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H.B. considers law on parent-hosted drinking
A recommendation to draft a social host ordinance drew plenty of support at the Huntington Beach City Council meeting Monday. The board approved Councilman Joe Carchio's suggestion to have city attorney Jennifer McGrath draft a social host ordinance...Tags: PTA, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice System, Judges
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H.B. official to appear in court on DUI charges
Huntington Beach Planning Commissioner Tim Ryan's court hearing on charges of drunk driving has been continued to July, pending further investigation by his attorney. Ryan, a City Council candidate, was arrested Jan. 28 by Huntington Beach police and...
Tags: Drunk Driving, Local Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice System
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Taking aim at alcohol
Huntington Beach's top newsmaker of 2011 wasn't a person or an organization, but rather a controlled substance.
Throughout the year, the Independent's front page featured more drinks than a typical bachelor party. Statistics showed Huntington at the...Tags: Government, Riots, Transportation Accidents, Media Industry, Labor Legislation
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She who wears the crown
Hana Smith, according to one of her minders, will be Huntington Beach's equivalent of a Disney princess for the next year.
Her platform, though, has little to do with fairy tales.
Smith, who was crowned as the new Miss Huntington Beach on Saturday,...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Activism
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Ex-deputy avoids trial on charges he tried to strangle his wife
Former Broward Sheriff's deputy Maury Hernandez will not go to trial next week on charges he tried to strangle his wife, an official with the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office said Thursday. Instead, State Attorney's Office spokesman Ed Griffith says...
Tags: Miami Lakes, Mental Health, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Trials, Pembroke Park
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Former swim coach sentenced for child sex abuse
Kelley Currin recalled dancing with her longtime swimming coach, Rick Curl, as a teenage girl the night of his wedding some 30 years ago. She wore a pink dress, held on too long and whispered in his ear, "I hate you." She told Montgomery County...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Crime, Law and Justice, Mental Health, Punishment, Sports
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Conference leads to new partnership for Horses Healing Hearts
It was a trip to the 30th annual National Association for Children of Alcoholics conference last March that brought together two women to help Horses Healing Hearts. Liz Olzsewski finally had the chance to meet Dr. Patricia O'Gorman. O'Gorman had first...Tags: Research, Delray Beach, Behavioral Conditions, Substance Abuse, Abusive Behavior
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Newport Beach targets rehab homes; one briefly hosted Lindsay Lohan
Newport Beach officials plan to ask a judge to close seven substance abuse recovery facilities in the city, including the rehab home where actress Lindsay Lohan stayed briefly before checking into the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage instead. The...Tags: Rentals, Crime, Law and Justice, Orange County Superior Court, Lindsay Lohan, Justice System
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Health, safety primary concerns in school's decision to drug-test
The Orlando Sentinel's Front Burner columns on Friday addressing drug testing in schools illustrate that there are issues about which honest people can disagree in good faith. Harold J. Krent, dean and professor of law at Chicago-Kent law school, and...Tags: Drug Use, Lifestyle and Leisure, Education, Crime, Law and Justice, Students
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'The Spectacular Now' director James Ponsoldt to adapt 'Pippin'
Making two indie films about the drinking problems of young people might not immediately seem to put one in line for adapting a beloved Broadway musical, but such are the unpredictable ways of Hollywood. The Weinstein Co. said Tuesday that James Ponsoldt,...
Tags: Broadway Theater, Tony Awards, The Weinstein Company, Harvey Weinstein, Noah Baumbach
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F. Scott Fitzgerald has long been a Hollywood inspiration
Since the publication in 1920 of F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel, "This Side of Paradise," his life and career have been scrutinized, studied and dissected in countless critical essays, articles and biographies. Hollywood too has been endlessly...
Tags: Ernest Hemingway, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Entertainment, Alison Pill, Services and Shopping
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Health/wellness events
Upcoming Healthy Choices With Diabetes: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., May 11, June 8. Group diabetes management class for people who have diabetes and their caregivers. 503 E. Altamonte Drive, Altamonte Springs. To register call 321-207-0851. Hearing Screening: 10:...Tags: Lake County (Florida), Depression, Baptist, Palm Springs (Palm Beach, Florida), Ocoee
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