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I’m on assignment. It’s fun, but there are only so many hours in the day. –Larry

The Daily Mirror HQ lost power for two days after the Santa Ana winds hit Southern California. It will be a while before I get caught up.

Folks: If you don’t have any ideas for a blog, maybe you shouldn’t be doing one.

Photo: The Santa Barbara Junior League Cookbook, 1939. Credit: L.A. Daily Mirror archives. The Culinary Historians of Southern California will hold its annual used cookbook sale on Aug. 21 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hollywood Farmers Market, … Continue reading →

I have often said that the Daily Mirror is a labor of love for everyone who contributes their work. And it is. There are a few minor expenses of operating the website, books for the Daily Mirror HQ, etc. I … Continue reading →

       Dec. 29, 1975: Now that John Floyd Thomas Jr. has been sentenced to life in prison in some of the killings blamed on the Westside Rapist, I thought it would be worth running Bella Stumbo's 1975 feature … Continue reading →

         Photograph by Eve Golden   Daily Mirror reader Eve Golden went to Friday’s memorial for the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire victims and sends these photos. She says: I went to the Triangle centennial after work (photos attached). … Continue reading →

              Jan. 29, 1941: “Fantasia” premieres in Los Angeles tonight! Greta Garbo, shadow boxer: Despite her yearlong idleness, the illusive Miss Garbo has managed to keep in shape by industriously dodging crowds of curious … Continue reading →

Rose Parade: Coca-Cola’s float wins the grand prize in the 1941 Rose Parade in Pasadena.
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         Dec. 21, 1960: The Mirror publishes the second part of a profile on Maj. Claude Robert Eatherly, a B-29 pilot whose life unraveled after the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima. Eatherly didn’t drop the bomb, he was … Continue reading →

DEAR ABBY: There are two men in my life. One I love very much and the other I like only as a friend. My problem is this — the one I like only as a friend is my husband. The one I love is my husband’s brother.
I know my feeling for my brother-in-law is a sin, but….
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June 4, 1910: Friends and neighbors in Watts told Mrs. Taple that she should leave her husband, Chris, a pleasant, industrious man except when he was drinking. She always ignored their advice, saying that she needed to stay so he … Continue reading →

  May 8, 1980: “Many times Reagan has told his staff and his supporters that the vice presidential nominee must be someone who would carry on the Reagan philosophy if anything should happen to him,” The Times’ Richard Bergholz says.

April 14, 1960: Gov. Pat Brown signs America’s first law requiring emissions controls on automobiles. "I consider this bill one of the most far-reaching pieces of legislation to come across my desk in my 15 months as governor," he said. … Continue reading →

  Say, doesn’t that ray gun look familiar? Looks like Han Solo is packing the same Mauser! The Knife Turns       The ides of April are only 10 days away and the squeals of those wrestling with their state … Continue reading →

April 5, 1940: Jackie Cooper "vows he's playing the field as far as women are concerned, and Judy Garland is his best friend. 'In fact, she's my only real friend,' says Jackie.”

March 20, 1920: After reading this long litany of crime, I began to wonder if The Times was merely going to catalog everything that was wrong with society or provide a solution -– perhaps a call for more police officers. … Continue reading →

March 15, 1910: Oh, very nice. Not only did The Times publish the name of the victim of a sexual assault, it published her picture.

March 11, 1960: Gov. Pat Brown says he is powerless to interfere with Caryl Chessman’s May 2 execution … and a Los Angeles County official says U.S. automakers are resisting attempts to reduce pollution from car exhaust.