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LA News Highlights 11 pm January 14, 2012

Posted by lenleatherwood on

Murders in Orange County
Returned Iraqi vet
Accused of killing four homeless men
Crowds mourning the men’s deaths

Tracking rain tonight
A few clouds out there already
Rain likely for later tomorrow
We really need the rain

Two LA area women
Managed to escape the sinking Italian cruise ship
Life boats went down sideways
Since the ship was lying on its side

17-year-old soccer player
Lured outside by woman with red hair
Shortly after the boy was gunned down
No leads in the case

Governor Jerry Brown was in LA today
For a prayer breakfast
But taxes were also on the menu
Tax increases looking likely in the future

The glitz, the glam
Get ready for the Golden Globes
The gowns, the gala
Tomorrow is the day

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Published by lenleatherwood

I am a native Texan who has lived for the past 30 years in Southern California. I am a published author of both short memoir and fiction, a two-time Pushcart nominee, a nationally award-winning writing coach, an editor, as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. In addition, I am the mother of three grown daughters of whom I am extremely proud, a grandmother of four darling children and the wife of a man I still love after 44 years.

4 Comments Add yours

  1. Let's CUT the Crap!'s avatar Let's CUT the Crap! says:
    January 16, 2012 at 5:54 pm

    This is GREAT. It’s like reading the paper but without wasting an hour.

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    1. lenleatherwood's avatar lenleatherwood says:
      January 16, 2012 at 10:56 pm

      Thanks! I was fun to give this a whirl.

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  2. applenpear's avatar buddhafulkat says:
    January 17, 2012 at 7:05 am

    This is much better than the paper. It’s a shorter read, a great summary and poetic all at the same time =)

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    1. lenleatherwood's avatar lenleatherwood says:
      January 17, 2012 at 7:34 am

      Thanks so much!

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