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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: Personal Weapon Control, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Politics, Interior Policy
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Mailbag: Former councilman was Noble at heart
I had the great pleasure of being a good friend of Noble Waite during the 35 years I lived in Huntington Beach ("Noble Waite dies at age 87," June 14). Many times, I sought his advice on issues involving the city. I served as a city councilman from 1968...Tags: Islam, Crime, Law and Justice, Abortion Issue, Jesus Christ, Justice and Rights
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'Feet to the Fire' brings out the fight in candidates
The 74th Assembly District candidates raked each other over the coals during the "Feet to the Fire" panel Thursday night. Assemblyman Allan Mansoor (R-Costa Mesa), Newport Beach Councilwoman Leslie Daigle, and Newport Beach businessman and Democrat Bob...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration, Elections, Migration, Justice System
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School district employee's lawsuit seeks $1.5 million
An Ocean View School District employee has filed a lawsuit against the superintendent and board of trustees claiming they pressured her to resign and harassed her because of her age and sexual orientation. Holly Marvin, 49, a communications supervisor...Tags: File Sharing, Ocean View, Justice System, Trials, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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City Lights: Intolerance still in the background
I didn't meet an openly gay person — at least, one of my generation — until my freshman year at UC Irvine. The resident advisor for my dorm announced casually to her group during welcome week that she was a member of the campus group Irvine...Tags: Students, Massachusetts, University of California, Irvine, Gays and Lesbians, Teen-agers
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Hagerstown fire, police employee retirement plans might become available to same-sex couples
The Hagerstown City Council has given preliminary approval to amending the city’s police and fire employees’ retirement plan to make it available to same-sex couples connected to the two departments. City staff formulated the amendment to...
Tags: Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Maryland General Assembly, Marriage
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O.C. hate crimes fall; attacks based on sexual orientation rise
The number of reported hate crimes in Orange County fell by 21% last year, even though such crimes based on sexual orientation almost doubled, according to a report released Thursday. The Orange County Human Relations Commission found that 61 hate...Tags: Hate Crimes, Social Issues, Islam, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights
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Today's Buzz: Allow gay Boy Scouts?
Orlando Sentinel Editorial BoardThe 1,400 members of the Boy Scouts of America’s National Council were scheduled to vote at 6 pm Thursday on whether to drop the organization’s 1978 ban on gay scouts. That ban was upheld as constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2000....Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, U.S. Supreme Court, Youth Organizations
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Immigration bill a testament to compromise
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to send the bipartisan immigration bill — more formally known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernizing Act — to the full Senate. The 800-plus page bill is by far...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Immigration, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Migration
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Ben Carson's remarks 'denigrated' homosexuals [Letter]
I have to disagree with Diane Brown ("Only closed minds stifle opposing viewpoints, May 16) on both her key points about Ben Carson's remarks on marriage equality and the opposition to him giving the commencement speech at Johns Hopkins University this...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Johns Hopkins University, Politics, Interior Policy, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Bill Clinton pushes for gay marriage in Illlinois*
Change of SubjectA statement from the former president: Our nation’s permanent mission is to form a ‘more perfect union’ - deepening the meaning of freedom, broadening the reach of opportunity, strengthening the bonds of community. That mission has... -
Mini guide to summer theater festivals in South Florida
Staff WriterMany stages go dark during the spring and summer, but others light up with theater festivals. Here are four happenings in South Florida over the next few weeks. "From the Mouths of Babes" May 25-26; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 7 p.m. Sunday...Tags: Lake Worth, Delray Beach, The Women (movie, 2008), Entertainment, G-Star
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