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Extra, Extra: L.A. Kids Aren't Competitive Spellers

- There's a new school garden growing at a Glassell Park elementary school. Yay!
- Meet a 13-year-old OC surfer who hasn't missed a day in the waves in a year.
- As it turns out, the teen who died of drug-related causes after attending the Electric Daisy Carnival didn't have a ticket for the event, and willingly ingested the ecstasy that played a part in ending her young life.
- L.A.'s youngsters aren't really great spellers this year.
- Two UC schools rank in the top 10 of "young" universities in the nation.
- There's a new
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