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F.V. man elected president of state Republican group
Fountain Valley resident and accountant John W. Briscoe, 63, has replaced Celeste Greig as president of the California Republican Assembly. Greig was ousted in a 84-78 vote during the group's convention April 28. The assembly is a volunteer group that...Tags: Sex Crimes, Elections, Parties and Movements, Ocean View, Todd Akin
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A shake-up on H.B. City Council? Maybe
Meet the new council. Same as the old council? That's the question on many people's minds as the last votes continue to trickle in for Huntington Beach's three open seats. More than a week after the Nov. 6 election, Surf City is still braced for the...Tags: Collective Contract, Elections, Career and Workplace, Local Government, Politics
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Democrat challenges Rohrabacher's incumbency
Ron Varasteh will pull an all-nighter to uphold his political beliefs, even with a tent over his head. The Democratic candidate for the 48th Congressional District, who will face longtime incumbent Dana Rohrabacher in November, has already played a...
Tags: Elections, Arts and Culture, Political Fundraising, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party
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Riding the elephant, sometimes
He is the only incumbent running in a crowded field of 12 candidates on the Huntington Beach City Council ticket, and while he likes to please the Orange County GOP, Councilman Devin Dwyer says he votes for city first and party second. "I like to...
Tags: Tom Harman, Elections, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Local Elections
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Los Alamitos mayor leads in support for Assembly election
Five candidates are vying for the newly redrawn 72nd Assembly District. Though it's hard to call a frontrunner in the crowded local race, Los Alamitos Mayor Troy Edgar is raking in high-profile Republican support. Edgar, who was a registered Democrat...
Tags: Small Businesses, Tom Harman, Elections, Companies and Corporations, Southern California Edison Company
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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: Elections, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Voting, Kentucky Fried Chicken
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Mailbag: Many roads can lead to one God
Reading about the Muslim custom of praying five times a day in Mona Shadia's "From 50 prayers a day to 5" (Unveiled: A Muslim Girl in O.C., June 28) I found something common between Islamic custom and Zarathushti (Zoroastrian) tradition. Over 4,500 years...Tags: Islam, Religion and Belief
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Mailbag: Advice column was food for thought
The cooking tips from Elle Harrow and Terry Markowitz were terrific ("Cooking tips from Elle and Terry," All About Food, June 21). Who knew, even me as a registered dietitian, that bell peppers with three bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for...Tags: Advice Columns and Columnists, Pakistan, Dana Rohrabacher, Barack Obama
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Mailbag: Elect the best leader, not the best partisan
Once again, we have a statewide race affecting our community (the 74th Assembly District) where the emphasis by the leading Republican candidates is not who can be the best problem-solver and representative for their constituents, but who can be the...Tags: Joyce Kilmer, Joni Mitchell, Politics
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Mailbag: Bring in the true conservatives
A couple of days ago, I received a political flier from Troy Edgar, who is running for the state Assembly. On the back of the flyer were endorsements from Republicans. The first name cited was that of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher. In his 22-plus years in...Tags: Dog (animal), Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Judaism, Elections, Islam
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Mansoor, Rush take most votes in 74th District race
Spoiling Newport Beach City Councilwoman Leslie Daigle's bid for the state Assembly, Democratic candidate Bob Rush looks poised to advance to the November general election. Rush and Assemblyman Allan Mansoor (R-Costa Mesa) won the most votes in the...Tags: Elections, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Voting, Orange County Register
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Assembly candidate says quotes were not his
A Huntington Beach resident running for Assembly said a pair of campaign press releases that attacked another candidate for dropping out of the race were sent without his approval. Travis Allen, one of five candidates in the race for the newly aligned 72...Tags: Elections, Politics
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