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We talked with a handful of local writers about what they loved about Altadena, what they miss, and how their writing has been affected by this profound event and life in its wake.
From Los Angeles Times
It raises a profound question: can the state, especially when it is implicated in killing, be trusted as the arbiter of what should remain secret?
From BBC
In the early 20th century, Lois Weber was among the filmmakers who first used cinema as a way to tackle profound and controversial social issues.
She said, "Our work assessing species responses to climate change points to profound changes in forest composition, and species richness at multiple scales."
From Science Daily
This is the culmination of a profound schism between the U.S. and Europe over what should unite them.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
