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City Lights: Former mayor's name etched into H.B. history
The small gray sign points out at passing cars on Newland Street, bearing a name and a few dates that imperfectly summarize a life of service. For future generations, the text will provide the basics: Bauer Park, named after Ralph H. Bauer, mayor in 1997...
Tags: Politics, Human Interest
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Shadia: Islam for enlightenment, liberation
There's been a storm of controversy in the Arab and Muslim community over a recent Foreign Policy magazine article. The essay, "Why Do They Hate Us?", outlines the atrocities many Arab women suffer at the hands of men. In short, the writer posits that...Tags: Politics, Abusive Behavior, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Shadia: Islam's influence on the Founding Fathers
Even though I wasn't born or raised here, there's a reason I feel at home in America. America's principles align with Islam's teachings. In fact, America's principles are not just based on Judeo-Christian values, but Judeo-Christian-Islamic values. After...Tags: Thomas Paine, Qur'an, Religion and Belief, Family, Library of Congress
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HB Reads events are sold out
The final events of this year's HB Reads program, in which author Temple Grandin will appear at an afternoon reception and lecture at Huntington Beach High School, have been sold out, officials announced Tuesday. Grandin, the author of "Emergence:...Tags: Politics, High Schools, Schools
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City Lights: Emerging on the page
If you're within a decade of my age, you may forgive my ignorance when I say that I grew up associating autism with the movie "Rain Man." For those who, like me, saw the film during middle school and rarely mingled with special-education peers, Dustin...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Entertainment, Food Industry, Dustin Hoffman, Movies
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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: Justice and Rights, Qur'an, Religion and Belief, Feminism, Religious Texts
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Putting American youth on the international voice
Mallory Hytrek said America's youth must be heard on the international stage. The 18-year-old Huntington Beach resident, who moved to Washington, D.C., three months ago to attend The George Washington University, is part of the United States Youth...Tags: Politics, United Nations, White House, International Organizations, Washington, DC
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'Ambassador' for migrant workers
Wearing bright colors, Elva Treviño Hart stood before hundreds of students in the Huntington Beach High School gym and described what it was like to feel invisible. Hart, the author of the memoir "Barefoot Heart," said an interviewer asked her about that...Tags: Politics, Employees, Career and Workplace, IBM, Diplomacy
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A heartfelt success story
Elva Treviño Hart plans to bring a slew of food — oranges, apples, blueberries, strawberries, pickles, even a bottle of ketchup — to Huntington Beach High School on Thursday.
They won't be for tasting, though.
Hart, the author of this...Tags: Politics, Immigration, Ketchup, Apples, IBM
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Official plans to donate stipend
Fountain Valley's soon-to-be first Vietnamese American city councilman said serving is about giving back and has promised to donate his stipend to a local charity.
Michael Vo, who edged incumbent Cheryl Brothers by about 500 votes in a race for three...Tags: Politics, Government, Local Elections, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights
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Drone program had largely run its course
WASHINGTON — President Obama took pains to place the new restrictions on targeted killings he announced Thursday into the context of a broad reappraisal of the nation's anti-terrorism effort. Drones are not "a cure-all for terrorism," he said in...Tags: Terrorism, U.S. Department of Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Nations, George W. Bush
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California Senate OKs protections for kids of police, public officials
The state Senate approved legislation Friday that would make it a crime to harass or secretly photograph the children of police officers, judges and other public officials because of their occupation. The measure requires those convicted serve 10 days...
Tags: Norma J. Torres, Joel Anderson, Quitting Smoking, Labor Legislation, Government
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