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Q & A: A 'forgotten' battle of the Iraq war
Konrad Ludwig grew up in La Caņada Flintridge and as a teenager, enlisted in the Army. Ludwig saw combat during the American troop surge in a hotly contested part of Baghdad known as Sadr City. In August, Ludwig expects to publish his combat memoir,...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions, Kickstarter, Iraq, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Al Restivo steps down from Republican Club
After 19 years at the helm of the La Caņada Flintridge Republican Club, Al Restivo has called it quits. Restivo, who turned 76 on Wednesday, plans to publish a book and also wants to free up time to resume college teaching and expand his business...
Tags: Avery Dennison Corporation, Republican Party, Elections, Politics, Parties and Movements
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Antonovich blasts governor's tax plan
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich criticized Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax plan and his recent realignment initiative to release nonviolent inmates from state prisons during an address to the La Caņada Flintridge Republican Club last week....Tags: Elections, Prisons, Primaries, Mitt Romney, Al Groh
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Gatto is Democrats' choice to replace Portantino
Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) is the Democratic Party’s choice to represent La Caņada when Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D- La Caņada Flintridge) steps down at the end of 2012. On Sunday, local Democratic Party delegates endorsed Gatto,...Tags: David Dreier, Republican Party, Elections, Carol Liu, Mike Gatto
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Carlos Moorhead, longtime congressional representative, dies at 89
Former Rep. Carlos Moorhead — whose 24 years in Congress representing the tri-city area earned him the title of dean of the California Republican Congressional delegation — has died. He was 89.
Moorhead represented Burbank, Glendale and...Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Christianity, The Salvation Army, Government
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Of work, generosity, participation
La Caņada Flintridge is truly a great place. Deep down we all realize this, but we often take it for granted or maybe we’re embarrassed by our riches — great schools, beautiful mountains, seclusion within a big city, friendly neighbors. I&...Tags: Republican Party, Youth Organizations, Labor Day, University of California, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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The good news and the bad news
Wonder how many of you have ever heard of the California Dream Act, AB 131. It was passed on the Friday afternoon just before Labor Day weekend. That is the Sacramento way, to slip controversial bills by the public without being noticed. Of course...Tags: Republican Party, Labor Day, University of California, DREAM Act, File Sharing
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Portantino says numbers don't add up
Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D- La Caņada Flintridge) and a Stanford-based open government group alleged Monday that recently disclosed Assembly member spending records are tainted by political posturing.
Accounts of member spending released Friday by...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Los Angeles Times, Career and Workplace, Common
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The event of the century
It will, literally, be the event of the century. Not for another 100 years will the date coincide with LCF’s ZIP code. Mark you calendars for next weekend and join us as we celebrate 91011 on 9/10/11 and all that makes La Caņada Flintridge such a...Tags: Republican Party, Justice System, Clubs and Associations, Lawyers, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Piece of Mind: In praise of our zippy number
On July 1, 1963 a new mail coding system, the Zoning Improvement Plan, was launched by U.S. Postmaster General J. Edward Day. La Caņada, approximately 15 years before it was incorporated as the city of La Caņada Flintridge, was assigned the ZIP code...Tags: Human Interest, Dining and Drinking, Government Postal Delivery, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Postal Service
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The Dangers of Petting Zoos
Re: “The farm comes to school,” Feb. 10. You’d think that the educators at St. George’s Preschool would be aware that petting zoos are hotbeds of E. coli bacteria, and that numerous children have been infected with the...Tags: Local Elections, Diseases and Illnesses, E. coli Infection, Madison (Dane, Wisconsin), Commuting
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How endorsements enlighten voters
In America the Constitution guarantees every citizen free speech. That includes Valley Sun columnist Anita Brenner’s “Folks, It‘s a Non-Partisan Election” column published Feb. 3, regarding her apparent frustration that the local...Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Freedom of the Press, Personal Weapon Control, Local Elections
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