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Public pensions continue to inflict great pain on municipal finances, gobbling up more than 20% of general fund dollars in at least a half-dozen Orange County cities.
www.ocregister.com/2025/07/18/p...
#government
#cities
#OrangeCounty
#California
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Pension pain continues to plague Orange County cities
Columnist Teri Sforza writes: Some cities have seen fourfold increases in their retirement contributions, while others have seen them double and triple.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/07/18/pension-pain-continues-to-plague-orange-county-cities/
4 months ago
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"Weâre experiencing this wonderful period of rapid evolution in our field.... and we need to make sure everyone benefits from these advances.â
www.ocregister.com/2025/07/16/2...
#alzheimers
#dementia
#aging
#seniors
#orangecounty
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$21 million grant will help UCI push frontiers in Alzheimerâs research
Columnist Teri Sforza writes: California is on the cusp of a demographic shift, with the number of people 65 and older skyrocketing by 59% over the next 15 years.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/07/16/21-million-grant-will-help-uci-push-frontiers-in-alzheimers-research/
4 months ago
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www.ocregister.com/2025/07/05/a...
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Amid the terror of smash-and-grab mobs, is retail theft actually up?
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that studies have found that the prospect of getting caught deters crime. You think?
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/07/05/amid-the-terror-of-smash-and-grab-mobs-is-retail-theft-actually-up/
4 months ago
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What would you do if, today, of sound mind and body, you learned that amyloid plaques were circulating in your body â indicating youâre likely to descend into a tragic fog, but probably not for many years?
www.ocregister.com/2025/07/08/s...
#California
#dignity
#OrangeCounty
#medical
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Should dementia and other patients be able to choose death?
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that in several nations, they can. Will that option ever come to California?
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/07/08/should-dementia-and-other-patients-be-able-to-choose-death/
4 months ago
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No, no, hell no, and no again! said Texas and its powerful oil industry, in a legal challenge to the federal governmentâs power ....
www.ocregister.com/2025/06/18/n...
#nuclear
#nuclearenergy
#energy
#California
#Texas
#environment
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Nuclear waste: Texasâ loss could be Californiaâs gain
Columnist Teri Sforza writes: Supreme Court ruling suggests temporary waste storage on private land is lawful.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/06/18/nuclear-waste-texas-loss-could-be-californias-gain/
5 months ago
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âWe recommend that John Charles Eastman, State Bar Number 193726, be disbarred from the practice of law in California and that Eastmanâs name be stricken from the roll of attorneys."
www.ocregister.com/2025/06/16/f...
#January6thInsurrection
#politics
#jan6
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Former Chapman dean loses another round in quest to keep law license
Columnist Teri Sforza writes: Even as Jan. 6, 2021 enjoys a major makeover â and people who violently assaulted police officers are pardoned  â California pushes forward with this almosâŠ
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/06/16/former-chapman-dean-loses-another-round-in-quest-to-keep-law-license/
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www.ocregister.com/2025/06/05/j...
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Jury finds DA Todd Spitzer harassed veteran prosecutor, awards her $3 million
Jurors also found that former DA supervisor Tracy Miller was harassed by former DA second-in-command Shawn Nelson, who is now a judge.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/06/05/jury-finds-da-todd-spitzer-harassed-veteran-prosecutor-awards-her-3-million/
5 months ago
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âI am ambivalent about the fork. I have seen it in use and I understand its functionality.... But ultimately I feel it lacks grace. Chopsticks are poetic. Forks are violent and easy." (Looking forward to "The Chinese Lady" at Chance!)
bit.ly/4kdbRai
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Message, humor of Chanceâs âChinese Ladyâ strives to reawaken our humanity
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that the timely production reminds us that âchange can occurâ by wanting to understand someone.
https://bit.ly/4kdbRai
6 months ago
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In wake of recent wildfires, lawmakers jockey to sweeten firefighter pensions. 'Weâre trading firefightersâ and police officersâ lives for money. Period.' (Fiscal effect: Unknown!)
www.ocregister.com/2025/05/11/i...
#California
#government
#PublicSafety
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In wake of recent wildfires, lawmakers jockey to sweeten firefighter pensions
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that supporters of AB 1383 want a return to pension practices that put the state and local municipalities in fiscal peril.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/05/11/in-wake-of-l-a-fires-lawmakers-jockey-to-sweeten-firefighter-pensions/
6 months ago
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Should next-generation nuclear reactors be part of Californiaâs energy future?
www.ocregister.com/2025/04/19/t...
