Dangerous sea voyages were common with Haitians and Cubans who were Florida bound, but this is new for Mexican smugglers. From sandy Mexican shores the illegals can see the San Diego city lights on clear nights...and they yearn for a new life in America. Now migrants can board boats in the dark
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03/15/2008
The EPA has tightened air pollution standards...I can breathe easier already! But most think it will be met with sharp criticism from health experts and some members of Congress because it conflicts with recommendations of two agency's scientific advisory panels.The new EPA standard will lower a
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03/13/2008
Whoa...is this technology vs. community?AT&T earlier this week filed suit against the city of Mission Viejo contending it is violating the california Public Utilities code by not giving AT&T access to install telecommunications equipment.AT&T's complaint states that for more than a year they have
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03/13/2008
Back in September a meteorite hit Peru, digging out a deep hole that was about 49 feet wide and created a crater. Scientists have been studying this meteorite since that time and believe the meteorite traveled faster and hit harder than would have been expected.In theory, the meteorite should ha
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03/12/2008
Recently, the 2nd District Court of Appeal in California issued a ruling that parents who home-school their children must have a teaching credential.The State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connel issued a statement earlier this week after reviewing the ruling that he sees no reason
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03/12/2008
Wow, have we got spirit in The OC! The USA National Cheerleading Competition was here this past weekend and we can still hear the cheers!More than 350 schools were represented with over 8,500 performers competing in dance or cheer at the 23rd annual event. This competition, held at the Anaheim
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03/12/2008
All commuters are saying hurray as the OC could collect nearly $218 million to widen the 91 freeway and improve several rails. This is part of a state program that will divvy up $3 billion in bond money approved by voters in 2006. In all, there will be 8 projects in OC including the 91 and 57 f
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03/12/2008
The calculations are in...and it's not the rankings about which teams will make it to the NCAA basketball March Madness finals! It's the statistics about workers watching or listening to the games at work. Workers who spend just 10 minutes a day during office hours watching, thinking or talking
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03/11/2008
The OC's beautiful city of Laguna Niguel (located between Laguna Beach and Dana Point) has an emergency services coordinator. This position and staff was created by the city manager and chief of police. The overall;l duties include ensuring the readiness of city management and staff to respond
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03/10/2008
With the sudden surge of foreclosed and abandoned homes, you may expect a whopper of a summer for mosquitoes. Orange County has cool evenings and we are luckier than most parts of the country because we don't suffer from mosquitoes....but the County's disease trackers have issued a sensible warn
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03/10/2008
