Simple pleasures, far from Iraq war (Catalina island)
Los Angeles Times - Salee Allawe, a 10-year-old Iraqi girl who lost both legs last year in what her family said was a U.S. air strike on the outskirts of Baghdad, and her father, Hussein Allawe Feras, show their joy during a visit Monday to Santa Catalina Island. Salee Article Info
Los Angeles Weekly - In May 2007, Marrone predicted within half an hour the time at which the roaring 40-foot-tall wall of fire on Catalina Island, fueled by winds and brush, would reach Avalon and its 3,200 residents. Hundreds of residents and tourists were loaded onto Article Info
Chicago Tribune - From 1921 to 1951 — with just a short break during World War II — the Cubs trained on Catalina Island off the coast of Los Angeles. Owner William Wrigley Jr. favored the island as a vacation getaway and a real-estate investment. What position was Article Info