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Commentary: The 'call of duty' sounds for many
If you asked our nation's youth about the meaning of "the call of duty," they would probably answer something about a video game or a blockbuster movie. Our veterans will assign a completely different meaning to the words "call of duty." To them, it means...Tags: Entertainment, Gaming, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John F. Kennedy, World War II (1939-1945)
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On Dec. 7, he was 'one of the lucky ones'
Archie Gregory has spent four decades visiting schools, riding in parades and speaking at functions to deliver one basic message: that he is not a hero. Not now, not ever. In his mind, he wasn't a hero when the bombs first struck at Pearl Harbor on Dec....
Tags: Livestock Farming, Festive Events, American Legion, Heroism, Human Interest
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Community Commentary: A day of infamy, 70 years later
Local legend Jack Hammett is probably best known for having been on the Costa Mesa City Council for two terms. During that eight-year period (starting in 1970), Hammett served for a time as the city's mayor. Hammett is also co-founder and — for 26...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, American Legion, CBS Corp., Bombings, Guerrilla Activity
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Joe Surf: Skimming the surface for a different kind of ride
Yes, I know, the blockbuster event of the summer — the US Open of Surfing — is just a little more than two weeks from getting underway on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier. But the biggest surfing event in the world isn't all that'...Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, Surfing, Multi-Sport Events, Sports, Chicago Hotels
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'We did our part'
Masao Masuda keeps a notebook in his dining room drawer containing a photo of the last time he saw his brother Kazuo.
The picture, which Masao took in 1941, shows Kazuo and their brother Takashi, along with several sisters and a niece, at the Santa Fe...Tags: Minority Groups, Takashi, Ronald Reagan, U.S. Army, FBI
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Joe Surf: 'The ride still continues' for Chuck Linnen
Legendary surfer Jack Haley taught him how to shoot the pier. In turn, he taught Corky Carroll to shoot the pier.
You might call it surfing's version of "pay it forward," but for Huntington Beach's Chuck Linnen, it was simply a way of life.
Linnen...Tags: Science and Technology, Culture, Surfing, Elections, High School Sports
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Letters: Memories drift across the water to Catalina
Rosemary McClure's May 5 article on Avalon turning 100 was outstanding ["Still Shining"]. Another way for visitors to experience Avalon's golden days is to have breakfast or lunch at the Inn on Mt. Ada, [William] Wrigley's home, completed in 1921. By...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Eternal Priorities
“For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?”—Matthew 16:26 The date Nov. 19, 2012, will go down in infamy for the Bain household. I apologize to Franklin Delano Roosevelt for misquoting the...
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reFramed: In conversation with WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY curator Anne Wilkes Tucker
FrameworkAnne Wilkes Tucker is currently the Gus and Lyndall Wortham Curator of Photography at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston where she has worked since 1976. She founded the Photography Department at the museum that now has a collection of over 28,000... -
Best Movies With Golf Scenes
Blogging with Bill WhiteIn honor of this weekend’s Master’s, always the best golf on TV, I thought about doing a list of the best golf movies today. The problem is that there aren’t all that many of them, and fewer still really good...... -
Allan Powell: Historic judgments need repeated
The sordid results of Senate voting on April 17 reflect clearly the loss of common sense and the courage to stand up to the political clout of the National Rifle Association. When the vote count became public, two thoughts came to mind. First was the word...Tags: Joe Manchin III, Elections, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Lobbying, Politics
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Verdugo Hills Golf Course developer wins a round
A move that could block a residential development on the Verdugo Hills Golf Course hit a stumbling block last week when the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission voted unanimously to recommend it not be made a Historic-Cultural Monument. More than...
Tags: Culture, Golf, Google Inc., Cultural Development, Sports
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