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August 13, 2007
Catching Mitt
Hey parents! Want to pay a couple hundred smackers to bring the family out to meet a guy who has no hope of becoming president? And never mind that -- could anything be more appealing than a barbecue hosted by a guy who not only won't touch alcohol, but doesn't even approve of caffeine? That's righ ... More >>
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October 30, 2007
Orange County's Bad Sheriffs: A Brief History
With the world going ga-ga about our federally indicted sheriff Mike Carona, what better time to take a trip back and revisit the county's more-jerkish sheriffs? Just a brief history, ma'am: THEO LACY (1891-1895; 1899-1911): Presided over the last lynching in Orange County history. LOGAN JACKSON ( ... More >>
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May 16, 2008
Funny Historical Quote of the Day...
...comes from Adelina Pleasants, author of 1931's History of Orange County California. In her entry on the county's citrus industry, Pleasants wondered whether "it is going to pay to replace all our fine walnut orchards with oranges." And you wonder why Orange Count historians are usually as respect ... More >>
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October 17, 2002
The Spoils of War
...comes from Adelina Pleasants, author of 1931's History of Orange County California. In her entry on the county's citrus industry, Pleasants wondered whether "it is going to pay to replace all our fine walnut orchards with oranges." And you wonder why Orange Count historians are usually as respect ... More >>
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June 8, 2006
Gunkist Oranges
Wonder why Orange County trembles whenever its Mexicans protest? Welcome to the Citrus War of 1936, the most important event in Orange County history youve never heard of
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September 2, 2004
Agrans Tree People
Somebodys going to get very rich on the Great Park
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April 22, 2004
I Agronomist, Journalist, Gadfly
Jonathan Demme films Haitian crusader Jean Dominique
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May 20, 1999
Don't Panic, Drink Organic
Jonathan Demme films Haitian crusader Jean Dominique
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March 2, 2011
Food Profiling: Strawberry Season At Tanaka Farms
Ain't that a beaut?Tanaka Farms' story begins with Takeo Tanaka, who came to the United States by way of Hiroshima, Japan, in the early 1900s. Takeo had a son, George, born and raised in the Northern California city of Dinuba. Not wanting to fight in Pearl Harbor, George fled to Utah, where he me ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
The Wars against Choc Finger, the World's Ultimate Chocolate Villain
Flickr user zapstratosphereThe story of Anthony Ward is relatively known at this point--the British fund manager whose manipulation and domination of the world's cocoa bean market have earned him the nickname "Choc Finger." It's his thirst for cash that can drive up or crash cocoa prices, which i ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Web Extra: Summer Guide Infographic--The Last Orange Groves in Orange County
Orange County residents have bemoaned the encroachment of suburbia and loss of our orange groves for decades. In 1963's Historical Volume and Reference Works: Including Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens, a three-volume compendium of Orange County history, author Mildred Yorba MacArthur--s ... More >>

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