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In the Pipeline: Monument to brotherhood
The twin towers will soon stand in Huntington Beach. With a little luck and a lot more money, this Sept. 11 will see the unveiling of a remarkable sculpture in front of City Hall. It will feature metallic, exact scale replicas of the World Trade...
Tags: New York City, Chris Howard, Human Interest, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Natural Perspectives: Winter snows crucial to our water supply
Thursday is Groundhog Day. According to legend, if a groundhog comes out of hibernation and sees its shadow on this day, we will have six more weeks of winter. We sure could use more winter. Since California, like most of the United States, hasn't had...Tags: Water, Agriculture, Agriculture, Water, Environmental Issues
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City Lights: Teaching and learning from a Libyan friend
I imagine she would still look the same. My flatmate was in her early 20s when I saw her last, and less than a decade has passed since then. When I see crowd photos of the uprising in Libya, I scan the faces to check for hers — smiling or yelling...Tags: Libyan Civil War (2011), Politics, Saddam Hussein, Libya, National Government
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9/11 memorial to use World Trade Center girders
Ten years ago, then-President George W. Bush held up the badge of George Howard, a police officer who died at the World Trade Center, during a session of Congress. The badge, Bush said, was "a reminder of lives that ended, and a task that does not end."...Tags: Politics, Human Interest, New York City, Chris Howard, St. Patrick's Day
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Mailbag: Contract a burden to taxpayers
Despite Huntington Beach's fall into financial oblivion, despite ludicrous employee packages agreed to by our City Council, despite the fact that nearly half of the 28 speakers at the council meeting Aug. 1 protested and pleaded with the council to let...Tags: Politics, Finance, Republican Party, Elections, Dana Rohrabacher
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Mailbag: Keep holidays safe in H.B.
As the holiday season approaches, it brings many festive occasions with friends and family. However, it also brings increased risks of being injured or killed in alcohol-related accidents on our roadways. Just a reminder: A DUI conviction can cost...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Pharmaceuticals, Holidays, Criminals, Companies and Corporations
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Conservative economists endorse immigration reform bill
WASHINGTON -- More than 100 conservative economists will call on Congress to approve an immigration overhaul, highlighting the potential economic benefits. The letter by the American Action Forum, to be released Thursday, is the latest volley from...Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate, White House, Congressional Budget Office, Labor Markets
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Goals can be met
It is no fun for President Obama to be dealing with three minor scandals, but collectively these mishaps do not come close to Watergate and Iran-Contra. He will weather the storm and advance two of his major goals — immigration reform (because the...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Internal Revenue Service
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Bioterrorism consultant's anthrax claims challenged
WASHINGTON — As an example of the ease with which terrorists could produce anthrax, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig has repeatedly cited the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo. The cult gained infamy in 1995 by unleashing the nerve agent sarin in...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Japan, Human Genome Sciences Inc., Anthrax, Science and Technology
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Tesla Repays Government Loan
KickingTiresElectric carmaker Tesla Motors has repaid in full a U.S. Department of Energy loan, according to the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company. Tesla said the $451.8 million wired today represented the balance, plus interest, of a $465 million loan awarded in......Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Tesla, Ford
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The Sun buries Obama scandals
It looks like this heavily Democratic state's main publication is going to ignore the problems of this administration just like the White House is. What is on the front page of The Sun? is there any mention of Benghazi? The IRS and their illegal actions...Tags: The Washington Post, Ellicott City, White House, United States Naval Academy
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McManus: Obama's IRS choice
Message to the president: Resistance is futile. There are plenty of juicy targets for investigators in the IRS scrutiny of conservative organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, but the most dangerous for President Obama is this: Did bureaucrats...
Tags: Taxation, White House, Jay Carney, Justice System, Internal Revenue Service
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