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Poseidon invites cities to talk water rates
Negotiations between Poseidon Resources and various city and water agencies are underway in hopes to determine potential bidders of desalinated water. Poseidon Resources, which have had talks with the city of Huntington Beach about building a...Tags: Conservation, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Plant Openings, Salt
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In The Pipeline: Remembering an Earth Day hero
Brian Robertson left Long Beach Airport last Dec. 22 in a 1980 Cessna, fixed-wing, multi-engine aircraft. He took off at 8:05 a.m., and it was supposed to take him six hours and 20 minutes to reach his destination of York Airport in Pennsylvania, where...
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Entertainment, Kris Allen, Christmas, Music
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Mailbag: For tickets, all you need is luck
I read your article in the Independent on the battle of the Beatles and the Stones on Saturday morning ("The battle of Beatles, Stones," City Lights, Feb. 16). My wife and I decided that we could not miss this show, since we are of that era. We called the...Tags: Entertainment, Religious Texts, Feminism, Social Issues, Juvenile Delinquency
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Mailbag: Take 'no' for an answer on bridge
How dare [Newport Beach City Councilman] Steve Rosansky make light of this example of the government of the people for the people ("Attendees cry foul to bridge," Jan. 12)? We who attended the meeting were a fair representation because we live where...Tags: Malaysia, Pakistan, Religion and Belief, Islam, Korean War (1950-1953)
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Religious Texts, Pakistan, Feminism
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From four Iranians, four views of the coming election
TEHRAN -- Elections are scheduled in Iran for June 14, the first presidential balloting since the disputed 2009 vote. Iran’s Guardian Council, an oversight body, is expected to release the list of vetted candidates this week. The Times sought out...
Tags: Freedom of the Press, Politics, Breads, Religion and Belief, Books and Magazines
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Peyton R. Helm: Sometimes it takes an odyssey to find your real home
The first time I left home I was bound for Saudi Arabia. I didn't get there, primarily because I was only 4 and a kindly neighbor returned me to my mother before I reached the end of our block. Don't ask how I'd even heard of Saudi Arabia. I left home...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Muhlenberg College
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Women can't be president in Iran, senior cleric says
TEHRAN — Iran’s next president will not be a woman. No surprise there, but a senior religious figure, Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, made it official in comments Wednesday to a group of clerics and theology students, according to the conservative...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Pakistan, Feminism, Religion and Belief
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Let Middle East handle its own problems
President Obama should resist pleas from Turkey to “move more aggressively” and pleas from Qatar and Saudi Arabia “to arm and protect the rebels.” (“Turkey leader to press Obama for greater U.S. role in Syria,” News,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Qatar, Wars and Interventions, Turkey
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Leak ended informant's rare opportunity, U.S. officials say
WASHINGTON — Disclosure of a highly classified intelligence operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust of hardened terrorists, according to U.S. officials....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Central Intelligence Agency, Pakistan, Terrorism, Los Angeles Times
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Turkey leader to press Obama for greater U.S. role on Syria
WASHINGTON — President Obama faces a fresh test Thursday of his determination to steer clear of the civil war in Syria when he considers a desperate plea from a longtime U.S. ally. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to urge...
Tags: Politics, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Barack Obama, Hamas, Ankara (Turkey)
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Thousands living in Kansas on student visas
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe Boston bombings have put a spotlight on student visas. An alleged accomplice of suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was allowed to re-enter the United States although his student visa had expired. Tuesday, The Senate Judiciary Committee agreed to boost...Tags: Education, Crime, Law and Justice, Malaysia, Politics, Interior Policy
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