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Entries from LAist tagged with 'life'

July 16, 2008

Olga Rutterschmidt, 75, second from left and Helen Golay, 77, background at the Criminal Courts building in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. Rutterschmidt moments later received the same sentence..(AP Photo/Genaro Molina, Pool) They befriended homeless men, gave them life insurance policies for two years, killed them by running over them, claimed their deaths as hit and runs and collected on the insurance. Nearly $3 million was collected between the two men......

Continue Reading "70-Year-Olds Sentenced to Life"

August 15, 2007

Today, Susan Doyle's weekly transportation column in the Daily News looks into how lengthy commutes fatigue Angelenos, forcing them to stay home on the weekends and time leisurely trips around traffic. She also pulls out the "geographically undesirable" phrase when it comes to dating:Whether behind the wheel or sitting on a bus, Los Angeles commuters spend about 93 hours a year stuck in traffic. And those like Hicklin often end up feeling so wiped......

Continue Reading "Avoiding Life Because of Traffic"

October 11, 2006

There's a time you got to go and show you're growin' now you know about The Facts of Life. Useless Fact of Life: When Kim Fields took the role of twelve year old Tootie, she was only nine in human years. Since producers could not legally make her older, they opted instead to make her taller by insisting she wear roller skates for the entire first season. Enjoy the rest of your day.......

Continue Reading "Tootie's Bong"

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