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No idea is too unusual for Signal
On an early Wednesday morning, Signal Snowboards employee Stephen Rezendes applies a coat of epoxy resin to the board he's building, getting a head start for the company's 2013-14 season. Gliding the scraper from nose to tail, Rezendes efficiently...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Snowboarding, Science and Technology, Sport Chalet Incorporated, Epic (movie)
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Commentary: Letters against center are misleading
I could not let the misinformation in Tim Geddes' letter to the editor relating to the new senior center go uncorrected (Mailbag, March 14). As background information, I am a member of the Huntington Beach Council on Aging's (HBCOA) board of directors. I...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Trials, Finance, Litigation
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Mailbag: Is center's problem a management issue?
A series of photos in The Independent shows a sad state of disrepair in the existing Huntington Beach Senior Center. I'm certain that they engender a feeling of sympathy for the plight of seniors who use its services. This may be exactly what the...Tags: Finance
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Mailbag: Poseidon is no good for H.B.
[The Huntington Beach] Poseidon Desalination plan is a boondoggle plan like every one they have proposed since Tampa Bay [in Florida]. They sold the idea of a desalination plant to the Huntington Beach City Council by promising it would never cost the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy, Weaponry, Politics
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Mailbag: Thank you for being there
Is it true that they are just waiting for me to come along? It certainly seems that way. At Vons I get tired. When I get tired I don't stand up straight when I walk and the walker or the grocery cart gets out in front of me, leaving me almost horizontal...Tags: Southern California Edison Company, Politics, Government, Finance, Public Officials
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Measure Z: Read their lips, if you can follow
Proponents of Measure Z say the opposition is misleading the public with the "no new taxes" message on campaign signs citywide. "When you print a sign that says 'no on Z, no new taxes,' I think it's not a stretch of the imagination to infer that they'...Tags: Elections, Politics, Finance
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Investing in local politics
Duy Nguyen considers himself a black sheep. The Fountain Valley City Council candidate's only political experience is from studying it in school. He said that while he lacks a political history, his life as a working man should be considered because...
Tags: Business, Elections, Politics, Local Elections, Banking
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Commentary: Measure N deserves a 'Y' vote
The Fountain Valley School District is asking its community to support Measure N, the Fountain Valley School District Technology Endowment Initiative on the Nov. 6 ballot. It is the first time the board of trustees has asked its constituency to support a...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Finance
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Candidate is all about the numbers
While many of the candidates for the Huntington Beach City Council speak of reforming pension, Erik Peterson says he's studied the issue inside and out and knows how to fix it. "I've been studying it for four years," said the planning commissioner, one...
Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Interior Policy, Elections, Local Government, Politics
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Sullivan is stepping up to the plate
He'd rather be playing senior softball. But at 75, Dave Sullivan says he instead wants to help Huntington Beach thrive, and it's why he's running for City Council for the fourth time. The more-than-four-decade resident is worried about the city's fiscal...Tags: Dave Sullivan, World War II (1939-1945), Bankruptcy, Safety of Citizens, Elections
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Mailbag: Doing the math on LeBard
Along with school boards urging approval of new funds through Proposition 38, you'd think they would be frugal with the funds they already have — but not the Huntington Beach City School District board. For the last 18 months, they have expended...Tags: Libraries, Finance, Arts and Culture, Entertainment
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The Crowd: Unmasking domestic violence
During the past decade it seems like the public is constantly reminded by the media of the serious nature of domestic violence in our society. Strange that this cancer was virtually invisible in the media in decades past. Did it not exist? Have we...
Tags: Cancer, Finance, Personal Service
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