Rainfall could cause fire hazard Hills turned emerald green by this winter’s record rainfall will be dried out by the sun and wind in coming months, leaving an abundance of fuel for blazes in the upcoming fire season. Read more...

L.A. County salaries heavily boosted by overtime A new report on overtime costs found that more than 3,000 of the county’s 90,000 employees boosted their salaries by 50 percent or more in overtime pay in January. Read more...

Masturbation not a proper topic for quality newspaper I found Lara Loewenstein’s column, “Bone up on stimulating masturbation techniques,” in the Feb. 28 Viewpoint section utterly distasteful. Read more...

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Few words echo as ominously as “military draft,” but the Iraq war is stumbling toward the 24-month mark, and U.S. troops are in desperate need of relief. Read more...

UCLA’s Yoo Kim broke his own Korean national record in the pole vault Saturday in Seattle, helping the Bruins capture their fourth consecutive MPSF Indoor Championship. Read more...

When voters in Los Angeles’ 5th District go to the polls March 8, David Vahedi hopes they will choose him for city councilman because he loves working with the community. Read more...