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Natural Perspectives: Adventures, photo ops are close to home
Vic and I had an out-of-town guest last week, Harold Drabkin from Bangor, Maine. We were friends with Harold back in our graduate school days at Wesleyan University, nearly 40 years ago. We've seen Harold only a couple of times since then. It's amazing to...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Gold and Precious Material, Human Interest, Bangor, Tourism and Leisure
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Greer's OC: Cheese that will please
Orange County just landed a fantastic cheese shop that's making cheese connoisseurs and foodies swoon. Taste Abbaye de Belloc made by Benedictine monks at the abbey of Notre Dame from French Pyrenees sheep's milk; the famed cow's milk cheese Époisses de...Tags: Painting, Laguna Beach, Elie Tahari, Lifestyle and Leisure, Human Interest
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Natural Perspectives: Little ones fascinated with caterpillars
I was awakened one morning last week with three little hands thrust into my face, each with a large white caterpillar on it. Good thing I'm a biologist and not fazed by such things.
I had gone down to San Diego to babysit our three granddaughters while...Tags: Cabbage
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Poseidon, agencies waiting on San Diego agreement
Negotiations to buy water from a planned desalination plant in Huntington Beach have stopped while Poseidon Resources waits to resolve a similar situation in San Diego County. The Orange County meetings have been on hold since December while the city...Tags: Huntington Beach, Carlsbad, Orange (New Haven, Connecticut), Natural Resource Industry, Orange County (California)
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Dane Williams murder trial delayed until May
The trial for the San Diego man accused of murdering and sexually assaulting Huntington Beach resident Dane Williams has been pushed back to May.
Philong Huynh, 40, is expected to begin trial in San Diego Superior Court on May 23 for allegedly drugging,...Tags: Trials, Sex Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Valium (drug)
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Mother pleads guilty to kidnapping daughter
A Huntington Beach woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to kidnapping her 4-year-old daughter from a Newport Beach restaurant last spring.
Angela Marie Aiton, 34, was sentenced to 123 days in jail and three years' probation after pleading guilty to felony...Tags: Trials, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Honored in a florograph
Leon Roach III wanted to become a neurosurgeon and save countless lives.
In the end, he saved just a few. But it was enough to get his face recognized at the Rose Parade.
Roach, a 19-year-old Marina High School graduate, died Sept. 3, 2009, at UC San...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Facebook, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Health
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In The Pipeline: House of history under our noses
Some of you may be aware that I host, along with Maria Hall-Brown, a segment on PBS SoCal called "Forgotten OC." Each week, we travel the county in search of interesting historic landmarks and places where history took place. As much as I can, I like...Tags: Huntington Beach, Minority Groups, Human Interest, History, Tourism and Leisure
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Simpson repeats as men's champ
Brett Simpson is The $100,000 Man.
Again.
Just after noon Sunday, right about the time the sun began to break through the heavy overcast sky, the Huntington Beach native thrust his arms high into the air at the sound of the final horn, directing his...Tags: Florida, Africa, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Brazil, U.S. Open (golf)
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Greer's OC: Good deals at Bridget
No Rest for Bridget, the one-stop shopping boutique for affordable and in-style apparel, is having a summer sale at both Orange County stores in Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach — save up to 80% on the latest styles. This is the place to find...Tags: Facebook, Laguna Beach, Furniture, Lifestyle and Leisure, Anaheim
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Make waves for Poochie
While the U.S. Open of Surfing drew the world's attention this summer, Lisa Scolman was a few blocks away, trying to learn to surf at least as well as her dog.
Scolman, the co-organizer of the Surf City Surf Dog competition, is hoping her 10-month-old...Tags: Dog (animal), Health, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Open (golf)
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Looking ahead to 2011
Life in Huntington Beach is never dull, and anything can become an issue with the city's flock of community activists, vocal neighbors and concerned parents. This year promises to stay just as interesting. Here is a list of items sure to keep making...Tags: Elections, Punishment, California, Huntington Beach, Trials
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