A $50,000 electric bill? The cost of cooling L.A.’s biggest houses in a heat wave

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Cooling off a 1,500-square-foot bungalow in a heat wave is expensive enough. But how big are the bills for the ever-larger mega-mansions crowning our hills? Granted, those who can afford a $50-million home likely aren’t sweating a bloated electric bill,
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L.A. Affairs: Teaching my blind husband to swim pushed our marriage to extraordinary depths

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Watching him limp around, I suggested he finally make good on his goal of learning to swim so he could fulfill his dream of competing in an Ironman triathlon. Adrian’s first lesson with a triathlon coach was a success,
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