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Ray Bradbury Speaks Out Against Closing Library - Chicago Tribune
long beach - the city council's budget oversight committee dropped its proposal this week to close long beach 's 84-year-old main library. could its members have heard that the 88-year-old author of "fahrenheit 451" was on his way to town to make ...
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Palin Asks Schwarzenegger To Veto New Port Fees
alaska gov. sarah palin, the republican candidate for vice president, has urged gov. arnold schwarzenegger to veto a fee on cargo containers going through the ports of los angeles and long beach aimed at raising money to cut pollution. palin's letter to...
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Helping Needy African Youth — With Pens
long beach resident linda schaffer has made a hobby out of worldwide travel. that’s why she said she never expected to become the leader of an organization devoted to youth education after a safari to kenya and tanzania last fall.
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California Has Priciest U.s. Housing - Globe And Mail
los angeles — californians rave about year-round sunshine, temperate climate and easy access to surfing, snowboarding and everything in between. but when it comes to getting the most out of their home-buying dollar, they've got nothing on ...
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Jetblue Starts Auctioning Flights On Ebay - Seattle Times
travelers searching for air-travel deals this fall have a new option: bid for them online. jetblue airways has started auctioning round-trip flights on ebay as the slumping economy and high fuel costs have grounded passengers this fall. more than 300 ...
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Wernicke Faces Off Against Popoff; Both Council Races Also Contested
jim wernicke, a retired california state assistant attorney general and former marine, is running for mayor of gold beach against two-term incumbent karl popoff.
www.currycountyreporter.com

Oropeza Urges Community To Give Blood
state sen. jenny oropeza, d-redondo beach, is asking residents to honor those who died on sept. 11, 2001, has urged residents to participate in community drives for blood and food to help the needy.
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Gresham Taps California Captain As New Police Chief - Portland Tribune
gresham has selected a huntington beach, calif., police captain as its new police chief. city officials offered the job this week to craig junginger. he must pass a drug test and other mandatory tests before assuming his new duties dec. 1. the ...
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French Tour Company Offers Winter Getaway To Iraq - Guardian Unlimited
this christmas those in search of adventure away from the warm fires of home have another choice: an eight-day tour of iraq. a french tour company, terre entiere, is offering a trip to the northern region of kurdistan, as a christmas pilgrimage. the ...
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Myriad Of Issues Discussed At Coos-curry Electric Town Hall
roger meader, ceo of coos curry electric, chaired a town hall meeting last thursday at gold beach city hall and gave an update on a number of subjects of interest to ccec's members.
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Lata Ryan
lata ryan died july 19 from pancreatic cancer. the film producer and 15-year malibu resident was an avid devotee of yoga, ocean kayaking, mountain hiking and bicycling in malibu. she also enjoyed boating to nearby avalon and taking long vacations to hawaii with her husband.
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Fitch Rates Long Beach, California's $49.5mm Trans 'f1+' - Forbes
fitch ratings assigns an 'f1+' rating to long beach, california's (the city) 2008-2009 $49.5 million tax and revenue anticipation notes (trans). the notes are scheduled to be sold competitively on or about sept. 16, 2008. in addition, fitch affirms ...
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Long Beach 911 Cell Calls Detoured - Los Angeles Times
kyon salaam and his mother were pulled to the street corner in their north long beach neighborhood by a violent crash. two cars had slammed together in rush hour traffic. assessing the scene, salaam instinctively punched 911 into his cellphone -- and ...
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Ems Technologies Launches Ku-band Broadband Antenna System For In-flight Connectivity
ems technologies, inc. recently announced the launch of the aura ku-band family of antenna systems for in-flight entertainment and connectivity at the world airline entertainment association (waea) annual conference & exhibition
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Space Angels Network Announces 14 Presenting Companies For Its First Aerospace Venture Forum
space angels network, llc, a national network of seed- and early-stage investors focused on aerospace-related ventures, today announced the 14 presenting companies it has selected for its first aerospace venture forum being held in long beach, california, on september 25, 2008. the forum will be a full-day event that showcases promising aerospace-related ventures and allows entrepreneurs to ...
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Brady Hunch: Without Tom Terrific, You Just Might Root For Pats - Cbs Sportsline
do you hate them a little bit less this morning? the new england patriots , i mean. do you hate them less? now that tom brady is gone? i do, and not because there's anything wrong with tom brady . there isn't. he's one of the most inspirational ...
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Enjoy Your Meal At These Great Open-air Restaurants - Msnbc
any american restaurant can set out tables and chairs on the sidewalk, stick a daisy in a perrier bottle and hand guests a menu of lightweight fare like soup-and-salad. but the idea of a true al fresco dining experience is quite another thing. in ...
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Notes
the second annual monmouth beach beautification committee scarecrow festival is planned for 2-4 p.m. oct. 18 at monmouth beach borough hall. a rain date is scheduled for oct. 19. residents are asked to make their own scarecrows and there will be four categories: individual, group, business and school class.
atlanticville.gmnews.com

Space Angels Network Announces 14 Presenting Companies For Its First Aerospace Venture Forum
leesburg, va.----space angels network, llc, a national network of seed- and early-stage investors focused on aerospace-related ventures, today announced the 14 presenting companies it has selected for its first aerospace venture forum being held in long beach, california, on september 25, 2008.
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Cindy Mccain Takes The Wheel In Her Own Race - Espn.com
cindy mccain doesn't remember all the details. it might have been six years ago. maybe seven. but this much, at least, mccain recalls with perfect clarity: she was watching television with her oldest son, jack, when footage flashed across the screen ...
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