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Mailbag: Fire-ring smoke makes it hard to breathe
As a resident of Huntington Street, I live with the smoke and soot caused by the incessant daily beach fires. It's horrible; the air quality is being adversely affected. My window sills are black with the soot from the fires. My screens are black, my...Tags: Weather, Dick Cheney, Global Warming, Ecosystems, Environmental Issues
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Planners review public-nuisance law
The Costa Mesa Planning Commission explored an ordinance Monday that would expand the city's ability to fight public nuisances. The proposed law broadly defines nuisances to include properties that operate without licenses or permits, produce...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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Irvine council clashes on routine items
Although typically considered routine, the consent calendar contained three items that caused a hubbub at Irvine's City Council meeting Tuesday. Mayor Pro Tem Jeffrey Lalloway voiced his lack of support for creating a plaque honoring Planning...Tags: Politics, Elections, Energy Saving, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Environmental Issues
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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: Christianity, Abortion, Science and Technology, Ecosystems, Roman Catholicism
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Scholarship Awards Breakfast: Sage Hill
Samir Durrani GPA: 4.6 School Activities/Clubs: co-founder of the Organic Educational Center, Honor Committee, Sage Advocates of Multicultural Education, Environmental Club president, rowing team, golf team, Mock Trial captain, jazz band string bassist,...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Israel, Stanford University, Science and Technology, Human Interest
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Scholarship Awards Breakfast: Newport Harbor
Rachel Anne Barney GPA: 4.4384 School Activities/Clubs: IB drama production of "Dear Brutus," Field Studies Club, IB History HL, IB English HL, IB Theatre HL, IB French SL, IB Environmental Science SL, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB diploma candidate, AP US...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Autism, Relay for Life, Philosophy, Water Polo
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Commentary: Why it makes sense to hire heroes
President Obama announced in January a plan to begin withdrawing from Afghanistan, saying Afghan forces will take the lead in securing the country while our troops shift to a support role. Though this shift indicates an end to a seemingly endless...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Labor Legislation, Environmental Issues, Barack Obama
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App contest with an altruistic purpose
Daniyel Grancich holds a 7-inch digital screen projecting a pair of eyes. The eyes squint, bulge or tear up to correspond with the spoken words "Please," "I'm sorry" and "Thank you." The words are spoken in nine different languages. The eyes are built...Tags: Computer Science, Autism, Science and Technology, University of California, Irvine, Environmental Issues
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Harlan: Stop focusing on boosting homeownership
There are visible signs in Costa Mesa that the housing market is recovering. After a few years of virtually no new residential construction (between 2009 and 2012, Costa Mesa added only 56 new housing units, with zero in 2011), it's heartening to see...Tags: Home Improvement, Services and Shopping, Real Estate, Housing Industry, Condos and Houses
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Betty Lee Hall
Betty Lee Hall February 2, 1924 – April 2, 2013 Betty Lee Hall passed away peacefully in her sleep after a stroke disabled her eight years earlier. She was born in Los Angeles to Lois and Douglas Lee. Her father, a prominent architect, built...
Tags: Ridgefield, Wildlife, Washington, DC, Environmental Issues, Endangered Species
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Long-distance learning
As Newport Beach science teacher Jean-Paul Rimlinger put it, trapping voles and mice in Nova Scotia isn't typical professional development. Nevertheless, that's where he was for a week at the end of March, helping a group of scientists track mammal...
Tags: Disneyland Park, Teaching and Learning, Skype, Wildlife, Science and Technology
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Commentary: Don't misrepresent conservancy's aim
As a long-time Newport Beach resident, I was surprised and very disappointed by Mayor Keith Curry's public response to the state Supreme Court's decision on Sunset Ridge Park, as quoted in the Daily Pilot ("Sunset Ridge Park gets OK," March 29) and the...Tags: Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Endangered Species
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