Extra, Extra

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• Know a sure-fire way to bring down the mood at a birthday party? How about a gunfire attack that kills one and wounds another.
• Ever wonder why "Nobody Walks in LA"? At least if you're involved in gangs, and out for a stroll in South LA on a Saturday night, that is.
• Has fire season wiped out reporters' command of appropriate adjectives? Oh, wait, the fire itself isn't "spunky"--it's located near Spunky Canyon Road in Angeles National Forest.
• Did you feel it? Probably not; it was just a 4.6 and it was up in NorCal and off the coast.
• Why is it so hard for county and state fairs to go green? (And, hooray, the LA county fair will be on in a few weeks!)
• Are men really happier than women? USC says yes.
• Why would the city of Montery make for a better state capitol than Sacramento? Ah, the Opinion section.
• How do you cool your watermelon? Ingredients: Watermelon. And a lake.