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Monday, May 10, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, May 10, 2010

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Criminal case against Burbank Coach Jose Sandoval dismissed

Photo: FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — Coach Jose Sandoval outside the Burbank courts building last fall. After almost a year, the controversial criminal case against a Burbank baseball coach was dropped today. Attorney David D. Diamond says his client, Jose Sandoval , appeared in a Burbank court before Judge Dorothy B. Reyes and agreed to attend 12 counseling sessions; in exchange for the Burbank City Attorney’s […]

Sunday, May 9, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, May 9, 2010

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Quick-bits: News, Sports, and Features

Catching up on some items from the past few days. Fire Service Day in Burbank Photo: FLLewis/A Writer’s Groove — Crowds turned out for the salute to Burbank Fire and Police Departments on Saturday, May 8, 2010 The streets surrounding the Burbank Police and Fire Headquarters in Downtown Burbank were blocked off for the “Fire Service Day” celebration from around 9 […]

Saturday, April 24, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, April 24, 2010

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Photo Gallery: Pics of the week

Senior Inspiration: 94-year-old woman plans to graduate from college next month and look for work Photo: Paul Chin/ The San Francisco Chronicle — Hazel Soares, 94, takes notes in one of her classes at Mills College in Oakland, California, where she is set to graduate in May with a degree in art history. After graduation Soares, who has more than 40 grandchildren, plans to search for […]

Saturday, April 17, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, April 17, 2010

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Photo Gallery: Pictures from the week

Rock festival groove Photo: Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times 4/17/10 Music lovers groove to the beat at the huge Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival up in the Riverside County desert community of Indio today. The Los Angeles Times is reporting record-breaking crowds of 75,000 a day since the festival kicked-off on Friday, which included performances by Jay-Z and Beyoncé. Legendary rocker Sly Stone […]

Friday, February 19, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, February 19, 2010

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Tiger Woods finally talks and says he’s “sorry”

Photo: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times 02/26/09 Superstar Golfer Tiger Woods broke his silence today and spoke to his friends, fans, sponsors, and the world. Woods’ statement at a clubhouse of the PGA tour in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida this morning, came across as sincere and genuinely apologetic to me. Oh, he was smart enough to take personal responsibility for the huge sex […]

Saturday, January 30, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, January 30, 2010

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Los Angeles Lakers meet President Obama & go on a winning streak

Photo from http://www.whitehouse.gov Quite a week for the 2009 NBA Champions, the Los Angeles Lakers. Last Monday, they were honored at the White House by President Obama and some local congressional Lakers fans among them, Jane Harmon, Laura Richardson, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Brad Sherman, and Adam Schiff. President Obama belatedly congratulated the Lakers on their 15th NBA title — their fourth in the past ten years. Here […]

Thursday, January 7, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, January 7, 2010

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The scandalous Tiger Woods & that Vanity Fair cover story

Photo: Annie Leibovitz/Vanity Fair website Golf Superstar Tiger Woods’ life is a train wreck that we can’t stop gawking at or shaking our heads about. I admit it, I’m shocked at some of the salacious stuff Tiger is accused of doing. Meanwhile, a pre-scandal Tiger is shown on the cover of the February issue of Vanity Fair. Does he look a bit sinister […]

Saturday, December 12, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, December 12, 2009

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News Bytes: A very stormy weekend, new pay restrictions for bailed out firms & more trouble for Tiger Woods

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Sunday, December 6, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, December 6, 2009

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“The Blind Side” scores big at the Box Office

“The Blind Side” ran right over the competition at the Box Office this weekend. The sports drama even knocked the hugely successful “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” out of the top spot. “Blind Side,” which stars Sandra Bullock, raked in an estimated $20.4 million to become the number one film in the U.S. In three weeks, “The Blind Side” has rung […]