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California’s homelessness and mental health crisis is out of control and the people want our state legislators to take immediate action. Cities are on the front lines of this issue with tents and encampments lining our sidewalks, parks and public spaces. Aggressive action must be taken now. Tiny home encampments and temporary shelters have not…
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Peter Beck has been a devoted participant at the Model Boat Shop since 2011. In that time, he has built more than 100 boats of varying sizes from four inches to a nine-feet-long, 115-sail catamaran. Starting June 20, the graduating Wilson High School senior will take the helm at the shop. After being shuttered the…
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As commercial real estate practitioners, our assignments vary. Generally, they involve representing an owner or an occupant. Occupants need a place to conduct business through leasing or purchasing their commercial real estate. Therefore, we conduct searches, tour alternatives and advocate for our occupant clients. With owner representation, we’re engaged to find a buyer or tenant…
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At age 15, more than 3,000 miles from his family, David Ojabo found comfort in food. At Blair Academy in New Jersey, not much connected Ojabo to his roots. But at the boarding school, he’d met a friend whose parents, like his, are descendants of the Igbo people in southeastern Nigeria. The friend, Odafe Oweh,…
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Our most recent articles have addressed aspects of board service and donations. We’ve discussed how to discern a sound nonprofit, your role as a board member, and some important details about gift-giving. In this article, I’d like to explore how to align values with the way you devote time and money to a charitable cause.…
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Q: Hey Ira, what factors should Heat management consider in making a decision on what to offer Victor Oladipo and Tyler Herro, and whether to keep Duncan Robinson? It seems at least one of these players will be gone, especially with Max Strus on a minimal salary next season. Too bad the decision cannot be…
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Q: Ira, I think we can all agree that Tyler Herro is not going to ever be a lockdown defender. Yes, he needs to improve, but for Herro to really break into elite level he needs to be unstoppable on most nights. He was not especially in the last third of the season this year…
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It was such a mundane exercise, coming out to walk through stretching lines Friday with strength coach Trey Wiedman and the rest of the Orioles pitchers. To John Means, however, a return to the field was sweet. Even the mundane can be exhilarating after it has been taken away. Means is with the team in…
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The Chicago Cubs’ path forward does not get any easier. That can broadly be applied to the direction of a rebuilding organization as team President Jed Hoyer tries to build another contender. But in the short term, this stretch of the Cubs’ schedule will test how they stack up against some of the best teams…
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ANAHEIM — Carlos Carrasco and the Mets got the Mike Trout special and the Shohei Ohtani treatment in their 11-6 loss to the Angels on Saturday night. Of the nine hits Carrasco allowed to Los Angeles, five of them came off the bat of Trout and Ohtani. Trout, the perennial All-Star and MVP candidate, returned…
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