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Sunday, March 21, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 21, 2010

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Historic health care reform bill passes the House

Photo: Pete Souza/White House — President Obama and staff react to the victory vote in the House on health care reform UPDATE: March 23, 2010 — President Barack Obama signed into law the landmark health care reform bill today. The president declared, “Today, I’m signing this reform bill into law on behalf of my mother, who argued with insurance companies […]

Sunday, March 21, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 21, 2010

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“Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” & “The Bounty Hunter” okay, but “Alice” the real winner at the Box Office

“Alice in Wonderland” is still packing them in at the movie theaters, especially at the big 3D complexes. Tim Burton’s live action/animated fantasy adventure of the classic tale delighted audiences to the tune of about $34.5 million this weekend. “Alice” easily held onto the title of the number one film in the U.S. for the third straight week. The domestic total for this […]

Saturday, March 20, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 20, 2010

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Burbank City Buzz

Photo: FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — Burbank Controversial court ruling involving one of the lawsuits swirling around the Burbank PD A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge dismissed Burbank Police Officer Jamal Childs as a plaintiff from that explosive discrimination lawsuit filed against the Burbank PD last May by five of its minority officers. On Thursday, March 18, Judge Joanne O’Donnell ruled the statute […]

Saturday, March 20, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 20, 2010

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First day of spring

Spring officially arrives today. The sun is shining and the flowers are blooming in Burbank. Clear skies and a high of 80 is expected. Our rainy winter is now history.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, March 18, 2010

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Hollywood buzz: A blogger gets a movie deal & spec script news

Hollywood is tapping a new source for movie ideas — blogs! I have heard of other projects based on websites, but this latest one, being developed for Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon, sounds like a real winner. Over on the deadline.com/New York site, Mike Fleming is reporting that Columbia Pictures has made a deal with blogger/author Ree Drummond for a romantic comedy, “The Pioneer Woman.” Drummond […]

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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Ex-Burbank Mayor Marsha Ramos & the Burbank Police scandal

File Photo from March 2008: FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — Burbank City Council Member/Mayor Marsha Ramos Former Burbank Mayor Marsha Ramos is speaking out again about those allegations of misconduct against the Burbank Police Department. Ramos is interviewed in Today’s Burbank Leader about a deposition she gave last month to attorneys representing five Burbank Police officers, who filed a lawsuit against the […]

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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It’s going to be hot, hot, hot today!

UPDATE: Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 A sizzling St. Patty’s Day in the Southland. At noon, it was 81 degrees in Burbank. Hmm, the weather’s not the only thing heating up Media City right now. Get out the sunglasses! It’s going to be a scorcher in the Southland today. Highs in the 70s along some beaches and the mid-80s in […]

Monday, March 15, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 15, 2010

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President Obama, Hollywood power players Hanks, Spielberg, and a new HBO mini-series

Photo: Pete Souza/White House — President Barack Obama speaks to an audience in the Family Theater of the White House just before the screening of the first hour of a new HBO World War II mini-series,”The Pacific,” last Thursday, March 11, 2010. In the front row, the two executive producers of the mini-series, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. The […]

Sunday, March 14, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, March 14, 2010

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Los Angeles Times does investigative story on the turmoil in the Burbank Police Department

Photo: FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — Police and Fire Headquarters at 200 North Third Street in Burbank In the Los Angeles Times print edition and on its website today an extensive report about the troubled Burbank Police Department. The report covers quite a bit of territory from the allegations of suspect beatings, racial discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and those federal investigations into possible […]