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It's A Gray Area: We should be skeptical of our government
People in our country mostly seem to possess an innate faith in government. Probably that has evolved because, while our governments generally are unnecessarily expensive, wasteful and intrusive, they have not been overtly corrupt like so many others...Tags: Politics, AIDS, Africa, The Salvation Army, Libertarian Party
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A Word, Please: Time to home in, hone up usage skills
Here's an insightful observation: People don't like to sound stupid. In fact, that's the No. 1 concern of most of the people who ask me questions about language. Grammar has the uncanny power to make everyone feel like a dimwit in a neon dunce cap. But...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine
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Cassity: Election down, governing coming up
Editor's note: This is Chuck Cassity's last biweekly column in the Daily Pilot. Chuck is leaving this space due to our reduced print production schedule (the Pilot is going to five days of print next), but he will continue to submit commentaries to the...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Indianapolis 500, Elections
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The Crowd: Arts supporters honored
The 13th annual Orange County Arts Awards were presented Sept. 18 during a dinner ceremony at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Produced by Orange County impresario Richard Stein, the organization honored three individuals and one couple for lifetime...
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Commentary: It's time to end the tax holiday
About 12 years ago, President George W. Bush was handed a thriving economy with a budget surplus in the hundreds of billions of dollars a year, forecast over the ensuing decade. The national debt stood at about $5 trillion. He had a choice to make. He...Tags: Politics, Tea Party Movement, Finance, Holidays, Republican Party
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Romney blames Obama for jobs at Newport stop
Editor's note: The Daily Pilot was not granted access to Mitt Romney's visit to the Balboa Bay Club & Resort on Friday night and instead covered the protests outside. This story from pool reports was made available later. * A confident-sounding Mitt...Tags: Parties and Movements, Politics, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, White House
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Bookmark: The United States of Treeland
In one of those career-defining moments that pops up by accident and never quite seems to exit the public consciousness, Barbara Walters asked Katharine Hepburn during a notorious 1981 TV interview just what kind of tree she'd like to be. Never mind that...Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Forests, Roosevelt, Katharine Hepburn, Natural Resources
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Mailbag: Republicans are too out of touch
While I vehemently disagree with R. Claire Friend regarding the Wisconsin recall, I respect her right to exercise her freedom of speech ("Wisconsin recall election," June 15). Having said that, I would respectfully ask her to save her history lessons,...Tags: Pets, Marco Rubio, Allen West, Politics, Tennis
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The Crowd: 'Salute' offers night of substance
The World Affairs Council of Orange County gathered last month for a year-end celebration billed as "A Salute to the U.S. Armed Forces." It was an evening of considerable substance, headlined by guest speaker and guest of honor Mark Kimmitt, a retired...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Dana Rohrabacher, U.S. Military, Health, U.S. Army
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Mailbag: Don't leave elections up to Madison Avenue
In his initial years as president, Barack Obama was quick to blame all of our failures on George Bush. But after three years in office, he takes none of the credit/blame for our financial woes, high unemployment, low wages and our involvement —...Tags: Politics, Entertainment, Osama bin Laden, Armed Forces, Employers
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It's A Gray Area: My weekly column will become monthly
In 2004, I took an unpaid leave of absence from my duties as a trial court judge and ran for U.S. Senate as a Libertarian. I knew I would not win the election, but I was so upset at the direction our country was headed that I wanted to be a part of the...Tags: Politics, File Sharing, Libertarian Party, Judges, Orange County Superior Court
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Rohrabacher on Iraq: 'That reality should be facing us now'
Whether they're just saying it for political gain or from bad advice, the current crop of GOP presidential candidates are wrong to criticize plans to pull out of Iraq by the end of the year, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Costa Mesa) said this week. First on...Tags: Dana Rohrabacher, Politics, National Security, Social Media, Afghanistan
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