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Mailbag: Balboa Island story left out link to global warming
Re. "Flood risk: Bane of Balboa Island's existence," (May 5): I was surprised no mention was made of the reason the Federal Emergency Management Agency revised its flood maps — global warming. FEMA's conservative estimate of sea rise, according to...Tags: Environmental Issues, Christianity, Global Change, Abortion, Science and Technology
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Flood risk: Bane of Balboa Island's existence
Craig Schusterick, his workman's hands powdery white with construction grit, led the way across Onyx Avenue on Balboa Island to show off his handiwork. His nearly complete three-story home — designed with solid wood paneling to echo the Cape Cod...
Tags: Homes, Services and Shopping, Oceans, Water, Environmental Issues
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Emergency response volunteers honored
Organizers from the city of Newport Beach's emergency program recognized some of their own during an annual awards dinner last week. Friday's event for the CERT, or Community Emergency Response Team at the OASIS Senior Center in Corona del Mar honored...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Planning
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Newport adjusts marina rent hikes
Rent increases for commercial marinas operating on public tidelands — which the Newport Beach City Council seemed to have settled at its last meeting — were dredged up again for another vote Tuesday night. The council voted to raise rents...Tags: CEO Pay, Business, Elections, Politics
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Council hears compensation study
The Newport Beach City Council dug into executive compensation with two agenda items at its meeting Tuesday night — one that recommended methods for setting salary ranges for future management-level hires and another that gave raises to two top...Tags: Corporate Officers, Amazon.com Inc., CEO Pay, E-Commerce Industry, Human Interest
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Test barriers on East Coast Highway to be removed
The Newport Beach City Council voted to remove a temporary "pinch point" in Corona del Mar and pay more than $720,000 to repair a Central Library wall and remind community members about this Sunday's Memorial Bike Ride at its regular meeting Tuesday...Tags: Whole Foods Market, Highway Transportation, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Libraries
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League of Women Voters hosts county sheriff's talk
NEWPORT BEACH — A group of diners got more than soup and a sandwich Friday; they got a lunchtime taste of the law at the Coco's Bakery Restaurant at Fashion Island. About 40 women and men wearing blue-trimmed name tags gathered to listen to Orange...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Dining and Drinking, Government
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Creationism: 'Gobbledy gook' or fact?
Plainview, Kan., exists in Catherine Trieschmann's imagination.
But the playwright is no stranger to the actual fertile flatlands of the Great Plains, the threat of tornadoes that hangs above the American heartland's sky and its charged social issues....Tags: Biology, Washington, DC, Church and State Relations, New York City, Plainview
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Lifeguards in hot water
He could be working in any major Southern California hospital, with his master's in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University and bachelor's from UCLA.
Instead, Kevin Selna, 33, chose a different public health setting: the beach.
Selna, who patrols...Tags: Interior Policy, Los Angeles, Laguna Beach, Oceanside (San Diego, California), Collective Contract
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My Pet World: Passion for animal protection
EDITOR'S NOTE: Steve Dale serves on the board of directors of the American Humane Assn. * "Tell the truth and trust the people; they won't let you down," says Robin Ganzert, who last October took over as the new president and chief executive of the...Tags: Pets, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elections, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Andy Griffith
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My Pet World: Some of the best 9/11 first responders came on leashes
In the wake of Osama bin Laden's death, I remember with pride and celebrate those who acted with bravery and heroism searching for victims and their remains following the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Like most people, I'll never forget where I was on 9/11....Tags: Washington, DC, New York City, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), September 11, 2001 Attacks, Willis Tower
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Party for council candidates
Local Republicans and the Laguna Beach Taxpayers Assn. hosted a party Wednesday at the Marine Room Tavern for candidates of their persuasion. Shari L. Freidenrich and City Council incumbent candidates Kelly Boyd and Elizabeth Pearson, as well as...Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Disasters, Pat Bates, Local Elections, Avalanches and Landslides
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