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Just trying to "gather and report facts" so I can "serve the public interest" -- though no doubt I cannot live up to the high standards of Mr. Rutten.
The only parts of the LA Times I read are the funnies, the chess column, and the crosswords. Everything else seems to me to be birdcage fodder.
I like the bridge column, too.