#energy
#nuclear
#cleanenergy
#California
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Time for California to embrace nuclear power again?
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that a bill would carve out exceptions to Golden Stateâs ban.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/04/19/time-for-california-to-embrace-nuclear-power-again/
7 months ago
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A bill introduced by a Northern California lawmaker could mean sweetened pensions for public workers â who already have far more generous retirement benefits than their brethren in the private workforce.
ocregister.com/2025/04/21/b...
#pensions
#California
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Bill would allow cities to boost pensions for public workers despite unfunded liabilities
California taxpayers are on the hook for paying any shortfall in retirement benefits that investments donât cover.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/04/21/bill-would-allow-cities-to-boost-pensions-for-public-workers-despite-unfunded-liabilities/
7 months ago
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âthe treatment...she had been promised was a lie....one short virtual session with an unknown individual....unknown medication from what appeared to be a fellow patient....one âtreatment sessionâ that entailed going for a hike."
bit.ly/42ER9cp
#sobriety
#sober
#addictiontreatment
#treatment
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âNo stranger to body brokering and kickbacks,â insurerâs $10 million suit says
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that Asana rejects the assertions and says Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma is trying to avoid reimbursement.
https://bit.ly/42ER9cp
7 months ago
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Was there prosecutorial misconduct attendant to Nixon after investigations began? That may well be the case. But does any of that absolve Nixon of the judgment of history and make him the true victim of Watergate?
www.ocregister.com/2025/03/12/n...
#Politics
#OrangeCounty
#president
8 months ago
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Pension spiking a no-no, even for a police labor leader.
www.ocregister.com/2025/03/10/a...
#OrangeCounty
#California
#Police
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Ex-Santa Ana police union boss loses fight to include $300K salary in pension
Gerry Serrano had an outsize presence in Orange County politics as a police union leader. He lost a court battle over how much of his pay should count toward his CalPERS pension.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/03/10/a-california-union-boss-thought-his-300k-salary-would-count-toward-his-pension-heres-why-it-wont/
8 months ago
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America is definitely, perhaps sadly, *not* first when it comes to figuring out what to do with nuclear waste.
www.ocregister.com/2025/02/25/u...
#environment
#equity
#nuclear
#nuclearpower
#nuclearwaste
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U.S. could learn from Canada on nuclear waste issues, stop throwing away money
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that lessons from the Great White North provide hope to San Onofreâs neighbors.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/02/25/u-s-could-learn-from-canada-on-nuclear-waste-issues-stop-throwing-away-money/
9 months ago
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#booksky
#bookchallenge
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#bookchallenge
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How many deaths will it take to know that too many people have died?
www.ocregister.com/2025/02/23/m...
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More regulation of addiction treatment and sober living proposed for 2025
How many deaths will it take âtil we know that too many people have died?
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/02/23/more-regulation-of-addiction-treatment-and-sober-living-proposed-for-2025/
9 months ago
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Should groundwater manager spend $10,000 to fete police, firefighters? (OC Water District officials say they want to say thanks. How about a card and a cake?)
www.ocregister.com/2025/02/19/s...
#water
#California
#OrangeCounty
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Should groundwater manager in OC spend $10,000 to fete police, firefighters?
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that OC Water District officials say they want to say thanks. How about a card?
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/02/19/should-groundwater-manager-in-oc-spend-10000-to-fete-police-firefighters/
9 months ago
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New plan for OC Animal Care: To boost survival, or dampen expectations? Supervisor asks critics to hold their fire until the process plays out. (Unlikely.)
www.ocregister.com/2025/02/16/n...
#OrangeCounty
#dogs
#animals
#cats
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New plan for OC Animal Care: To boost survival, or dampen expectations?
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that a county supervisor asks critics to hold their fire until the process plays out. Thatâs unlikely.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/02/16/new-plan-for-oc-animal-care-to-boost-survival-or-dampen-expectations/
9 months ago
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My middle schooler started Ozempic. I am not a failure at parenting!
ocregister.com/2025/02/12/m...
#obesity
#medicine
#ozempic
#weight
#teenage
#teenagegirls
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My middle-schooler started Ozempic. I am not a failure at parenting!
