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latte: What's Hot at LATimes.com 3.03
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What's News at latimes.com:
HOT TOPICS
* Election 98
http://www.latimes.com/elect98
http://www.latimes.com/timespoll
We provide balanced, daily coverage of the candidates, issues and referendums, in-depth analysis of the upcoming senate and governor's races, state and local assembly elections, and ballot propositions. On Election Day, November 3rd, we will feature real-time updates including live election results throughout the evening, audio analysis from Times reporters and video of election night events. The site features the Times Poll, which allows you to receive details on the issues and candidates, view statistics, see how other users feel, and discover which candidates are ahead in our users poll.
* Shuttle Launch
http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/REPORTS/GLENN/
Follow every moment of John Glenn's triumphant return to space and the continuing mission. In addition to in-depth news and features, we will also have video of the launch and space mission as it becomes available. There is also an interactive message board to share your thoughts on this historic event.
* Halloween
http://www.calendarlive.com/halloween/
Calendar Live presents a complete guide to ghoulish Halloween fun, including: safe places to take the kids trick-or-treating, where to find haunted houses, ghost tours and costume balls, the best pumpkin patches, and directions on how to make cool costumes. Find out about fun stuff to do on Halloween, and the best scary movies!
* Southern California Living
http://www.calendarlive.com/HOME/NEWS/LIVING/
This new section, launching November 1st, will feature news that entertains and enriches your lifes. Replacing Life and Style, Southern California Living will cover issues such as news, trends, health tips, and a calendar of events and reports from the malls. Each day, a new topic will be profiled; Sundays will focus on family, Mondays on work related topics, Tuesdays on giving, Wednesdays on values and books, Thursdays on home, and Fridays on fashion and beauty.
We also wanted to let you know about several enhancements to our regular sections:
Food
http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/FOOD/
Our Food section has been improved and designed to make it easier for you to follow our recipes at home. The Food section is now available in PDF format, so you can view the section as it appears in the newspaper. You can also share recipes on the Los Angeles Times Food bulletin board.
TV Listings
We now feature TV listings! Check our listings to see what's on TV when you get home from work. You can now also customize the TV listings to your own cable system. Go to http://www.latimes.com/ and click on TV listings.
Highway 1
http://www.latimes.com/highway1/
This new weekly section, devoted exclusively to automotive news, gives users direct access to an archive of reviews, the latest auto loan rate information and a variety of special reports including new models, car insurance and convertibles. Regular columns include "Do It Yourself" tips for car maintenance, "Dr. Gear Head," which educates readers about technical aspects of cars, and "Good Carma," a consumer guide to car care.
Expanded Classifieds
http://www.latimes.com/HOME/CLASS/
Latimes.com's Autosource takes online automotive classifieds to a new level, offering expanded listings of new and used vehicles, new vehicle reports and the ability to place an ad online. Our database is updated daily with new listings from our print counterparts, affiliated dealers, and national partner Cars.com.
The site allows users to search thousands of new and used cars as well as dealer inventories by make, model, year, and price. Listings which match the search criteria also provide links to photos and dealer information. Selected dealers also have dealer showrooms which provide additional information about the dealership. In addition to searching directly for vehicles, our dealer locator service supplies maps and driving directions to dealers within a user-specified distance.
Reading By 9
http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/REPORTS/READBY9
This community project, sponsored by The Los Angeles Times, strives to help our local schools by focusing on reading skills of young children. See this section to learn more about this worthwhile program. You can sign up to volunteer on the site.
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