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- Barfield: Local Public Servants Meeting the COVID-19 Crisis Head-on
- Trejo & Shah: ICE Continues to Terrorize Our Undocumented Community Members During COVID-19
- Property Taxes: OC Now Says Financial Hardship Doesn’t Qualify for Late Fee Waivers
- Newport Beach Re-Thinks Proposed Short-Term Rental Restrictions
- Photo Essay: Looking at Orange County’s Beaches Through a COVID-19 Lens
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patriotism Archive
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Fingal examines, critically, Lucille Kring’s sudden Jihad against Fireworks.
Posted on August 14, 2018 | 9 CommentsFingal O'Flahertie = Fire off Fireworks! -
Declaration 2018
Posted on July 4, 2018 | 17 CommentsIllustrated for the Trump era. -
![. . . I (Vern) figured this was timely OC news: Congressman Alan Lowenthal, who represents (besides the Long Beach area) Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, Cypress, Westminster, Buena Park, Midway City, […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/lowenthal-trump-lewis-115x115.png "West OC Democrat Lowenthal to sit out Trump Inauguration. How ’bout Lou?")
West OC Democrat Lowenthal to sit out Trump Inauguration. How ’bout Lou?
Posted on January 18, 2017 | 20 Comments. . . I (Vern) figured this was timely OC news: Congressman Alan Lowenthal, who represents (besides the Long Beach area) Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, Cypress, Westminster, Buena Park, Midway City, […] -
![. . . We had a tradition at this blog during the height of the wars in Iraq and Afganistan,where each Memorial Day we would write about each of the […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/luis-cardenas-collage-115x115.png "Remembering Huntington Beach hero Luis Cardenas on his 100th Memorial Day")
Remembering Huntington Beach hero Luis Cardenas on his 100th Memorial Day
Posted on May 29, 2016 | 13 Comments. . . We had a tradition at this blog during the height of the wars in Iraq and Afganistan,where each Memorial Day we would write about each of the […] -
![. . . Michael Moore’s documentaries have poignantly and hilariously explored many of our most explosive political issues. After a six-year hiatus, his latest is being released this Friday, and […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/MM-115x115.jpg "Weekend Closed Thread: “Where to Invade Next!”")
Weekend Closed Thread: “Where to Invade Next!”
Posted on February 11, 2016 | 129 Comments. . . Michael Moore’s documentaries have poignantly and hilariously explored many of our most explosive political issues. After a six-year hiatus, his latest is being released this Friday, and […] -
![. . . The Orange Juice Blog wishes all its readers a THOUGHTFUL Memorial Day, and drive safely out there! This is your three-day Weekend Open Thread, in which you’re […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/memorial-day-on-beach-115x115.jpg "Memorial Day Weekend Open Thread: Disney at 60, St.-to-Be Oscar Romero, Gay Irish Marriage, a Dreamer Graduates!")
Memorial Day Weekend Open Thread: Disney at 60, St.-to-Be Oscar Romero, Gay Irish Marriage, a Dreamer Graduates!
Posted on May 23, 2015 | 10 Comments. . . The Orange Juice Blog wishes all its readers a THOUGHTFUL Memorial Day, and drive safely out there! This is your three-day Weekend Open Thread, in which you’re […] -
![. . . Before we discuss tomorrow’s Irvine City Council vote about a Veterans Cemetery in the Great Park — a vote that, as predicted long ago here and elsewhere, […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Chinese-Flag-Great-Park-Balloon1-115x115.jpg "Why Speculators from Communist China are Snapping Up U.S. Real Estate")
Why Speculators from Communist China are Snapping Up U.S. Real Estate
Posted on July 21, 2014 | 17 Comments. . . Before we discuss tomorrow’s Irvine City Council vote about a Veterans Cemetery in the Great Park — a vote that, as predicted long ago here and elsewhere, […] -
![Adapted from a speech given by attorney Sean Paden at the last Fullerton Council meeting, and reprinted with his permission: July 4th and 5th: A tale of two anniversaries There […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/declaration-kelly-thomas-115x115.png "Sean Paden: A Tale of Two Anniversaries")
Sean Paden: A Tale of Two Anniversaries
Posted on July 3, 2014 | 7 CommentsAdapted from a speech given by attorney Sean Paden at the last Fullerton Council meeting, and reprinted with his permission: July 4th and 5th: A tale of two anniversaries There […] -
![Earlier this month, sixty years prior, the Allied Forces succeeded in the largest seaborne invasion in world history. This operation led to the establishment of five Allied beachheads from which […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/freedom-isnt-free-115x115.jpg "Freedom isn’t Free.")