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that childhood obesity in California is on the rise, state data shows. Free school meals have made things harder for us.
https://ocregister.com/2025/02/12/my-middle-schooler-started-ozempic-i-am-not-a-failure-at-parenting/
9 months ago
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Piecemakersâ store seized to pay multi-million judgment to former member. âCultâ word poisoned jury, members of Christian fellowship charge
www.ocregister.com/2025/02/09/p...
#christianity
#church
#OrangeCounty
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Piecemakersâ store seized to pay multi-million judgment to former member
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that members of the Christian fellowship charge court proceedings were tainted by the use of the word cult.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/02/09/piecemakers-store-seized-to-pay-multi-million-judgment-to-former-member/
9 months ago
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If youâre brave enough to say goodbye, writer Paulo Coelho once said, life will reward you with a new hello.
www.ocregister.com/2025/01/16/t...
#theater
#OrangeCounty
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Theater angels deliver a happy twist, and monumental new task, to Camino Real Playhouse
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that the long-standing community theater in San Juan Capistrano will launch a $1 million campaign to help with the move.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/01/16/theater-angels-deliver-a-happy-twist-and-monumental-new-task-to-camino-real-playhouse/
10 months ago
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How would you rank these four presidential scandals from least-worst to worst-worst? Tell me why and we'll include it in another story!
www.ocregister.com/2025/01/15/p...
#presidents
#scandal
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Presidential scandals class at Chapman has something to enrage everyone
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that the course helps place sordid episodes in historical context.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/01/15/presidential-scandals-class-at-chapman-has-something-to-enrage-everyone/
10 months ago
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This just in: When your candidate loses an election, it means your candidate has lost an election! Itâs not proof of fraud, but may, in fact, be proof that youâre a crybaby.
www.ocregister.com/2025/01/08/n...
#OrangeCounty
#California
#election
#elections
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No fraud in Orange County elections, grand jury finds
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that the Orange County Registrar of Voters basks in praise, takes a victory lap.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/01/08/no-fraud-in-orange-county-elections-grand-jury-finds/
10 months ago
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Barbara Smith of Costa Mesa did not die in Boise, Idaho, on Sept. 20. She has never even been to Boise, Idaho.
#SocialSecurity
#OrangeCounty
#Medicare
www.ocregister.com/2025/01/02/c...
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Costa Mesa woman surprised to learn of her own death
For Barbara Smith, of Costa Mesa, proving that sheâs still alive has been trying.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/01/02/costa-mesa-woman-surprised-to-learn-of-her-own-death/
10 months ago
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Hello? Thai government? U.S. government? Trying to get help with a righteous task here⊠Anybody home?
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Is fulfilling last wish of an Orange County man a mission impossible?
Fiduciary is still working to get Thai antiquities bought during Vietnam War home
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/12/31/is-fulfilling-last-wish-of-o-c-man-a-mission-impossible/
10 months ago
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Twittering birds wrap a towel around Giselle as she exits the shower in Disneyâs âEnchanted.â âThis is a magical room!â she enthuses to her unwilling host, Robert. âWhere does the water come from?â Do you know?!
www.ocregister.com/2025/01/03/m...
#water
#OrangeCounty
#California
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Might a water merger in Orange County threaten the miracle gushing from your tap?
Study saying two special districts could be better off as one elicits fierce resistance from one of them
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/01/03/might-a-water-merger-in-orange-county-threaten-the-miracle-gushing-from-your-tap/
10 months ago
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A real estate agent had âa unique client need.â A sober living treatment provider was looking for a four-plus bedroom home with a pool and ocean view between Newport Beach and San Clemente â and would pay up to $35,000 a month.
bit.ly/3W2SF5M
#RealEstate
#OrangeCounty
#California
#addictionrecovery
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Are real estate markets warped by sober homes paying top dollar?
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that Nathan Youngâs operations allegedly left a trail of unpaid rent and evictions in Southern California.
https://bit.ly/3W2SF5M
10 months ago
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The number of homeless who died in OC dove a stunning 28% since last year. That this happened even as the ranks of homeless on OCâs streets increased by 28% makes it somewhat remarkable.
www.ocregister.com/2024/12/22/h...
#OrangeCounty
#Homelessness
#Homeless
#California
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Homeless deaths dropped dramatically in OC, but hundreds still met tragic ends
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that an annual interfaith service seeks to spotlight problem, affirm humanity and spur solutions.
