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### The High Cost of Mediocrity

Written by Tim Campbell on January 27 2025.

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## [Make The Bishop’s Courage Contagious](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30247:make-the-bishops-courage-contagious&catid=375)

PREACHING TO TRUMP - Courage, essential and inspiring. The voice of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde at the National Cathedral this Tuesday, January 21, fo…

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Written by Richard Abrams on January 23 2025.

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Written by Liz Amsden on January 23 2025.

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Written by Thomas Klikauer on January 23 2025.

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Written by Liz Amsden on January 20 2025.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 20 2025.

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Written by Alex Lawson on January 16 2025.

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Written by Hans Johnson on January 16 2025.

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Written by Zelda Bronstein on January 16 2025.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/cb/005h-cb60eb52.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30190:corruptionism-raped-los-angeles&catid=375)### [Corruptionism Raped Los Angeles](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30190:corruptionism-raped-los-angeles&catid=375)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 16 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on January 16 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on January 15 2025.

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Written by Ken Alpern on January 13 2025.

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Written by Liz Amsden on January 13 2025.

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Written by Tim Campbell on January 13 2025.

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Written by Abe Gurko on January 13 2025.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 09 2025.

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