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Offering women, children a helping hand
Marla Sebreros and other volunteers were busy at work, sorting various clothing and toiletries in the back room of Colette's Children's Home. The women were helping tidy up the 15-year-old nonprofit's new office on Prince Drive in Huntington Beach...Tags: Prisons, Disneyland Park, Rentals, Substance Abuse
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Captured moments on display at airport
As a lawyer, Jennifer McGrath's world can be a little black and white. The city attorney for Huntington Beach brings color into it with her photography, which is on display in the Thomas F. Riley Terminal at John Wayne Airport. McGrath's photographs...
Tags: John Wayne, Yosemite National Park, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts, Photography
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Around Town: Enjoy wine, help single parents
In its ongoing effort to improve the world around us, the Soroptimists of Huntington Beach will hold a wine tasting and fundraiser to benefit the Huntington Beach Project Self-Sufficiency Foundation on Feb. 20 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., with flights of...
Tags: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, Arts and Culture
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Around Town: Volunteer honored for generosity with time
The Alzheimer's Family Services Center board member and volunteer Mary Lou Shattuck has been honored with the Orange County Community Foundation's Philanthropy Award. Along with the recognition, Shattuck received a $500 grant for the nonprofit...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Charity, Cheesecake Factory, Colleges and Universities, Holidays
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In the Pipeline: Holiday shows that are nostalgic, jaw-dropping
So it's that time of year when kids are home and many adults take some time off from work, and in this column I like to call out a couple of nearby attractions or performances that might be a fun way to spend some time over the holidays. This year,...
Tags: Music, Holidays, The Addams Family (musical), Music Theater, Entertainment Events
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Greer's OC: Coffee bar Theorem now open
Once again, Jeff and Christa Duggan, the husband and wife team behind Portola Coffee Lab at OC Mart Mix in Costa Mesa, are bringing Orange County a new coffee experience unlike anything we've had before: a dedicated slow bar to explore the wonders of...Tags: Apple iPad, Restaurants, Weddings, Sushi and Sashimi, Awards and Prizes
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A bittersweet glass
They were Katie Sparks and McKenna Wetzel, the I-Don't-Know-and-I-Don't-Care Girls. If the Eader Elementary School classmates got a question that they didn't have a passionate answer to, those were their typical replies. McKenna's mother, Kristine...
Tags: Cancer, Stanford University, Medical Research, Chevron Corportion, Human Interest
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Family challenges ruling in land dispute
A Huntington Beach family is challenging a court ruling in favor of the city over a residential land dispute that began more than a decade ago. An Orange County Superior Court judge this month tentatively ruled that Fidencio Alvarez and his family waived...Tags: House Building, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Land Price, Orange County Superior Court
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Commentary: Columnist's grasp on history is shaky
Almost always, I read Mona Shadia's columns with bemusement and incredulity. Her mixture of Islamic religious advocacy and sheer naïveté is mostly harmless drivel, like the rest of what is printed in the Independent. Yet what she writes and how she...Tags: Religious Texts, Separation of Church and State, Slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Religion and Belief
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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: Civil Rights, Separation of Church and State, Feminism, Human Interest, Politics
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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: Religious Texts, Judaism, Values, Thomas Paine, Justice and Rights
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In The Pipeline: A clean bill of health for neighborhood
Several weeks ago, I wrote about Machelle Murray, a local mom who is struggling to find answers about her insurance coverage as she battles cancer. The column prompted an outpouring of advice, support and even money for Murray. It also brought several...
Tags: Cancer, Advice Columns and Columnists, Medical Research, Health, Human Body
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