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Mailbag: Poseidon is no good for H.B.
[The Huntington Beach] Poseidon Desalination plan is a boondoggle plan like every one they have proposed since Tampa Bay [in Florida]. They sold the idea of a desalination plant to the Huntington Beach City Council by promising it would never cost the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Beaches, Politics, Colleges and Universities, U.S. Congress
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City Lights: Time to leave the 'colors' out of voting
There's a hilarious song by the Orange County folk singer Michael Ubaldini called "World Peace in 10 Easy Lessons," in which the narrator journeys from one potential guru to another in hopes of discovering the secret to a strife-free world. At one...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Parties and Movements, Dennis J. Kucinich, Democratic Party
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City Lights: 'Just remember, it's mostly good'
Once in a while, you hear a simple statement that lodges itself permanently in your way of thinking. One of those, for me, came in a conversation I had with a high school friend who was savvy for his age on global politics. We had been talking about...
Tags: Sikhism, Religion and Belief, Politics, Gun Control, University of California, Irvine
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Mailbag: Plastic bag problem starts upstream
Perhaps we should have a reasonable informative/educational community outreach rather than yet another attempt of nanny government by our city and a set of comments by a council member to create another piece of legislation that, in idealistic terms, is...Tags: Tiger (animal), Interior Policy, Fishing, Politics, Social Issues
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I hate moles because ... contest: Sweeney's launches its 7th year of best worse-mole stories
Sweeney, the maker of DIY mole and gopher control products, launches its 7th annual “I hate moles because…” contest, a yearly nationwide search for tales of despair from mole-afflicted homeowners. The winning submission will be...
Tags: Politics, New Products, Interior Policy
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Lawmakers should close bullet-buying loophole
From what I've been reading, the Santa Monica killer was packing an illegal assault rifle and 40 high-capacity ammunition magazines. He sprayed 100 bullets and had access to 1,300. And, oh yes, he was a mental case. The guy's exact background and...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Newspaper and Magazine, Jim Nielsen, Politics, Kevin de Leon
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Letter: GFP control
There were some interesting comments made by some of the members of the Game, Fish and Parks Department about not wanting hunters to be allowed to use unplugged shotguns to help reduce the number of these local Canada geese. One thing people need to...Tags: Hunting, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, Gun Control, Interior Policy
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George Zimmerman trial: Jurors share concerns, and opinions, on Trayvon Martin shooting
SANFORD — Seminole County residents poured into the criminal courthouse last week as potential jurors for the trial of George Zimmerman. By the dozens, most were sent back home. The first week of jury selection focused on pretrial publicity:...
Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Specialization, Trayvon Martin, Politics
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On sick time, legislative hypocrisy abounds
If you spend any amount of time in Tallahassee, you'll hear ranting about top-down government. Legislators hate when Washington tells them what to do, arguing that one government should never make mandates for the other. Unless they're the ones...
Tags: Orange County (Florida), Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Rick Scott, Local Government
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Politics as Usual
Toomey reaffirms background check support Six months after the Sandy Hook murders of 20 children and six adults, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., reaffirmed his support for expanding background checks on firearms sales, and said he hopes the Senate can...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Joe Biden, Michael J Stack, Ed Pawlowski
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Santa Monica shooting brings calls for gun regulations
Local officials are calling for better systems to identify and treat mental health problems and for stronger gun-control lobbyists and legislation in the wake of last week's rampage that left five dead. Police on Thursday said that John Zawahri, 23,...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Crime, Law and Justice, Newspaper and Magazine, Laws, John Zawahri
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Courts, not sheriffs, interpret the Constitution
It is interesting to see Second Amendment enthusiasts like letter writer John Armstrong embracing a few county sheriffs' announced refusal to endorse Maryland's new gun law based on its unconstitutionality ("Sheriff's refusal to enforce gun law is victory...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, Politics, Gun Control, Interior Policy
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