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Wildfire season: 7 ways you can help save lives and property
Homeowners living within a mile of forests or any fire-prone landscape – public or private, rural or urban – can take simple preventive steps to limit damage from wildfires. Here are seven ways to help your community become "fire adapted" and contain rising fire-control costs.
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Baseball fans: Take a quick tour of all 30 major league ballparks
Authors Josh Pahigian and Kevin O’Connell explore America's major league ballparks in "The Ultimate Baseball Road."
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Retired NBA Finals MVPs: What are they doing now?
The Most Valuable Player in the NBA Finals is an award that's only been around since 1969. Find out what retired Finals MVPs are doing today.
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Rush hour nightmares: which US cities have the worst backups
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In Pictures Storm surfing
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Diggin' It Garden siteseeing in California
Great garden blogs in California
08/28/2008 01:00 am -
As wildfires spread, so does the red ink
US and state officials start to boost firefighting budgets and weigh other reforms.
08/27/2008 01:00 am -
Ship emissions: sizing up a big problem
08/20/2008 01:00 am -
A Georgia church tries drive-in worship
Attendees like the informality of listening to a sermon on their car radios in the parking lot, where they can sit in shorts and sandals and bring along the family beagle.
08/18/2008 01:00 am -
Seeking America's first soccer superstar in Beijing
08/13/2008 01:00 am -
Reporters on the Job
08/13/2008 01:00 am -
For kids: The grunion are running
A cooperative effort between two aquariums allows people in France to watch in real time as grunion spawn on southern California beaches.
08/12/2008 01:00 am -
Upgrade your culinary skills while on vacation.
Try taking a cooking class with a regional chef.
08/06/2008 01:00 am -
USA
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
Water’s odyssey from sewer to cup
The water utility in Orange County, Calif., has been drawing attention since it opened the world’s largest water recycling facility of its kind in January.
07/30/2008 01:00 am -
On one stretch of California coast, it’s sand, sea, and man vs. beast
A years-long legal battle for a La Jolla cove may be ending – but for activists on both sides, the seal saga goes on.
07/29/2008 01:00 am -
Housing crisis hits exurbs hard
Home values have fallen 43 percent in Victorville, Calif., but the city has rebounded from previous slumps.
07/25/2008 01:00 am -
A California financier emerges as one of the nation’s most prolific philanthropists
Bernard Osher, called the ‘quiet giver,’ donates large sums to education and the arts.
07/23/2008 01:00 am -
All the world on stage
New International theater festival in California offers audiences a window on foreign cultures – and shared stories.
07/18/2008 01:00 am -
Around the world on 80 couches
Budget travelers make friends and save money by couch surfing.
07/08/2008 01:00 am -
Guerrilla gardening takes root in Los Angeles
Under cover of darkness, gardeners plant and maintain neglected plots of public land.
07/08/2008 01:00 am -
Prison baseball team gives inmates a focus beyond their cells
The San Quentin Giants, one of the only prison teams in the nation to compete against outside clubs, play on a diamond surrounded by guard towers.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Prison baseball team gives inmates a focus beyond their cells
The San Quentin Giants, one of the only prison teams in the nation to compete against outside clubs, play on a diamond surrounded by guard towers.
07/01/2008 01:00 am -
California wildfires spark call to boost resources
But there's growing recognition that more trucks won't solve the root problem of wildlands development.
06/30/2008 01:00 am -
California wildfires spark call to boost resources
But there's growing recognition that more trucks won't solve the root problem of wildlands development.
06/30/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green Citing environmental concerns, US freezes new solar plant construction
The New York Times reports that the Bureau of Land Management has placed a two-year moratorium on new solar projects on public land, saying that it needs to study their environmental impact.
06/27/2008 01:00 am -
Case of sonar's effects on whales heads to high court
At issue: Can a judge enforce environmental rules at the expense of national defense training?
06/24/2008 01:00 am -
USA
06/23/2008 01:00 am -
Rain of Gold
05/27/2008 01:00 am -
Where housing bust hits hard
In many metro areas, far-flung suburbs and exurbs face sharp declines in home prices.
05/21/2008 01:00 am
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