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Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout reaches to catch a ball hit by Texas Rangers’ Isiah Kiner-Falefa for an out during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, right, celebrates hitting a solo home run with Taylor Ward during the second inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis...

Lew Bodell, founder and longtime owner of Bodell’s Shoes, died this month of natural causes. He was 92.
Bodell was born and raised in Utah and headed west in the late ’40s to work as a manager for Leeds Shoe Store in downtown Long Beach. But Bodell wasn’t content to work for someone else; he wanted to open up his own shop....

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Max Muncy sits on the ground after avoiding a wild pitch thrown by Colorado Rockies reliever Mychal Givens during the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ A.J. Pollock heads for home after hitting a solo home run off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Mychal Givens during the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)...

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg deserves all the tributes she has been receiving.
Her record of perseverance in overcoming many obstacles placed in her path just because she was a woman is an inspiration to all Americans. Her judicial record is a testament to a consistently liberal jurisprudence, well reasoned within the traditional...