Should the city quadruple fees charged to harbor businesses for their use of public tidelands, to help fund harbor improvement projects like dredging?
Total Voters: 45
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Orange County Updates
It seems like every other day lately is National Something-or-Other Day, and every time I log on to Google, their cute little home page is wishing a happy 212th birthday to some amazing individual I have probably never heard of.
My oldest son has decided, after a hiatus of a couple years, to play spring soccer. Being that the last time my 6-foot, 3-inch behemoth of a boy played soccer, he still wore kid-sized clothing, and had to lift his
Beginning at 1:30 this afternoon, you can tune in to ABC, and watch them squeeze every last possible minute of coverage – and commercials – out of the spectacle lovingly known as the Oscars. See who is arriving with whom,
What’s the value of a life story? The answer to that question probably varies greatly depending upon whom you ask. If you ask my nearly 92-year-old grandmother, she would say, “No one wants to hear about my life, you’ve heard
Awards season is upon us. The Golden Globes have already had their say, and now that the “Big Game” is over, Oscar buzz will kick into high gear. Will the Golden Globes serve as predictors for how the Academy will
Love is in the air! With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, my world is abuzz. What games should we play for the classroom parties this year? What kind of valentines should we make? Are the cute ones too “baby-ish”?
This week in Dallas, the American Library Association announced their 2012 Youth Media Award winners. This might not sound like earth-shattering news, but these awards are to children’s literature what the Oscars are to film. If you are a writer
We started off this week with a holiday. Not one with ribbons and bows and its own soundtrack, but an important one just the same. At our house, like many others, it was an opportunity to sleep in and play
In last week’s column, I shared an opportunity for those whose 2012 to-do list includes becoming better writers. If you are, in fact, an aspiring writer looking to hone your craft, but you aren’t able to make it out to
January is right around the corner, and along with the new page on the calendar comes the desire to start fresh. We feel the need to simplify and reconnect ourselves with our priorities. We set goals, and chart the course
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