Gerald Ford

The ex-presidents club

2013-04-25 00:00:00

As former President George W. Bush, joined by President Obama and three living former presidents, dedicates his library this week in Dallas, it's important to remember that presidential libraries are relatively new. In 1941, while he was still in office,...

With new presidential library, George W. Bush back in public eye

2013-04-23 20:06:00

WASHINGTON — President Obama, the four living ex-presidents and thousands of others head to Dallas on Thursday for the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. The challenge facing library officials will be to keep the...

Harry Potter to flatten Gibson Amphitheatre, Curious George playland

2013-04-24 13:42:00

Universal Studios in Hollywood will raze the 41-year-old Gibson Amphitheatre to make way for its coming Harry Potter attraction, the�Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Like the Wizarding World in Orlando, the Hollywood Harry Potter will be a theme park...

Goldberg: What 'the Iron Lady' forged

2013-04-09 00:00:00

In 1975, when asked to explain why Margaret Thatcher was poised to take over the Tory Party, the irascible British satirist Malcolm Muggeridge replied that it was all due to television and the fact that the telegenic Thatcher had a "certain imbecile...

Acting Commerce Secretary Blank leaving to head university

2013-03-18 13:35:00

WASHINGTON -- Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank, who has held the job since John Bryson resigned for medical reasons in June, is stepping down to become chancellor of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, she said Monday. Blank told her staff in...

Southwest Airlines offers double Rapid Rewards points for flights

2013-02-04 11:27:00

Southwest Airlines said Monday it will double points on all U.S. travel for members of its frequent flier program for flights booked before May 15. The Dallas-based carrier made the announcement on its website and also revealed that Grand Rapids, Mich.,...

SoCal Close-Ups: A date with the Coachella Valley

2012-11-25 00:00:00

Sure, you could go to the beach again. Or you could turn your back on the Pacific and head instead for a desert land of date shakes and camel races, jumbo windmills and creationist dinosaurs, native palms and gay parties, mountain views and midcentury...

3 unconventional picks for secretary of State

2012-11-29 00:00:00

With the 2012 presidential election over, attention nows turns to the inevitable shuffling of personnel in the Obama administration. Chief among the vacancies will be at the helm of the State Department, where Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has...

Coachella Valley attractions, restaurants, lodging

2012-11-25 00:00:00

Cabazon Outlets, 48750 Seminole Drive, Cabazon; (951) 922-3000, http://www.cabazonoutlets.com. About 15 stores and a few snack spots. Desert Hills Premium Outlets, 48400 Seminole Drive, Cabazon; (951) 849-6641, http://www.premiumoutlets.com. About 130...

PASSINGS: James D. Hodgson, Patrick Moore

2012-12-10 00:00:00

James D. Hodgson Former secretary of Labor James D. Hodgson, 96, who as secretary of Labor in the early 1970s helped shepherd the Occupational Safety and Health Act into law, died Nov. 28 at his Malibu home, his family announced. The cause was...

New Year's resolutions for Sacramento politicos

2012-12-31 00:00:00

SACRAMENTO — From my skimpy research on New Year's resolutions, I've learned that 40% of us make them, and about 90% end in failure. A dismal record of weak will. Yet, New Year's resolutions should be encouraged because they're vital to self-...

1980 Republican National Convention

2012-08-27 00:14:09

Stephen M. DuBrul Jr. died just over a week after his wife, the celebrated abstract painter Helen Frankenthaler. They lived on an estate on Contentment Island Road in Darien, pictured, that is for sale for $6.9 million, according to Zillow.com.

2013-05-12 05:23:00

Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Final Superlift ..This lift is the last of 162 superlifts hoisted on Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). and it closes more than three years of structural erection work and makes the ship�s primary hull structure 100 percent complete..

2013-05-07 00:00:00

The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford is under construction at the Newport News Shipyard. The Navy said this week that Newport News Shipbuilding's inability to get critical valves in a timely fashion has driven up the aircraft carrier's construction cost.

2013-03-29 00:00:00