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Swimmer puts a strain on competition
DENMARK — Santa Monica resident Jana Strain is making waves across the globe as a top competitor in her sport:...
Read moreHolistic medicine a popular Westside choice
CITYWIDE — Holistic medicine seems strange and nontraditional to many, but in Santa Monica it has roots as far back...
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Hostelling International celebrates 100 years
DOWNTOWN — There are few places in the world where a Cameroonian medical student can have a conversation with an...
Read moreOrcas swimming into big trouble
Dear EarthTalk How are populations of the world’s orca whales faring these days? Are we still in danger of losing...
Read moreJust what is organic?
Last night, I had a dream about an army of cotton T-shirts that called themselves the Beneficial Organic Brigade. For...
Read moreCrime stats reveal an increase in incidents
DOWNTOWN — Crime has been on the rise in Santa Monica during the first seven months of 2009, the 19...
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A change at the very top
SMC — After 15 years at the helm, Santa Monica College’s head football Coach Robert Taylor has been dismissed from...
Read moreCoyote ugly
DOUGLAS PARK — For 13 years, Wally the cat was the king of the neighborhood. “He was just mister stud...
Read moreElderly man pulls cane, then gun
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreEnjoying art on two wheels
MICHIGAN AVENUE — There won’t be a cancer-surviving superstar cyclist or sights of the French countryside but the inaugural Tour...
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