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UCI activists try to raise awareness of mounting national debt
IRVINE — Four-foot tall pieces of plywood painted with black numbers counting out the more than $14 trillion national debt were lined up in a walkway at UC Irvine Tuesday morning. Many students walked past, many ignoring the four men telling them...Tags: Government, Newport Beach, University of California, Irvine, National Government, Republican Party
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The Crowd: Fundraising as if it's 1985
The AIDS Services Foundation of Orange County, commemorating 25 years of fighting the insidious disease, recently held what organizers called "The Red Ball 1985" in Laguna Beach, which raised $300,000 for the foundation. More than 400 guests converged...Tags: Auction Service, Newport Beach, Health, Arts and Culture, AIDS
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Final forum has fireworks
Fireworks erupted at the conclusion of the final forum in the 2010 City Council race when Mayor Pro Tem Toni Iseman castigated Emanuel Patrascu for a quote by him on an election flier, which she said was a lie. Iseman was referring to a flier for which...Tags: Tom Osborne, Home Inspection, Architecture, Transportation, Alternative Energy
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Whitman visits Costa Mesa
COSTA MESA — Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman stopped off at her campaign office here Monday — one of several stops on the eve of the election.
"We're going to win this thing," she told a crowd of about 70 supporters at the...Tags: Orange County (California), Meg Whitman, U.S. Senate, Jerry Brown, Republican Party
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The Bell Curve: Looking back to 'fireside chats'
In the new order of things, Pilot columnists take a hike every fourth week as our contribution to the paper's freelance budget demands. Unfortunately, the news that provides grist for the columnists doesn't always happen on that schedule. Like today....Tags: Regional Authority, Newport Beach, Polls, George W. Bush, Television
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Mailbag: Leaders, columnist cite misleading figures
A month ago Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach and Councilman Eric Bever co-authored a commentary on these pages decrying the fiscal management practices of our elected leaders and city staff. Unfortunately, Daily Pilot columnist William Lobdell...Tags: Minority Groups, Arts and Culture, Native Americans, Apples, Mass Media
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Newport Harbor students meet their congressman
Several politically minded high-school students got a first-hand taste of what it's like to work in the nation's capital. U.S. Rep. John Campbell (R-Newport Beach) visited Newport Harbor High School during lunch Thursday to meet with the Junior Statesmen...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Newport Beach, Clubs and Associations, High School Sports, Politics
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It's A Gray Area: Are we watching? Do we care?
In the April 18 edition of Newsweek, columnist Philip K. Howard published a "Dear Congress" letter setting forth several national policies that are broken, and demanding that they be addressed and fixed. This is similar to the open letter that was...Tags: Wildlife, Trout, Finance, Regional Authority, Minority Groups
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Iseman selected as mayor
The seating arrangement on the dais in the City Council chambers may have changed but the faces haven't. Incumbents Toni Iseman, Kelly Boyd and Elizabeth Pearson were re-installed Tuesday, winners of the 2010 City Council election, bucking a national...Tags: Bill Lockyer, Justice System, Regional Authority, Democratic Party, Disasters
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Mailbag: 'Would-be Easy Riders' making some feel uneasy
In your story covering "The Ride," where "hundreds, if not more than a 1,000," "thunderous" motorcycles roar down PCH ("'Every year we cry,'" Sept. 12), you make it sound like these riders are somehow doing something noble and patriotic by disrupting...Tags: Vehicles, Motorcycling, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Democracy, Sports
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Mailbag: 'You can't make this stuff up'
This is not the first time I have responded to the rants of Jamshed Dastur ("Mailbag: Right wing full of 'RepubLiars,'" Sept. 16). In fact, the letter is really funny ... but disturbingly delusional. Let's try to help this guy and find out why the Daily...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Newport Beach, Los Angeles Times, News Media
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Irvine congressman target of ethics probe
A government ethics panel has pushed for a deeper look into the timing of a fundraiser by Rep. John Campbell (R-Irvine) and his vote on the recent financial regulation overhaul, his office confirmed Wednesday.
The Office of Congressional Ethics referred...Tags: Ethics, Values, Democratic Party, Newport Beach, Joseph Crowley
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