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A Word, Please: Give a little thought to spacing
This is a column about nothing. It's kind of like a show about nothing, just less entertaining — and a lot less lucrative.
Community & Clubs: Ten more faces for the Hall of Fame
Ten outstanding volunteers from Costa Mesa and Newport Beach were honored last Friday at the Daily Pilot Community & Clubs Hall of Fame luncheon.
Retail Therapy: Come into the Closet for grand opening
Jewel box: The Pearl Closet, a new jewelry shop at 670 S. Coast Hwy. Unit A, Laguna Beach, will hold its grand opening party from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and more. The shop was opened in honor of founder Anna Gonzalez-Earlywine's brother Tasos, who passed...
Feelings of love, loss on Father's Day
This will be the 22nd year in a row that I've observed Father's Day without my father. I was barely a teenager when he died, yet the memories are still painfully present. I can't help but feel a pang of sadness each year this day comes around and I am reminded once again that my dad isn't here for a...
Apodaca: Job of education is to spark fires
"Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire." — William Butler Yeats
It's A Gray Area: Finding a common ground with Iran
I have tentatively been invited to speak at a "New Horizons" worldwide conference in Tehran, Iran, at the beginning of September. From what a friend of mine who attended the conference last year said, this is an amazing opportunity to meet and share thoughts with the people of Iran, and see a...
Letters From The Editor: Taking the funny way into the newspaper
They say kids don't read the paper anymore.
The Harbor Report: After 34 years on the harbor, an ode to Joyce
I talked to another of my favorite people from the harbor this week. Joyce Ibbetson, who has been the boating program director for UC Irvine for the past 34 years, took some time to answer a few of my questions.
A Word, Please: A digital daisy train of drivel
I've said it before and I'll say it again: There's a lot of bad information out there about grammar. But seldom does it come bundled in a veritable value pack of linguistic baloney like the one I found in a link on Slate.com.
Carnett: Afflicted with Parkinson's but grateful for support
We eight sat around a table last week on the shores of a lovely lake enjoying a picnic lunch.
Apodaca: Rooting out problem better than knee-jerk suspension
A renewed debate over discipline in schools is taking place across the country as a backlash against zero-tolerance policies gains momentum.
The God Squad: Can we find God through Einstein?
Q: Among all the questions you receive about the conflict between science and religion, you seem to take the accommodationist route, insisting there is no conflict and misquoting Albert Einstein in a way that makes him seem religious. How can you a) ignore direct conflicts between science and...
My Answer: Don't take on guilt for parents' unhappiness
Q: Our parents just told us they're getting divorced. We're not surprised, but they also told us they've stayed together all these years just for our sake, until we were grown. We feel very guilty, because they could've gone their separate ways and been happy if it hadn't been for us. Are we wrong...
It's A Gray Area: It's time to take back America's moral high ground
President Obama has recently renewed his plans to try to close our military prison at Guantanamo, Cuba, and has also promulgated new guidelines for our government's use of drones to assassinate people in places like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen.
Harlan: We need to take a closer look at business
Comedian Louis C.K. has a routine, "Of Course, but Maybe," where he challenges long-held beliefs.
The Harbor Report: In the summertime, when the water is high
It's summertime in Newport Harbor, and I had promised earlier this year that I would check in with everyone.
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Reporter's Notebook: Bitten by a water bug
I've never had a good relationship with the sea, or really any large body of water where I could drown.
From the Boathouse: Spend time on the water with your family
Ahoy, it is National Fishing and Boating Week!
A Word, Please: When readers use words wrong
"How did you compose the sentence, 'But I learned wrong.'"
Community & Clubs: Another batch for the Hall of Fame
You are invited to celebrate the induction of some of Newport-Mesa's finest community volunteers into the Daily Pilot Community & Clubs Hall of Fame at a noon luncheon June 14 at American Legion Newport Harbor Post 291 in Newport Beach.
Carnett: Jim's life captured in a photo book
For my birthday this year my daughter Jenn gave me one of those photo books you create online.
Virgen: Pilot Cup offers a unique experience
John Curtis, a Daily Pilot reader, left a comment recently on our Facebook page that pretty much sums up this week's Daily Pilot Cup.
It's A Gray Area: Einstein's brilliant thoughts pertinent to today's woes
Recently a friend of mine suggested that when you find a great thinker in one intellectual area, probably that person would have some noteworthy thoughts in other areas as well.
Apodaca: Parents must instill safe-driving lessons
Most of Memorial Day passed as a relaxing holiday for my family. We watched sports on TV and munched on leftover ribs from Sunday's barbecue.
Letters From The Editor: Columns to change days
The Daily Pilot is home to opinion pieces that are often vibrant, thought-provoking and touching.
The God Squad: Historical look at concept of afterlife
Q: Where did the Jewish/Christian idea of life after death come from?
A Word, Please: Coordinate adjectives need commas
The handsome, articulate, intelligent man wore a bright green midriff peasant blouse.
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