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Mailbag: No need for fire ring ban on all beaches
I have been a citizen of Orange County for 37 years and have frequently enjoyed the beach and the fire rings. Never have I heard of a problem until this year. It appears that the rich of Newport Beach have convinced themselves that they are being...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Conservation, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Science and Technology
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Health provider with H.B. clinic gets HIV/AIDS grant
AltaMed Health Services, a community health provider with a clinic in Huntington Beach, has gotten a $350,000 federal grant to provide HIV/AIDS services. The Ryan White Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will go toward...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HIV, Dentistry and Dental Health, Hospitals and Clinics
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Tax initiative qualifies for November ballot
An initiative to eliminate a Huntington Beach property tax that pays for public safety employees' pensions has qualified for the November ballot. The City Council voted Monday to adopt a resolution to place the measure on the ballot, and three council...Tags: Government, Unemployment, Politics, Interior Policy, Health and Safety at Work
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Ortiz named to UFC Hall of Fame
Tito Ortiz, a resident of Huntington Beach who has held the longest reign as heavyweight champion in mixed martial arts, is being inducted Saturday into the Ultimate Fighting Championships Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. Ortiz is the first UFC inductee...Tags: Baseball, Basketball, Detroit Lions, College Sports, Antoine Cason
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Man injured by fireworks, authorities say
A man was severely injured by fireworks on the Fourth of July, authorities said. It was the first in many years that legal fireworks, which are officially dubbed "safe and sane," were permitted in Huntington Beach, but the man was reportedly injured by...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Hospitals and Clinics
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Greer's OC: Newport gets Sweet and Saucy
Could Orange County become any sweeter? We just celebrated the new 'lette Macarons at Fashion Island, a place for authentic French macarons. We can order French pastries at Pandor Artisan Boulangerie that taste as delicious as ones in Paris. And now...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Health and Medical Professionals, Botox (drug), Tori Spelling, Cosmetic Procedures
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Heyer, Wildcats win College World Series
Edison High graduate Kurt Heyer (2009), a pitcher for the University of Arizona baseball team, helped lead the Wildcats to the 2012 College World Series title. Arizona captured its fourth CWS title and first since 1986 on Monday by defeating two-time...Tags: College Baseball, Baseball, Vicodin (drug), San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Cardinals
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Couple sues city over condition of sidewalk
A Tustin couple has sued Huntington Beach over a bicycle accident in which the wife was injured after her wheel became lodged in a crevice in the pavement. Darlene and Gerald Goens, who filed the lawsuit June 1, claim that she suffered injuries that...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Justice System, Litigation
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Taking it to the Street
When Nicole Burmaster enrolled in a self-defense class earlier this year, the first thing the instructors taught her had nothing to do with punching a bag or aiming a karate chop. Rather, they taught her how to walk. The staff at the Fitness Compound, a...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Central Park
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Virgen's View: Edison Chargers hit a home run
Edison High Coach Steve Lambright wanted the players of his baseball program to experience what is really important in life Saturday morning at Westminster Park. Along the way to finding that importance the players also discovered little smiles, pure joy...
Tags: Baseball, Autism, Behavioral Conditions, Sports, Down Syndrome
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Natural Perspectives: Coming to a beach near you
Technology constantly changes, often making our world safer, and making work simpler, faster, and easier. A new molecular technology is due to arrive in our area soon that will do all of that for us in terms of beach pollution. Last weekend, Vic and I...Tags: DNA, Human Body, Biotechnology Industry, Genes and Chromosomes, Science and Technology
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Relay for Life represents hope
Some came to Huntington Central Park from other parts of Orange County. Some drove for hours from places like Bakersfield. Some even came from out of state. But they all came with a common goal in mind: beating cancer. The American Cancer Society's...
Tags: Relay for Life, Cancer, Central Park, Health Organizations, Breast Cancer
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