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Aug 2012

Editorial: Prop. 32 a sham, deserves to lose in Nov. 6 election

Proposition 32 on the Nov. 6 state ballot isn't what it appears to be. "Fraud" and "sham" are strong words, but they come to mind when talking about this initiative. For that reason, The Star recommends a "no" vote on Proposition 32. This...

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Aug 2012

Four years after SWAT officer Randal Simmons' slaying, widow tells her story

Lisa Simmons poses on Aug. 22, 2012 with her new book on her late husband Randal and many of the tributes to the LAPD SWAT officer who was killed in the line of duty. (Brad Graverson/Staff Photographer) People are always asking Lisa...

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Aug 2012

Proposition 32: A fraud to end all frauds

It was Lyndon Johnson who best understood that the key to political empowerment for the disenfranchised was to give them access to the electoral process. That's why he made passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 his top priority. But it'...

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Aug 2012

Hollywood intersection dedicated to 'Onion Field' victim

Los Angeles City Councilman Eric Garcetti, left, presents a commemorative plaque to Valerie Campbell-Moniz, right, at the dedication of a Hollywood intersection in honor of her father, LAPD Officer Ian Campbell, who was murdered in a...