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News, articles and information about small businesses, starting and owning and operating a small business, employment law, employment taxes, minimum wage. (Photo iTOWNS)
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Saige Nicole's owner to receive national award
While recognition by the U.S. Small Business Administration as a national champion is nothing to sneeze about, the honor isn't what made Wendy Navarro tear up Monday. The Costa Mesa store owner got misty-eyed when talking about her 17-year-old daughter,...
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The Doctor's Corner: Put down the death sticks and live longer
Is 56 the new 76? We read that 60 is the new 50. In pursuit of that concept, I was recently fortunate to experience a dynamic therapeutic massage at the hands of talented, strong Hollee Neff in a lovely studio at Second and Mermaid streets in downtown...Tags: Lung Cancer, Human Body, Heart Disease, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Conditions
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City Life: Working at a marriage that never feels like work
Sometimes we don't really know whom we've married until there is some challenge that reveals what we wish we'd known during courtship or we experience something that supports our good decision to have married that person. I learned all I needed to know...Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Family, John Wayne, Weddings, Marriage
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Community Commentary: Say goodbye to your favorite fish'n hole
The California Fish and Game Commission will be considering new regulations this week on fish stocking in public and private ponds, lakes and streams that, at the very least, will severely impact the recreational fishing industry in California and could...Tags: Business, Fishing, Tom Harman, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Lakes and Ponds
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Mailbag: Congress should pass American Jobs Act
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has said that Republicans won't even vote on the American Jobs Act. I want to know why. It would be one thing if the Republican Party, or if Cantor himself, had some specific objection to the act, but to refuse to vote...Tags: Business, Eric Cantor, Parties and Movements, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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Commentary: Jobs bill fails to address unemployment
Responding to writer Samantha O'Dell (Re. Congress should pass jobs act, Oct. 7): House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's actual quotation was: "The president continues to say, 'Pass my bill in its entirety,' and as I've said from the outset, the all-or-...Tags: Business, Eric Cantor, Unemployment Benefits, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Career and Workplace
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Panel: Economy stalled, but O.C. doing better than most
NEWPORT BEACH — Economic predictions for the coming year are heavy with "doom and gloom," but Orange County is faring better than many areas and loans are available for small-business owners, according to experts speaking at the Newport Beach...Tags: Business, Labor Markets, Consumer Confidence, University of California, Irvine, Finance
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The Crowd: Putting the thanks back in Thanksgiving
Today is Thanksgiving. On this uniquely American celebration of fellowship — coupled with appreciation for the blessings of life, liberty and sustenance — tens of millions of members of this great society are racing about preparing to get a...Tags: Business, Sales, Holidays, Newt Gingrich, Target
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Community Commentary: Pay council minimum wage without benefits
Health-care benefits for City Council members have become controversial, one of the few issues that has united both the right and the left (although for different reasons). There are multiple levels of the controversy. The most basic question is whether...Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing, National Government, Health Insurance
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Classically Trained: Tapping into the power of the voice
NEWPORT BEACH — There's no mistaking the aura of a small business about to open its doors for the first time.
Not yet dulled by writing, the tips of the pencils are still sharp. A pile of freshly printed business cards sits strategically placed....Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Opera (genre), John Wayne, Human Interest, Vocal Music (genre)
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Mailbag: The Helm is a victim of lawsuit abuse
The reforms the California Legislature put in place three years ago to mitigate the problems of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) abuse are not working (Re: "Costa Mesa Bar Sued in ADA Compliance Lawsuit," July 8). Despite the California Commission on...Tags: Business, Medical Research, Physical Conditions, Multiple Sclerosis, Throat
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World View: Successful immigrant achieves American Dream
I've accumulated thousands of business cards throughout my career, but few stand out quite like the one belonging to Surat Singh Randhawa. The card of the Costa Mesa resident and small-business owner is a 2-inch-tall by about 3.5-inch-wide résumé. It...Tags: John McCain, Elections, Migration, Volleyball, George H.W. Bush
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