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Tim Rutten is an American journalist who worked for the Los Angeles Times between 1971 and 2011.He started at the paper as a copy editor in the View section. Before becoming a columnist for the Calendar section in 2002 he held a number of positions including city bureau chief and editorial writer. He was laid off in a staff cutback in 2011.A native of San Bernardino California he majored in political science at California State University Los Angeles.