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Musical groups to sing in 9/11 remembrance
A church in Huntington Beach and others in Newport Beach on Sunday will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with public musical performances in memory of the victims. At 6 p.m. Sunday, the Music Guild at St. Wilfrid of York Episcopal...Tags: Verde (music group), Entertainment, Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Judaism
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Hope and despair at 9/11 ceremony
Flags blew at half-staff in a cold wind Sunday evening at Pier Plaza, while patriotic colors dominated the crowd and a pair of steel girders from the World Trade Center served as a graphic reminder of the events of a decade ago.
On the 10th anniversary...Tags: Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nazi Party, American Legion, Terrorism
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A tasty tribute to veterans
Many Americans on Sept. 11 paid tribute to the servicemen and women who have fought in the past decade's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. This Sunday, the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks will have passed, but U.S. troops will still...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Colleges and Universities, Financial Aid, Matzoh
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Mailbag: Don't think twice, Dylan's all right
I enjoyed some of what you had to say about my friend Bob Dylan ("Dylan worth the time, no matter the quality," City Lights, July 14). As for what the media has to say about him, it's the same old stuff. And as for the word "icon," you in the media need...Tags: Robert Zimmerman, Entertainment, Bob Dylan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Fort Wayne (Allen, Indiana)
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World View: An emotional return to the twin towers
All I could hear was the sound of perpetually falling water. I stood recently in the shadow of the Freedom Tower under construction, and faced one of the two parapets with names of the dead etched in bronze. Not even the rattle of jackhammers in the...Tags: Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Sri Lanka, Transportation Accidents, Air Transportation Industry, Crimes
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Women share faith, common ground at luncheon
NEWPORT BEACH — Nadia Hassan was the only woman at her table who covered her hair with a scarf Monday during an interfaith luncheon at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic church.
When it was her turn to speak on behalf of the women at her table,...Tags: Human Interest, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Islam, Roman Catholicism
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City Lights: Give them a hero's welcome
A few years ago, I interviewed a local high school graduate who enlisted in the Marines after 9/11. He and I met in front of his alma mater, and as he posed for a picture by the school sign, a woman pulled up to the curb, handed our photographer $100 in...Tags: Human Interest, Memorial Day, American Legion, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Showing 'the face of Islam'
Before the Huntington Beach City Council meets every other week, someone walks up to the podium to lead a prayer after the flag salute.
Prayers in public meetings often end with a phrase like "in Jesus' name," which reflects the country's dominant...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Los Angeles, Crimes, Islam, Gays and Lesbians
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Sunset group finds use for memorial fund after 24 years
It was the $1,200 that stayed in the bank through the end of the Cold War, the Clinton impeachment, 9/11 and more than one hair-raising recession. Month after month, when the Sunset Beach Community Assn. gave its treasurer's report, the Peter Duval...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Health, Restaurants, Disasters and Accidents, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Local reactions vary to bin Laden news
While many people around the world celebrated the death of Osama bin Laden this week, Cecil Birnbaum found himself in a contemplative frame of mind. Birnbaum, the chaplain of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 11548 in Huntington Beach, could easily...Tags: Iraq, American Legion, New York, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan
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Three oorahs for adopted battalion
Red, white and blue balloons filled Marine View Middle School's gymnasium, and the colors were echoed throughout on banners hung on every surface.
Students mimicked their surroundings in patriotic-colored clothes, waving miniature American flags and...Tags: Dance, Entertainment, American Legion
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Community Commentary: After 9 years, did we forget?
As the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks nears, it's important to compare our patriotic attitudes then to our attitudes today. Nine years ago, we vowed to never forget: To never forget how we felt as we collectively watched the Twin...Tags: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Disasters and Accidents, Employees, Local Government
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