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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, October 26, 2011

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Another big Mega Millions jackpot

The Mega Millions jackpot is on a roll again. No one scored all of the winning numbers in last night’s draw, so the jackpot took a tumble to $67 million! It was not all bad news for players in yesterday’s lottery game. Three tickets bought in California got all of the winning numbers right, except the Mega ball. Each ticket […]

Friday, October 21, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, October 21, 2011

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Garden Guru: Growing your own pumpkins for Halloween

Oh geez! How many customers have I talked out of pumpkin seeds this week? Mark your calendars for next year around June if you want to plant a pumpkin patch for the kids or yourself. Pumpkins are a warm season crop that likes the heat and ripens about this time in the fall. If you can find the starters about August, […]

Sunday, October 16, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, October 16, 2011

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Jean Youn: A good time to focus on the positive

A Korean proverb says that people from long ago are never wrong. This is to say that the things they have said had come from experience after experience and they’ve had a lot of time to think about what they say. The Korean word for autumn is Gah-Eul. Gah-Eul means to cut off. The origin comes from how fruits from […]

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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Rihanna named 2011 Sexiest Woman Alive!

Pop singer and fashion risk-taker, Rihanna, displayed her special kind of heat on the cover of Esquire’s November issue. The magazine named the 23-year-old Barbados native, 2011 Sexiest Woman Alive! On the Internet today, there is some debate about whether the entertainer really deserves the title. People magazine has more on Rihanna’s new title. Also, to ah, see more of Rihanna […]

Sunday, October 9, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, October 9, 2011

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Jean Youn: Helen Keller & appreciating the season

The sky is wonderfully blue. The weather is neither hot nor cold with just the right amount of sunlight. The breeze is cool and refreshing. The leaves turn beautifully red and yellow. These are the images that remind us that it is now fall. When we’re too busy and have this and that to worry about, we often miss the […]

Sunday, October 9, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, October 9, 2011

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A Look back: A writer’s workshop on how to get an agent

Multi-talented author and Media City Groove guest blogger, Sue Ann Jaffarian, conducted a very informative writer’s workshop called, “Turning Agent Woes Into Agent Wows,” at the Buena Vista library here in Burbank last month. Forty-to-fifty writers showed up for the September 17 workshop. Many spent most of the time scribbling notes as Sue Ann covered the agent search from manuscript preparation to […]

Friday, October 7, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, October 7, 2011

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A movie deal for Steve Jobs biography on the fast track

A Hollywood movie deal reportedly in the works for the yet to be released biography of the late Steve Jobs. Sony Pictures is in talks to shell out big money for the film rights to the bio, according to Mike Fleming over on deadline.com. Check out the details here.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, October 6, 2011

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Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011

Tributes from all around the world, all across the Internet today for the late techno genius, Steve Jobs. The co-founder of Apple, died yesterday after a long battle with cancer. He was 56. The forward thinking Jobs was behind such successes as the Macintosh, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. Overnight, the soon- to- be- published biography of Steve […]

Saturday, October 1, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, October 1, 2011

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Southland Mega Millions ticket worth $56.5 million!!

Two very lucky Mega Millions players are rolling in the dough, after winning yesterday’s jackpot of $113 million. One ticket was bought in North Carolina, the other right here in the Southland at a convenience store located at 2250 North Figueroa Street in Los Angeles. Three other players in California got all but the Mega Ball correct. Each of those tickets can be cashed […]