A new Salvation Army youth tutoring program is betting on an old character-building concept: hit the books, then hit the bag. The pilot program, launched in October with nine boys mainly from Comstock ...
The sound of the speed bag echoed through the gym. It was 1964 in Los Angeles, and a then 10-year-old Richard Lopez wandered into the gym on his way home from school to watch boxers train. The bullies ...