Proposed $2-billion makeover of the ugly concrete waterway calls for a string of parks, housing and offices. After decades of enduring jokes about the city’s concrete-lined waterway, officials today will release an ambitious master plan for restoring the Los Angeles River, a project that reflects lofty dreams and carries a big price tag.
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Teacher in Texas punished for showing slavery film clip
FORT WORTH, Texas – An elementary school teacher was disciplined for showing her fifth-graders parts of the R-rated film “Amistad” during a lesson on slavery. On Jan. 25, Larue Washington showed her Ridglea Hills Elementary class clips from the 1997 Steven Spielberg film depicting slaves en route to the Americas, including a scene in...
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