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A new assignment for this 'Reporter'
Sei Fujii spent most of his life fighting for the civil rights of Japanese Americans. This weekend, he'll return to Huntington Beach to help preserve part of their immigrant history. It won't be the real Fujii, who passed away in 1954. But even in...
Tags: Doubt (movie), Labor Legislation, Entertainment, Human Interest, Politics
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Commentary: On a mission to save a mission
The public comment period for the Historic Wintersburg (Warner-Nichols) draft environmental impact report (DEIR) closes on Nov. 19. The DEIR analyzes a proposal to re-zone the roughly five-acre property at the corner of Warner Avenue and Nichols Lane from...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Ronald Reagan, Human Interest, World War II (1939-1945)
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Disability lawsuit targets Fred's, Pierside
A longtime activist for the rights of disabled people has sued Fred's Mexican Café and the Pierside Pavilion complex in Huntington Beach for alleged failures to comply with state and federal disability laws and with the state's civil rights law and health...
Tags: Physical Disabilities, Game Shows (genre), Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Laws
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Mailbag: Council members deserve their benefits
I completely disagree with the proposed changes to take a meat cleaver to City Council compensation ("Council talks of cutting benefits," July 5). Councilman Keith Bohr, in his usual high-handed manner, proposed changes that will not affect him or any...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief, Freedom of the Press, Local Elections, Explosions
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Mailbag: Former councilman was Noble at heart
I had the great pleasure of being a good friend of Noble Waite during the 35 years I lived in Huntington Beach ("Noble Waite dies at age 87," June 14). Many times, I sought his advice on issues involving the city. I served as a city councilman from 1968...Tags: Birth Control, Church and State Relations, Religion and Belief, Barack Obama, Jesus Christ
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Council approves pet sales ordinance
The Huntington Beach City Council voted Monday to prohibit the sale of dogs and cats unless they're obtained from shelters, a humane society or a rescue organization, a move that seemed to please all parties involved. The council voted 4 to 3 in favor of...Tags: Cat (animal), Crime, Law and Justice, Sales, Dog (animal), Justice and Rights
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Shadia: Islam for enlightenment, liberation
There's been a storm of controversy in the Arab and Muslim community over a recent Foreign Policy magazine article. The essay, "Why Do They Hate Us?", outlines the atrocities many Arab women suffer at the hands of men. In short, the writer posits that...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief, Separation of Church and State, Human Rights, Human Interest
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Shadia: Islam's influence on the Founding Fathers
Even though I wasn't born or raised here, there's a reason I feel at home in America. America's principles align with Islam's teachings. In fact, America's principles are not just based on Judeo-Christian values, but Judeo-Christian-Islamic values. After...Tags: Library of Congress, Sculpture, Religion and Belief, Values, Arts
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City Lights: Could Florida tragedy happen here?
Every so often, a local story turns into a national one — and then a local one again, as individual communities hold themselves up to the light and question whether a similar thing could happen to them. Such has been the case with the death of...
Tags: Racism, Chicago Tribune, Martin Luther King Jr., Rentals, Social Issues
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Shadia: A mainstream look at the Nation of Islam
The Nation of Islam teaches a different kind of Islam from the one I know. So I wanted to take part of Black History Month to explore the organization, which is closely associated with the Civil Rights Movement but never far from controversy. Though I...Tags: Nation of Islam, W. Deen Mohammed, Minority Groups, Religion and Belief, Elijah Muhammad
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Community Commentary: Shadia veils the truth on Islam
As a longtime reader of the Huntington Beach Independent, I am growing tired of Mona Shadia's weekly articles about Islam and Muslims. I am not against any religion, but why does she feel the need to try to promote her religion, and especially as a...Tags: Religion and Belief, Saudi Arabia, Islam, Feminism, Politics
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'We did our part'
Masao Masuda keeps a notebook in his dining room drawer containing a photo of the last time he saw his brother Kazuo.
The picture, which Masao took in 1941, shows Kazuo and their brother Takashi, along with several sisters and a niece, at the Santa Fe...Tags: Memorial Day, Veterans Day, U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Minority Groups
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