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The Brunchies

Scott Bridges | Posted 09.19.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Catch, Napa Valley Grille, Culina, Hotel Bel Air, La Provence, Brick + Mortar, Fig & Olive, Four Seasons Los Angeles, Tra Di Noi, Shutters on the Beach, Bagatelle, Casa Del Mar, Farmshop, Coast, The Charleston, Los Angeles Restaurants, Los Angeles Brunch, La Around Town, Comme Ca, Los Angeles News
Scott Bridges

I give you my humble awards in a handful of categories integral to a proper brunch. In the tradition of those ubiquitous award program euphemisms, here are "The Brunchies."

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Obama, Nixon and NOAA

David Helvarg | Posted 03.24.2012 | Politics
Read More: U.S. Economy, Coast, Leon Panetta, Ocean, Department of Interior, Obama, Noaa, Department of Commerce, Nixon, Politics News
David Helvarg

With the bitter partisanship in today's Washington it's hard to imagine the Republicans in Congress giving President Obama the power to implement even his far more modest governmental reorganization plan before next November's elections.

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The Failure of Mediation Efforts in Lebanon and Ivory Coast

Doug Noll | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Special Tribunal, Lebanon, Coast, Al Faisal, Talks, Ivory, Hezbollah, Peace, Discussion, Gbagbo, Mediation, Talk, Mediator, Un, Odinga, Saud, Ouattara, Egypt Protests, World News
Doug Noll

Mediation requires an entirely different skill set than diplomacy. Who is Saud al-Faisal and what are his qualifications to mediate between Hezbollah and al-Hariri?

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Ohio Principal Defends Controversial Political Field Trip

AP | LISA CORNWELL | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Political Field Trip, Students Voting, Youth Vote, Cincinnati Public Schools, Coast, Virginia Rhodes, Home News

CINCINNATI — A school district on Thursday suspended a principal and a teacher without pay for violating district policies during a field trip i...

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Obama's Pivotal Week

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Tragedy, White House, Escrow, Coast, Bp, Beach, Angry, Oval Office, Gulf of Mexico, President Obama, British Petroleum, Obama, Perception, Barack Obama, Hurricane, Oil Spill, Gulf Coast, Chris Weigant, Oil, Gulf, Disaster, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Obama was slow to react to the disaster. Luckily for him, the disaster itself is happening in slow motion as well. It is definitely not too late for Obama to lead. He can still redeem himself and his image.

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Haiti's Fish and Coral, An Untold Story Of Environmental Loss

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Dirty, Coast, Knight Foundation, Aid, Knight Center for International Media, Jobs, Yellow Tail Snapper, Silt, Environmental, Hills, Clean, Topsoil, Jean Wiener, Nassau Grouper, Cooking Fire, Macarthur Foundation, United States Agency for International Development, Poverty, Dr. Gregor Hodgson, Beach, Biology, Earthquake, Reef Check, University of Miami, Mangroves, Coral Reefs, Drinking, Haiti, Marine, Treeless, Port-Au-Prince, Sea, Water, Fish, Coastline, Border, Degradation, Ocean, Foprobim, World News
Joseph B. Treaster

Some aid projects have focused on restoring the country's forests, but few have tried to fix the generations of harm that has been done to Haiti's coral, its mangroves, its beaches and, most of all, its fish.

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No Hurricane Worries? Not So Fast

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Coast, Knight Foundation, Tropical, Category, 2010, Preparedness, Philip J. Klotzbach, Cone of Uncertainty, Gerald Campbell, Katrina, Experts, Mississippi, National Hurricane Center, Season, Miami, Knight Center for International, Depression, Florida, Zone, Complacency, Louisiana, Wind, Develop, Forecast, El Nino, William M. Gray, Colorado State University, Office of Emergency Management, Water, Storms, Atlantic Ocean, Bill, Bill Read, Hurricane, Ocean, Green News
Joseph B. Treaster

Here's the bad news about the quiet, almost peaceful hurricane season in 2009: Right away, people start thinking this is the norm. They start to relax and maybe even make fun of hurricanes.

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