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In The Pipeline: Mrs. Greer saves the good old days
Last week, I wrote about Leroy Jauman after we visited the home on Eighth Street where he was born, the abode with those two tall, slender palm trees in front of it. His dad, Andy, planted those trees in honor of his son Leroy's birth back in 1924, and...
Tags: Hal Roach, Book, Teachers, PBS (tv network), Entertainment
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Commentary: Common sense ways to create jobs
As a serial entrepreneur who has created hundreds and hundreds of jobs over my career, I'm going to share with you a fact that might prove a bit shocking to some. Entrepreneurs don't start companies to create jobs. Rather, they start companies to make...Tags: Environmental Issues, Washington, DC, Companies and Corporations, Mitt Romney, Labor Markets
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Community Commentary: Obama's jobs bill deserves a layoff
This is in response to the distortions about President Obama's jobs bill as portrayed in the Independent's Mailbag from a couple in Sunset Beach ("Obama's jobs bill needs support," Oct. 20). I'm sure the couple had good intentions, but they need to do...Tags: Government, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Unemployment, Career and Workplace
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850 gallons of oil spilled on street
A clean-up crew is digging trenches on Goldenwest Street to get to the source of an oil spill after at least 850 gallons were discharged on the surface Friday morning. City maintenance workers, and the Police and Fire departments responded after a...Tags: Chevron Corportion, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Planning Commission votes to allow oil storage tanks' removal
The Huntington Beach Planning Commission voted Tuesday to uphold the city's decision to allow a property owner to remove three oil tanks, but the head of a local nonprofit said his group plans to appeal. Commissioner Mark Bixby appealed the January...Tags: Plains All American Pipeline LP, Building Material, Natural Resources, Politics, Wetlands
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Natural Perspectives: What will our grandchildren see?
Vic and I took off for Big Bear Lake on Christmas to enjoy the snow there. The roads were clear, but there were several inches of snow on the ground, making a beautiful scene.
Our son Scott rented a large house on the lake so we could have our...Tags: Environmental Issues, Nature, Weather, Rentals, Christmas
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Company proposes removing oil tanks
In southeastern Huntington Beach by Pacific Coast Highway, the AES power plant billows white smoke into the sky. A few block north, the Ascon Landfill Site continues its removal of toxic waste. Poseidon Resources awaits approval of its plan to install a...Tags: Plains All American Pipeline LP, Politics, Property, Waste, California
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State cleaning landfill lagoons
Residents near the Ascon Landfill Site should expect increases in traffic, noise and possibly unpleasant smells as officials begin removing pollutants from the site Monday. The state Department of Toxic Substances Control is overseeing the cleanup and...Tags: Environmental Issues, San Diego (San Diego, California), Vehicles, Environmental Pollution, Bakersfield
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Alaska governor launches bid to measure oil in Arctic refuge
For decades, war has been waged over the holy grail of America's Arctic frontier, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The wide coastal plain on the edge of the Beaufort Sea contains stunning populations of caribou, grizzly, musk oxen and other wildlife...
Tags: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Environmental Issues, Washington, DC, Government, Natural Resources
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Obama tries to steer attention back to jobs
WASHINGTON — President Obama said Friday he wanted to put more Americans to work by slashing the amount of time it takes to grant federal approval for big job-creating projects. But Obama's choice of venue for his remarks — a Baltimore...
Tags: Washington, DC, Charleston, White House, U.S. House Committee on Small Business, Politics
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Keystone XL looms as Obama wants to cut delays on big projects
WASHINGTON — President Obama said Friday he wanted to put more Americans back to work by slashing the amount of time it takes to grant federal approval for big job-creating projects. But Obama’s choice of venue for his remarks of a...
Tags: Charleston, U.S. House Committee on Small Business, White House, Politics, Keystone XL Pipeline
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Tesoro gets state and federal clearance to buy BP's Arco assets
State and federal authorities cleared the way Friday for Tesoro Corp. to buy BP's Carson refinery, the Arco brand and other assets, and the Texas oil giant agreed to California restrictions on prices, jobs and retrofits to protect the environment. The...
Tags: Environmental Issues, BP Plc, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Kamala D. Harris, Global Warming
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