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  • Originally just 20-acres, the LA National Cemetery opened as one of 11 facilities operated by the Veterans Administration on lands shared with national veterans' homes or asylums for disabled soldiers. It was dedicated in 1889, and through the years has expanded to more than 100 acres. Those interred there are war veterans from the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and other American conflicts.
    We Remember and Pay Tribute - Off-Ramp 5-28-11
    An Off-Ramp Memorial Day Special ... the youngest man on the list remembers Oskar Schindler ... Louis Zamperini, torpedoed, remembers life on a raft in the Pacific and in a Japanese POW camp ... Kevin Ferguson's Grandma and the USS Indianapolis ... an Iraqi vet remembers ... stories from Vietnam War correspondents and photojournalists ... helping grieving Marine families cut through the red tape ...
  • Highland Park was chosen by Redfin as the top "up-and-coming" neighborhood in the US.
    Bright Lights, Big City - Off-Ramp for May 21, 2011
    EatLA talks perfect pizza and LA's best Chinese food ... Highland Park reactivates a neighborhood treasure ... Hard Times ...
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  • Off-Ramp for May 30, 2009
    Ed Asner on being a grouch, Cyber Frequencies, Garrison Keillor, samurai art and a start to finish run with the L.A. Marathon.
  • Off-Ramp for May 23, 2009
    Happy Memorial Day!
  • Off-Ramp for May 16, 2009
    This week, browse the Off-Ramp collection!
  • Off-Ramp for May 09, 2009
    WWII fight for commemorative stamps; rocker Stew disses actors; homegrown Trekkie reviews the latest movie; Disney's rotten karma; Charles Perry and Miki Dora
  • Off-Ramp for May 02, 2009
  • Off-Ramp for Apr 25, 2009
    Poet-provocateur August Kleinzahler reads from his latest book, "Sleeping it Off in Rapid City," and John tells us how to grow a Victory Garden.
  • Off-Ramp for Apr 18, 2009
    We continue our look at Esa-Pekka Salonen's tenure by delving into his composition LA Variations. Plus, KPCC's Steve Julian and Charles Phoenix explore the newly refurbished Pomona Fox Theatre.
  • Off-Ramp for Apr 11, 2009
    We say goodbye to Esa-Pekka Salonen, leaving the LA Philharmonic after 17 years as Maestro. Plus, Dinner Party Download makes you 31% smarter.
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