Rapidly closing in on the Tijuana border, having plowed over the 200-mile stretch of sacred Indian burial ground called Highway 5 from Los Angeles, the knuckles of the passengers whitened with fear and trembling. Read more...

L.A. County salaries heavily boosted by overtime A new report on overtime costs found that more than 3,000 of the county’s 90,000 employees boosted their salaries by 50 percent or more in overtime pay in January. Read more...

Masturbation not a proper topic for quality newspaper I found Lara Loewenstein’s column, “Bone up on stimulating masturbation techniques,” in the Feb. 28 Viewpoint section utterly distasteful. Read more...

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Few words echo as ominously as “military draft,” but the Iraq war is stumbling toward the 24-month mark, and U.S. troops are in desperate need of relief. Read more...

Traveling sneaker exhibit highlights shoe history A traveling exhibit of nearly 200 pairs of sneakers has been created by a 45-year-old Los Angeles County social worker. Read more...

Student and citizen concern over the threat of a military draft prompted a panel discussion Saturday morning at the James West Alumni Center. Orange County Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, a ranking member of both the House Armed Services Committee and the House Homeland Security Committee, presented the first address on the subject. Read more...