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/12/22/homeless-deaths-dropped-dramatically-in-oc-but-hundreds-still-met-tragic-ends/
10 months ago
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âAlex told her mom two days before she died that she was going to do something to save lives, but she didnât know what it would be yet," her dad said. Five years later, with her name on a new law, he finally knows.
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Lawmakers refused to crack down on drug dealers, but Prop. 36 hits hard
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that after multiple, maddening defeats in the state Legislature, Alexandraâs Law triumphs at the ballot box.
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/12/15/lawmakers-refused-to-crack-down-on-drug-dealers-but-prop-36-hits-hard/
11 months ago
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They tracked down potential clients on social media and through word-of-mouth, with promises of free addiction treatment, suit charges. That treatment was not free, of course.
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Addicts trafficked cross country by âarmy of fraudsters,â new lawsuit alleges
Column: âUnlawful kickbacks at every levelâ bled $36 million from Oklahoma insurer, endangered patients, suit says
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/12/16/addicts-trafficked-cross-country-by-army-of-fraudsters-new-lawsuit-alleges/
11 months ago
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my next-most-favorite holiday tradition:
www.ocregister.com/2024/12/13/o...
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OC holiday tip: Sawdust Art Festivalâs Winter Fantasy is magical
Find entertainment, classes, lights and a lot of talented artists in the canyon.
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/12/13/oc-holiday-tip-sawdust-art-festivals-winter-fantasy-is-magical/
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my favorite holiday tradition:
www.ocregister.com/2024/12/13/o...
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OC holiday tip: SCRâs âA Christmas Carolâ delivers annually
South Coast Repertoryâs version of the Dickens classic is the only one you need to see.
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/12/13/oc-holiday-tip-scrs-a-christmas-carol-delivers-annually/
11 months ago
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*love* this list of OC holiday faves from my colleagues! (my faves are there too)
#OrangeCounty
#California
#Christmas2024
www.ocregister.com/2024/12/13/h...
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Holiday spirit in Orange County? Register staff reveals favorite spots
Map: Check out our recommendations for festive fun, ranging from a Santaâs Village to a decked-out bar.
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/12/13/holiday-spirit-in-orange-county-register-staff-reveals-favorite-spots/
11 months ago
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Adopt a shelter pet!
www.ocregister.com/2024/12/06/b...
#AnimalLovers
#Pets
#dogs
#Cats
#OrangeCounty
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Big A exposure will help homeless pets in Orange County
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that the visibility along the 57 freeway could help save animals and place them in loving homes.
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/12/06/big-a-exposure-will-help-homeless-pets-in-orange-county/
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Big win for local regulation of sober homes. You listening, California state government?
www.ocregister.com/2024/12/04/c...
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Costa Mesaâs sober living rules can help, rather than harm, recovering addicts, appeals court says
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that the city prevails in the latest round in the Ninth Circuit, affirming local governmentâs right to regulate sober homes.
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/12/04/costa-mesas-sober-living-rules-can-help-rather-than-harm-recovering-addicts-appeals-court-says/
11 months ago
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âIn addiction treatment, more is generally better."
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Embattled addiction treatment empire countersues Aetna in $40 million tug-of-war
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that the countersuit says the insurer âcynically and unscientificallyâ denied payment, which may have resulted in peopleâs deaths.
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/12/03/embattled-addiction-treatment-empire-countersues-aetna-in-40-million-tug-of-war/
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How does saving more than $6 million a year sound? Like fiction if youâre Orange Countyâs water importer. And cool if youâre O.C.âs groundwater manager. Suffice to say things are a bit tense at the office.
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A forced marriage in Orange Countyâs Water World?
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that saving millions a year seems like a good idea to one district, a mirage to the other. Power, though, is the point.
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/11/29/a-forced-marriage-in-orange-countys-water-world/
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The video captures her bare feet scurrying toward a commotion by the door. âWhat are yâall doing?â she asks.
www.ocregister.com/2024/11/24/e...
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âEspecially disgustingâ: Former workers, patients, level accusations at addiction treatment empire
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that the group has its defenders who say those who are critical âdidnât do what they were supposed to do or didnât want to accept the consequences.â
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/11/24/especially-disgusting-former-workers-patients-level-accusations-at-addiction-treatment-empire/
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