Freedom isn’t Free.
Posted on June 24, 2014 | 3 CommentsEarlier this month, sixty years prior, the Allied Forces succeeded in the largest seaborne invasion in world history. This operation led to the establishment of five Allied beachheads from which […] -
![Last minute one-flew-over-the-transom thing, but these DPOC Flag Day events can be historic. Two years ago was where Vern and Greg met Diana Lee Carey, learned about the 405 toll […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/american-flag-with-eagle-115x115.jpg "Democrats’ Flag Day Celebration in Orange, noon to 3 today! Vern will be pounding the piano keys…")
Democrats’ Flag Day Celebration in Orange, noon to 3 today! Vern will be pounding the piano keys…
Posted on June 14, 2014 | 14 CommentsLast minute one-flew-over-the-transom thing, but these DPOC Flag Day events can be historic. Two years ago was where Vern and Greg met Diana Lee Carey, learned about the 405 toll […] -
![Sharon Quirk-Silva’s AB 1453, which would have the state commission a new veterans cemetery in Orange County, could be one of two things: (1) a symbolic but ultimately ineffectual statement […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Irvine-Council-votes-to-move-towards-Great-Park-Veterans-Cemetery-115x115.jpg "Irvine Council Approves Veterans Cemetery Resolution That May Arm AB 1453")
Irvine Council Approves Veterans Cemetery Resolution That May Arm AB 1453
Posted on March 11, 2014 | 7 CommentsSharon Quirk-Silva’s AB 1453, which would have the state commission a new veterans cemetery in Orange County, could be one of two things: (1) a symbolic but ultimately ineffectual statement […] -
![This year, the State Legislature may approve AB 1453, which if all goes as planned would go forward with plans to build a Veteran’s Cemetery in Irvine’s Great Park — […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/OCVMP-meeting-620px-115x115.jpg "An OC Veteran’s Cemetery is Within Our Grasp! Irvine Council Votes TODAY!!!")
An OC Veteran’s Cemetery is Within Our Grasp! Irvine Council Votes TODAY!!!
Posted on March 10, 2014 | 15 CommentsThis year, the State Legislature may approve AB 1453, which if all goes as planned would go forward with plans to build a Veteran’s Cemetery in Irvine’s Great Park — […] -
![Where does Matt Cunningham get his bloody “transom?“ As long as he’s been blogging in this county, which is at least a decade now, it’s “This came in over the […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/buy-american-115x115.jpg "Rainy March Weekend Open Thread: BUY AMERICAN, an organic garden, and Paco De Lucia!")
Rainy March Weekend Open Thread: BUY AMERICAN, an organic garden, and Paco De Lucia!
Posted on March 1, 2014 | 14 CommentsWhere does Matt Cunningham get his bloody “transom?“ As long as he’s been blogging in this county, which is at least a decade now, it’s “This came in over the […] -
![“This will be a fight against overwhelming odds, from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.” Lt. Commander Robert W. Copeland Commanding Officer U.S.S. Samuel […]](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/flag-by-pacific-115x115.jpg "Taffy-3 and the Battle of Leyte Gulf")
Taffy-3 and the Battle of Leyte Gulf
Posted on November 11, 2013 | 10 Comments“This will be a fight against overwhelming odds, from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.” Lt. Commander Robert W. Copeland Commanding Officer U.S.S. Samuel […]
