013-02-22 07:48:00

As you may have read, the Associated Press decided this week that its writers are permitted to use husband and wife for same-sex couples, in those jurisdictions where same-sex marriage is legal. Should you not have read about it, I commend to your...

Who is the best owner in pro sports?

2013-02-19 15:46:16

Cuban plays hard Ben Bolch Los Angeles Times The NBA still has the best owner in pro sports even after the passing of Jerry Buss. His name is Mark Cuban. Not only do his teams win (with the notable exception of this season), but he pampers his players,...

Can Patrick finish in top 10 in Cup series?

2013-02-18 16:34:09

There's not a chance George Diaz Orlando Sentinel Stop dreaming. Not going to happen. Winning the pole for the Daytona 500 is a nice bump for Danica Patrick on the NASCAR radar screen, but let's not get carried away with giddy expectations. Anybody...

Which NBA teams will rally, slip in 2nd half?

2013-02-17 16:40:42

Don't write off Lakers Shandel Richardson Sun Sentinel It's still kind of hard to write off the Lakers. You have to think a team with Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash and Dwight Howard will at some point get things together. The Lakers will be the surprise team...

Mardi Gras, Grammy red carpet and The Walking Dead

2013-02-11 05:08:00

Welcome to Mardi Gras week. Even on a Monday, Internet users have plenty to gawk at as New Orleans avoids allowing a celebration to get in the way of a shooting, the Pope resigns for the� first time since the Middle Ages, and Jack White brings down...

The ripple effect of the arts

2013-02-11 08:43:00

Popular among economists, sociologists and software engineers, the phrase "ripple effect" has also been adopted by arts and cultural thought leaders to describe the powerful impact of the creative sector on our shared communities. Here at Center Stage,...

Soldier girl blues

2013-01-31 00:00:00

What if, during the presidential campaign, Mitt Romney had accused President Barack Obama of wanting to let servicewomen serve in combat? After all, Mr. Obama had hinted as much in 2008. What would Mr. Obama's response have been? My hunch is that he...

Lesli Lytle, 49, of Los Angeles was one of about 100 people who gathered at Will Rogers State Park to march to the home of Bruce Karsh, chairman of L.A. Times parent Tribune Co., to protest the possible sale of the newspaper to the conservative Koch brothers.

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Los Angeles Times Editor Davan Maharaj, right, and staff writer Jason Felch talk about accountability at the newspaper.

2013-04-20 00:00:00

The Los Angeles Times offices.

2013-02-26 11:45:50