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Check It Out: Books about great women
In March, we celebrate Women's History Month. Learn more about some of the amazing women who have helped shape the world we live in at the Newport Beach Public Library. "The Great Divorce" by Ilyon Woo chronicles the landmark 19th century divorce...Tags: Politics, Woodrow Wilson, Libraries, Alice Paul, Feminism
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Mailbag: It's Berardino that Costa Mesa cannot trust
I was shocked and angered to read Joseph Serna's story "Berardino: City is not to be trusted" on Dec. 15 in which union boss and recent Orange County Fair Board appointee Nick Berardino moved to cut Costa Mesa's ties with the annual Barrett-Jackson auto...Tags: Politics, European Union, Unions, Europe, Jerry Brown
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Mailbag: Weinstein not the problem in 'Iron Lady'
Re "Iron Lady' portrayal is inaccurate," Mailbag, Jan. 27 I read with great interest Dr. R. Claire Friend's letter regarding "The Iron Lady," currently in release in movie theaters. While I share Friend's disappointment in how the story unfolded (all too...Tags: Movies, Biography (genre), Feminism, Human Interest, Justice and Rights
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Fundraiser for Syrian protesters set for Sunday
A relative of Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad, who has been an outspoken critic of the regime's brutal crackdown on protesters, is scheduled to speak this weekend in Irvine. Majd Jadaan, the sister-in-law of al-Assad's brother, Maher al-Assad, left the...Tags: Politics, Syrian Uprising (2011-12), Skype, North Africa
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10 of 'Irvine 11' guilty
SANTA ANA — An Orange County Superior Court jury on Friday convicted 10 of the so-called Irvine 11 on two misdemeanor charges to conspire and then disrupt a February 2010 speech by Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren at UC Irvine.
Charges against...Tags: Judaism, Politics, Students, Lawyers, University of California
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Mailbag: Irvine 11 editorials got it wrong
I cannot understand why the L.A. Times and the Daily Pilot continue on their editorial pages to defend the Irvine 11 (Editorial: Irvine 11, D.A. both made mistakes, Daily Pilot, Oct. 2; "Editorial: Punishing the 'Irvine 11' again, Los Angeles Times, Sept....Tags: Global Change, Students, Solyndra LLC, Global Warming, Tropical Storms
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Mailbag: As Reagan said, 'Government is the problem'
I am both amazed and amused at the continuing controversy surrounding the Ronald Reagan statue in Newport Beach. The Reagan statue fits perfectly in this image-conscious, cliché-driven, self-contradicting city. The family values president was divorced,...Tags: Politics, University of California, Irvine, Israel, Government, Ronald Reagan
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Filmmaker speaks about Israel, Palestine
IRVINE — Pro-Palestine Israeli filmmaker Udi Aloni gave a speech Wednesday evening at UC Irvine that advocated bi-nationalism. Aloni addressed a group of about 30 concerning his recent book, "What Does a Jew Want?," and about putting on a...Tags: Judaism, Politics, University of California, Irvine, Columbia University, Palestine
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Mailbag: Smoking restrictions are really a smoke screen
Re. "Editorial: Newport should ban smoking in parks, (Editorial, July 17): "We generally cringe when government noses its way into civil liberties." This is the best editorial I have ever read in the Daily Pilot or its big brother, the Los Angeles...Tags: Politics, Children's Health, Tobacco Products, Health Insurance, Los Angeles Times
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Editorial: Leave kids out of Costa Mesa fight
We support the vigorous public debate taking place over Costa Mesa's future. The City Council majority and the employee associations should hash out how to address the budget crisis and pension obligations, whether through layoffs, outsourcing, sharing...Tags: Politics, Crimes, Job Layoffs, Labor Markets, Theft
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Wednesday's Calendar
WEDNESDAY Trunk Show at Bloomingdale's Bloomingdale's at Fashion Island in Newport Beach hosts the Rebecca Jewelry Trunk Show from noon to 5 p.m. in Fine Accessories, Level One. For more information, call (949) 729-6811. The Art of Entertaining...Tags: Retirement, Dance, Justice and Rights, Dancing, Clubs and Associations
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Attorneys start opening statements in Irvine 11 case
SANTA ANA — Prosecutors and defense attorneys both argued free-speech rights Wednesday during opening statements of the criminal trial against 10 Muslim college students accused of plotting to disrupt a speech by the Israeli ambassador to the United...Tags: Politics, Lawyers, Anglicanism, University of California, Christianity
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