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Darrach G. (Rick) Taylor
Rick Taylor, Long Beach Executive, Darrach G. (Rick) Taylor, long time Human Resource & Labor Relations executive died on February 8th of 2012. Rick was recognized for his expertise, imagination, and skill in labor relations and contract negotiations,...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), International Military Interventions, Anglicanism, Career and Workplace, Boy Scouts of America
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Mailbag: On the front lines with fireworks
I am responding to your Huntington Beach City Council fireworks debate article in last week's edition of the Independent ("Council ignites fireworks debate," Dec. 22). Our family has lived downtown on 14th Street for 11 years, and I am appalled that...Tags: Local Government, Disasters and Accidents, Fires, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fires
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In the Pipeline: The feeding of some 25 million
So an Indian priest, a retired cop and a Thai saleswoman walk into a coffee shop. No, it's not a joke. Quite the contrary, in fact. It's three friends coming together at a special event to help some of the most put-upon children on earth. The Indian...Tags: International Military Interventions, UNICEF, Human Interest, U.S. Air Force, India
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Briefly In Sports
Paddle out for Chuck Allen is Sunday A beach memorial and paddle out will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier for National Scholastic Surfing Assn. (NSSA) co-founder and United States Amateur Snowboarding Assn. (USASA)...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Awards and Prizes, Human Interest, Natural Disasters, Disasters
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Calendar
YOUR WEEKEND FRIDAY: Long Beach-based indie rock band The Brook Lee Catastrophe (pictured) headlines Fitzgeralds Pub, 19171 Magnolia St., Huntington Beach. Vandella also performs. The 21-and-older show starts at 9 p.m. and is $5 at the door. For more...Tags: Children, Vehicles, Tourism and Leisure, Arts and Culture, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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In The Pipeline: Military antiques are worth their history
In a nondescript warehouse tucked in off Edinger Avenue near Gothard Street, there exists a mind-boggling, jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring collection. An emporium crammed with so many fascinating artifacts and dusty, musty, one-of-a-kind pieces of history...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), History, Arts and Culture, Movies, PBS (tv network)
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Center is 'safe haven' for veterans
Golden West College on Tuesday officially unveiled its first dedicated space for returning veterans, a resource the campus hasn't seen since the Vietnam War. The college held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its Veterans Resource Center, a place for...Tags: International Military Interventions, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Brain, Defense, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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Service not to be forgotten
There is a 94-line statement about Memorial Day outside Huntington Beach City Hall that says more than any editorial the Independent could ever write. That is the city's war memorial, which displays the names of 94 Huntington Beach residents who died...Tags: Death, Virginia Tech, Tourism and Leisure, Vietnam, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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Natural Perspectives: Make it bloom this Memorial Day
This coming Memorial Day weekend is a three-day holiday. What this often means for most of the country is that it's time to dust off the barbecue and get ready for summer cookouts. Since we have that beach party thing going on all year in our wonderful...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Death, France, Vehicles, Holidays
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Memorial Day: How much do you know about the holiday's history?
Los Angeles Times Travel editorMemorial Day is a day off for many of us, so as you’re lighting the fire and throwing another burger on the grill, consider this quiz, which talks about the meaning of the day. If you get all 10, well, pop open a beverage and have another dog. 1....Tags: International Military Interventions, Human Interest, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Holidays, Waterbury
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Scenes from a phantom rebellion
Sun SentinelYears after the first Bay of Pigs invasion failed, a second plot to overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro was secretly being waged and funded by the CIA. A 600-member force of Cuban insurgents, backed by the U.S. government, covertly prepared to re-...Tags: Arts and Culture, Fidel Castro, Arts, NBC (tv network), Big Brother (tv program)
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Officials helped makers of Osama bin Laden film, documents show
WASHINGTON — In the months after the U.S. militarymission that killed Osama bin Laden, Pentagon officials met with Hollywood filmmakers and gave them special access in an effort to influence the creation of a film about the operation, newly released...
Tags: International Military Interventions, Movies, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Politics, Peter T. King
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