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Immigrant children left in legal limbo (Register) Temporary program often doesn’t cover children who come into the U.S. illegally.

A patron driven by big ideas (Register) In arts circles, Henry Segerstrom is considered a visionary whose contributions transform communities.

Opinion: Sounds of excitement (Register) ALAN BOCK: The new concert hall at the Orange County Center for the Performing Arts has the potential to deepen and enrich Orange County’s cultural life.

Opinion: Police rush to shoot, but ask us to withhold judgment (Register) Steven Greenhut’s column about the death of Huntington Beach teenager Ashley MacDonald.

REMEMBERING 9/11:Learning in shades of 9/11 (Daily Pilot) A day or two after the worst terrorist attacks in American history, Eva Wagner stood in her kindergarten classroom at Woodland Elementary School, watching the twin towers fall again and again. The image came not from a television screen, but from the play area of the classroom, where a boy was busy making skyscrapers out of blocks and knocking them down with a toy plane.

A new shape of safety (Daily Pilot) Newport-Mesa public safety agencies can list myriad ways their day-to-day operations have changed in the five years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. First responders say they’re prepared and more alert than ever to the risk of a terrorist attack.

Homebuilders buying 14 acres in Orange (Register) Centex and Lennar buying 73-acre Del Rio in Orange. A former quarry site will become the new Del Rio.

Low-income housing falls short of need (Register) Some cities are becoming more willing to encourage low-income housing, but opposition continues.

Orange County home prices and sales (Register) Fun! See how home prices are doing in your city. Note: Santa Ana prices are down over the last month, but up in the last week.

Persian food flavors festival (Register) he fragrances of traditional Persian cuisine wafted across the Orange County Fairgrounds, where the 11th annual Persian Festival of Autumn runs through today.

O.C. teens relish their chance to shine (Register) Event underdogs Mariachi Pu


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